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In 3 steps to your own website

With these simple steps you can easily create your own website. Follow these * steps and you will know how to build a website.

#1 Choose and buy a domain

Before you can create your website, it is first important to choose a domain name. Your domain name should fit your business. On this website you can easily check if the domain name is taken or you can buy it. https://web-shop-hosting.de/

After you purchase your domain name, you'll receive login details for Plesk by email. Plesk is a hosting where you can apply for the SSL certificate.

#2 Install SSL certificate on Plesk and on WordPress

Before you can install the SSL certificate, you should first log in to Plesk. Type this in your browser: https://ihre.domain:8443/ and this will take you to the Plesk page where you can log in.

Now you will find "Websites & Domains" in the left menu bar, once you go to it, you will also find your domain name. At the dashboard under Security you will find SSL/TLS certificates. Now you can install the free basic version, called Let's Encrypt. After you click on "install", you can choose what SSL certificate you get. Now click on the "Advanced Settings" button and here you can under "Add SSL/TLS Certificate". 

Plesk Security

Lets Encrypt

Before you install the security for WordPress as well, you should install WordPress via Plesk. For this you need to click on the WordPress tool and then click Install. You have two options in this step, either you install WordPress with the desired WordPress version and database or in the default setting. At this step you enter your domain name, as well as your WordPress user data.

The last step for WordPress security. In the left menu bar you will find a WordPress toolkit. Now you can either check the security or optimize the security. Click on the "security measures" box. After checking the box, you can already optimize security. Always make sure to make a backup when you optimize your security.

Plesk Sicherheit

Sicherheitsmaßnahmen

#3 Create WordPress pages

Now that you have secured the website with the SSL certificate, you can install the theme and these plugins. For this, go to the theme and go to Theme, now under "add new theme" you will find designs which you can install for your website as a template. Then we come to the plugins and these plugins will help you to create the pages easily.

Plugin installieren WordPress

Elementor Page Builder

With it you can create the design and content of the pages easily.

Elementor Plugin

Yoast SEO

With this plugin you can add a title and description to a page so that the user is curious and clicks on the page.

Yoast SEO Plugin

WP Rocket

The cache of a website needs to be cleaned more often in order to maintain or even improve the speed of the page.

WP Forms

With the contact forms, the user on your website can contact you easily and quickly.

WP Forms Plugin

Duplicator

When creating pages this can help you a lot, because you only have to duplicate the page. So you have the structure on each page, only the content is changed by you.

Duplicator Plugin

UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup

For every site, it is recommended to make a backup, as well as regularly, because when you update plugins and themes, there may be changes to the site, which you can restore with the backup.

UpdraftPlus Plugin

Now you can also start to create the pages, with content and the design. For this, you can start the first steps to be done on the dashboard. As soon as you click on it, the theme you have chosen will activate. Under Pages and Create Pages you can easily design the pages with the widgets using Elementor.

Dashboard WordPress

Demo WordPress Customizer

 

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