This document provides a step-by-step tutorial for starting a hosted WordPress website with HostGator. It outlines the process for signing up for a HostGator account, selecting a hosting plan, registering a domain name, installing WordPress, and activating a theme. Some of the key steps include choosing a hosting plan on HostGator's website, filling out billing and account information, receiving login credentials via email, installing WordPress using HostGator's QuickInstall feature, and activating a theme to customize the website. The overall tutorial guides new users through completing all the necessary tasks to launch their new hosted WordPress site.

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How to start your hosted
Wordpress website with
HostGator
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What is HostGator?
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HostGator is a
global provider of
web hosting and
related services.
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HostGator has grown
into a leading provider of
Shared, Reseller, VPS,
and Dedicated web
hosting
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So, let’s start the
tutorial
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Open a browser
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Type in www.hostgator.com
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This window will appear
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Click here “Get Started Now!”
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Select from 3 available
plans that is best fit
for you
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For this tutorial
we will be selecting
Hatchling Plan
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Click here to sign up

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A Hostgator Order Form
page will appear here
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To sign up you will need to
fill up the 6 sections of
Hostgator Order Form
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1. Choose a Domain name
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2. Choose a Hosting Plan
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3. Billing information
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4. Add additional services
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5. Coupon code
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6. Order details
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Now let’s start
the sign up process
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Let’s choose a domain name
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If you already own a domain
name click here
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If you don’t have a domain
name, register a new
domain
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To register a new domain
name click here
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Type in your domain name
here
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Available domain names will
appear here
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Next, choose a hosting plan
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In package type,
click Hatchling
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In billing cycle, select the
number of months
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Enter your username here
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Enter the security PIN here
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Next step is to fill up the
billing information here
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And enter your credit card
or paypal payment details
here
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Next is to select any
additional services
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Check or uncheck here any of
the additional services

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Next, coupon code is
automatically encoded. There
is no need to change
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Review the order details here
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Click here to agree with the
Terms of Service, Cancellation
Policy and Privacy Policy
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Click here to checkout
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Payment is completed, web
host is now purchased
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Go to your email account
and check the email you
received from Hostgator
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Click here the hostgator portal link
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You will be directed to this
web page
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Get the details of your
login name/email address
and password in
email you received from
hostgator
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Enter the email address and
password here
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You will be directed to this web
page
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Now, let’s install Wordpress
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Click Hosting here
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Scroll down and look for
“Launch QuickInstall”
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Click here
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You will be directed to this web
page
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Scroll down and look for
Install WordPress
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Click Install WordPress here

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You will see this page
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Click here Install WordPress
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Next is to fill out the form
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Enter the required information
here
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Click Install WordPress
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See here once installation is
complete
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Then click here
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Go to your email for the
confirmation of installation
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Click the admin URL here
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You will be directed to this web
page
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Enter username or email here
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Enter password here
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Click Log In here
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This will be your WordPress
Dashboard
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Next, you need to change
your password
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Scroll down and look for
“Users”
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Click Users and All Users here
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Click your username here
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Scroll down and look for
Account Management
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Click Generate Password here
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Type here the new password
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Click Update Profile here
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Now, we can start
installing a theme
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Click appearance here
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Click Themes here
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Then click “Add New” here
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Click “Upload Theme”
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For this tutorial I will use a
a theme in a .zip format
already downloaded and
saved to my computer
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Chose file to upload the theme
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Select a theme from the files
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Click Open
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Click “Install Now”
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After installation, this will
appear on installed themes
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Hover the mouse over the
theme and click activate
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See activated theme here
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Congratulations!
Now you have your own
hosted Wordpress website
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Success is not measured by
what you do compared to what
others do, it is measured by
what you do with the ability
God gave you
- Zig Ziglar
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