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=Get a Domain Name= | |||
http://www.godaddy.com/ | |||
Get a .com domain name | |||
Uncertified is fine | |||
Standard registration is fine | |||
No website email is fine | |||
No website and hosting is fine | |||
Get 1-year registration | |||
Public registration is fine | |||
=Get Website Hosting= | |||
http://hostgator.com/ | |||
Single domain is fine | |||
Make monthly payments | |||
Avoid security and feature add-ons | |||
=Point your Domain Name Service to your Website Hosting Provider= | |||
Go to your Domain Name Registrar's domain management section (ex. domains>domain management). | |||
Check the domain name you want to manage. Then set your custom nameservers. | |||
Your website hosting provider should have given you the name of the nameservers. (ex. Hostgator provides 2 nameservers). Copy and paste those nameservers into the boxes. Click Okay. | |||
You will have to wait a while for your domain name to be set to your new custom nameservers. | |||
=Setting Up your Hosted Website= | |||
Your Website Hosting Provider should provide you login information and a link to access your control panel. Go to that link and login. | |||
Use the software that your web hoster provides (ex. QuickInstall from HostGator) to install WordPress on your website. | |||
=Working with your Website= | |||
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=Google Doc Embedder= | =Google Doc Embedder= | ||
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https://help.github.com/articles/setting-up-a-custom-domain-with-pages | https://help.github.com/articles/setting-up-a-custom-domain-with-pages | ||
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Revision as of 06:39, 17 November 2012
http://templatic.com/news/beginners-guide-to-successful-wordpress-powered-store-online/
Get a Domain Name
Get a .com domain name
Uncertified is fine
Standard registration is fine
No website email is fine
No website and hosting is fine
Get 1-year registration
Public registration is fine
Get Website Hosting
Single domain is fine
Make monthly payments
Avoid security and feature add-ons
Point your Domain Name Service to your Website Hosting Provider
Go to your Domain Name Registrar's domain management section (ex. domains>domain management).
Check the domain name you want to manage. Then set your custom nameservers.
Your website hosting provider should have given you the name of the nameservers. (ex. Hostgator provides 2 nameservers). Copy and paste those nameservers into the boxes. Click Okay.
You will have to wait a while for your domain name to be set to your new custom nameservers.
Setting Up your Hosted Website
Your Website Hosting Provider should provide you login information and a link to access your control panel. Go to that link and login.
Use the software that your web hoster provides (ex. QuickInstall from HostGator) to install WordPress on your website.
Working with your Website
Google Doc Embedder
Google Doc Embedder
http://www.davistribe.org/gde/
Get a domain name
Connect your domain name to github servers
https://help.github.com/articles/setting-up-a-custom-domain-with-pages
Temp
How to Create a Single Page Website: Vertical Scrolling
http://www.insitedesignlab.com/how-to-make-a-single-page-website/
Webpage Templates
https://github.com/blog/1081-instantly-beautiful-project-pages
Vertical or Horizontal Scrolling
http://tympanus.net/codrops/2010/06/02/smooth-vertical-or-horizontal-page-scrolling-with-jquery/