How to set up your site in 2022

How to set up your site

WordPress Install : 1st of all go to your GreenGeeks dashboard then click Manage > click on CPanel >click on Software >click om Softaculous Apps Installer > click on Install WordPress.

Domain : If you have more than one domain then click on add ons domain to add another domain.If your domain are from other service provider then you have to point those domain on GreenGeeks nameserver by login in your domain service provider page then click DNS & update your your hosting provider name server there.

SSL Certificate : Click on Security>Install let’s encrypt SSL certificate on your every domain.It will take time to update>

Email Account : Create an email account to click on GreenGeeks hosting page>Email >Create account & password > example : by using your 1st Name / last Name / it should be simple.( john@blogging.com / smith@blogging.com / info@blogging.com / query@blogging.com / (solution@blogging.com)

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How to manage your site

GreenGeeks Login : Login in your GreenGeeks account then click on the hosting option on the top left corner of the page. Below the Currently Managing URL there is a WordPress click on it. Below it, there is a Domain on left & WP Dashboard on right click on Dashboard. Click plugins> add new > install>MC4WP (Mailchimp for WordPress).

Mailchimp Sign Up : Open mailchimp website & sign up on it. We need an API Key to connect mailchimp with our website. Click on your account icon on top right corner or bottom left corner > click on extra > click on API Key > copied API Key> must check the status of API Key, it should be enabled (Green with right click).

Mailchimp Settings : Go back to your website dashboard then click on mailchimp general setting & paste the copied API Key> click save changes. After that the status will show connected green colour.

Forms : In the dashboard below the mailchimp icon there is a given form option click on it & give a name to it (Form 1) select one list option among the given below list & click on add new form.

Remove Label : After that it will show a demo page in which on the left side is given form code & on right side form preview.We will change some option in this form i.e label then select code of label & remove it.

Name addition : If you want to add your name with your mail then choose a field to add to the form (First Name). Select the label code to remove the above first Name. After all, Click save changes.

Create Home Page

In dashboard click on pages>click on Add New>select Name (Home) >Click Publish.

(Our home is the page where our domain name is showing) but we will make our home page to the above created page. Enter your URL in google search bar. It will show your homepage like this

[ https://www.sitename.com/home ]

Change Homepage : how we will change this homepage into a created homepage. We will go into our site dashboard’s reading section of settings >click on your homepage display>click on static page>select home on homepage>click on save changes. When you search your URL then the [https://www.sitename.com/home] home will be removed after the above setting.

Sidebar Remove : Now click on pages in your dashboard, open your home page & click on edit button there will be OceanWP Settings >in content layout > select 100% full width> click on update> after refreshing the page the side bar will remove.

Title Remove : Click on title in your homepage > click display page title>click disable>click update>after refreshing the page the title will remove.

Edit with elementor : Click on edit with elementor on your homepage. On the left side there are drag & drop elements & on the right side is given your page.

Example : if you choose heading then drag & drop it on your page.Every elements is divide in three section | content | style | advance |.

Image : Select image for your site according to your niche. Search images on google according to your niche & download them. Upload the best image on your site.

How to create Blog Post

Go to your site dashboard & click on post option > Ad New >Give a title name to that post. Example: “ How to make passive income in 2022 “ > write content according to your title > click publish>click

document>click category>add new category>categories your content according to your niche (example: business | blogging |fashion | travel | finance ) > upload featured image of your content > click publish.

Affiliate Coupons

Title: mention vendor name in title >Image: upload coupons image of size : 480/270>URL: enter your affiliate link given by vendor> Description:copy it from coupons> click update.

Types of coupons : In types of coupons click add new & create a coupons like | hosting coupons | domain coupons | plugins coupons | themes coupons | etc. > Add coupon> Name (Amazon)>vendor: amazon>upload image>discount 80%>discount code>validity from-until>url: affiliate link>title: amazon>description:brief intro about your vendor.

Click on document on right side of affiliate coupon page> click type : choose vendor | eCommerce | Hosting | etc.> upload featured image.

Most Recent Posts : Drag & drop post grid from element on this page> edit: heading for the grid – My Posts> delete| unable filterable option in settings to remove category | unable display post excerpt / summary for the post / portfolio item to remove post content.| style : grid item entry title colour: black | typography : poppins | size : 17 | click on update. Click on content & select number of posts per page : 6.

Give title / heading in bottom All Posts centrally alligned it. Mention your most recent posts page url to link your page. Style : colour : black | typography : poppins | weight : 500 | Underline: all posts | edit background colour by making it lite | click on advance to edit top & bottom size. First of all, delink & enter size 75 in top & bottom. | Select title & edit size in bottom 25 | edit size on top 15.

About Us

How to create a about us page. Go to pages in the dashboard & click on add new pages & give a name to the said page “About Us” & click publish. Select 100 % full width for content layout. Select default for sidebar. Select disable for margins.Select disable for display page title.Click update button on the said page.

Edit with elementor: Click on edit with elementor on the about us page. There are two options on the page “Drag Widgets” & “Add Templates”. You have to choose “Templates”. search about us templates here. You have to choose free templates.

Now change your title to content “ Who Am I ? “ in place of “About Us”. In style select typography family “Poppins”. Size “65”. Weight “700”. Change social sharing Icon Boxes like facebook|Youtube|twitter|Pinterest|Instagram| etc.change content according to your profile.change title colour & typography family “Poppins”. Spacing “25”. Weight “500”. Select description typography family “Monserrate”.Change its colour dark grey or black.

Our Story : typography family “Poppins”.Size “43”.Weight “700”. Change text & embed your own text. You can embed your own video by clicking on the pencil icon on the given video.Insert your own video link.

You can edit the background picture & colour of your about us page by using the navigation option given second from left on the bottom of elements.Select top one section & click style to change the background pictures & overlay colours| secondary colour.

Contact Me

How to create your contact me page. Go to your dashboard & click on pages & add new pages. Give name to said page contact me.Select 100 % full width for content layout. Select default for sidebar. Select disable for margins.Select disable for display page title.Click update button on the said page.

in place of “About Us”. In style select typography family “Poppins”. Size “65”. Weight “700”. Change social sharing Icon Boxes like facebook|Youtube|twitter|Pinterest|Instagram| etc.change content according to your profile.change title colour & typography family “Poppins”. Spacing “25”. Weight “500”. Select description typography family “Monserrate”.Change its colour dark grey or black.

Edit with elementor: Click on edit with elementor,drag & drop the heading on the page. Give a title to the page “Leave Us A Note” & centre allign it. Change colours: embed dark colour images & use white colour for text. Typography family: poppins.Size: 65. Weight: 700.

Drag & drop the heading on the page to give a sub-title below titled “Read to learn how we managed to grow our business so fast ”. Click on style choose typography family : monserrate. Size:19.

Embed images: click edit nine dots on top of page. Click style: background: normal. Background Type: Classic. Choose images from your library. Select size: 80 for top & bottom padding.Change title & subtitle colour white & update it.

Contact Info : Click drag widget plus sign on page & choose two columns.

Left Column: drag & drop heading from element to left column & paste your title “Contact Info” here.Colour: black. Typography family: poppins. Size:45. Weight: 700. Use a text editor to write text below contact info.It will show your content in seperate para. Text colour: black. Typography: Monserrate. Size: 17 & update it.

Right Column: Go to plugins of your dashboard & click on contact form. Search EA Contact Form 7 on your edit with elementor page. Drag & drop “EA Contact Form 7 of Envelope Icon” on your right column.Select contact form 1 from elements on left side of page & update it. Click on style: form align: centre. Click on submit button: Full width & update it. Click on nine dots on top of page to edit padding on top & bottom: 100 & update it.

Google Map

How to embed a google map on your page. Click on add widget plus sign icon & choose single column. Search google maps in elements search bar & drag & drop it on a single column. Embed your location in the location column on the left side element.Zoom: 15.Height: 500.Click on nine dots on top of page: stretch section: Yes. Content width: Full width. Column gap: No gap & update it.

Blog Page : How to create a blog page. Go to pages in the dashboard & click on add new pages & give a name to the said page “Blog Page”.click reading in settings. Select the static page in your homepage display.Select blog in posts page & save changes.

Header : Click menus in appearance on your dashboard. Give it a name “Main Menu” & click on the create menu.Select from list like |Home| Blog| About Us| Contact Me| etc.You can change the order of these pages by drag & drop. Click Main in menu settings & click on save menus.After refreshing the page menu will show on your header.

Footer : Click widgets in appearance on your dashboard. There are text widgets & for that we need a logo.1st of all we create a logo by using a site “https://logomakr.com”. Click on start my design & create new design.Use search bar on top of page to choose your logo design & add text of your site or company name. You can do drag & drop text & logo. You can change the colour, size, font (fancy & cursive) style (great vibes) of text & logo.

After selecting your logo & text click on the crop button on bottom right to crop your design. Double click on your design & once save it in colour for header as its base is white.

Again use this design & change the colour of logo & text white for footer as its base is black. Save both design & download low resolution file.

Widgets

Footer 1 : Choose footer 1 in text.Leave blank title column. Click on add logo & upload logo image of white colour from media files & insert into post.You can reduce the size of logo here. Write some lines about your site or company & save it. After refreshing your site these lines will show on footer. Search social share & embed those in footer 1.Leave title blank. Select coloured in style.Select social icons like facebook,twitter,Pinterest,Linkedin etc & click update.

Footer 2 : Select twitter widgets & give a title to it “Follow me on twitter”. Tweet : 1. Username : @bloggers.Layout option select no header,footer,borders,scrollbar,transparent background. Timeline theme : dark .upload & save it.

Footer 3 : Select instagram widgets. Title : Instagram. Username : bloggers. Style : 2. Upload & save it.

Footer 4 : Choose mailchimp sign up form widget upload & save it.

Default Sidebar : Here you will see a bar in which a plus sign is showing,when you move your cursor on it then it will show an add block, click on it & it will show browse all even click on it & it will show you a page in which you have to select options like search, recent posts,newsletter & category from widget section.

Search : 1st we will select the search option from the widget section.

Recent Posts : 2nd we will select the recent posts option from the widget section.

Newsletter : 3rd we will select the mailchimp signup form the widget section.

Categories : 4th we will select the categories option from the widget section.

Design your site : Click on customise option on black stripe given on top left side of the site.Click on site identity & give site title & tagline to your site. Add a favicon / site icon to your taskbar of site. Which coloured logo you design from the site “logomakr”, crop size : 512×512 pixels & upload it on site icon.

Top Bar : If you want to remove unwanted text from the top bar then you click on top bar in the customise section & select general & untick enable top bar.

Header Logo : Click on header in customise section & click on logo & select logo from your media library and click skip cropping on right bottom of the page.Select max width of logo 120-150 according to the look & publish it.

Header Height : Click on header in customise section & click on general & select height 50 & publish it.

Post Design : Click on the general option in the customise section & select general styling.You can change the primary colour of your site by selecting colour.

Layout : Click on the general setting & select layout style “separate” & publish it.It will show your posts in separate sections.

Typography : Click typography in the customise section & click on body & change text colour black.Select “monserrate” in font family.

Sidebar Widget Heading : Click on sidebar widget heading in customise section.Select font weight “Bold 700” & font size “15px” & publish it.

Footer Widget Heading : Click on footer widget heading in customise section.Select font weight “Bold 700” & font size “15px” & publish it. Select the footer widget in the custom section to change the text colour white & publish it.

Main Menus : Click on main menu widget in customise section.Select font family “Montserrat”, font weight “Medium 500”,”Text Transform Uppercase”& font size “15px” & publish it.

Blog : Click on blog in customise section & click on single post. Select post title in page header title. Featured image in page header.Select central for title position.Unable featured image & publish it.