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Hey,

So, first of all: my website is " https://somegymnasticsblog.wordpress.com/ ". The "wordpress.com" is how all free wordpress sites end. So I don't use seperate hosting for this website and I don't pay for it. I just went to wordpress.com, made an account and started a website. I also work on some a website that use paid hosting, but I would not recommend it especially if you're only just making your first website. You mentioned "wix" and I don't personally know it, but if you want you could try that too.

Now, if you want to use wordpress, I'll write you a short explanation on the basics:

The very start:
- When making an account, note that your username and display name will be visible at some points, so keep that in mind for privacy and such.

- When you start a site, I recommend using a premade theme that doesn't use templates. Examples are "lovecraft", "Hemingway rewritten" or "baskerville 2".

Creating content:
- options for creating content will be clear on the left side in your dashboard

- You can make content in the forms of "posts", "pages" and "categories". When you order those in a menu later, a page just shows a single non changing page, and a category shows all the posts in that category.

- You'll want to start by making some simple posts or pages. When you write a post, label it with one or more categories.

Creating a menu:
- hover over appearance and click on menus
- Now you'll have a screen with 2 bits. on the left you can select pages, posts and categories and then click add to menu. On the right side you can order them the way you want.

- For something blog style you'll want to use categories, because they'll show all your posts in that category rather than just 1 post or page.

- Top item will be displayed on the left side of the menu bar, bottom item on the right. If you "stack / make subsections", this will create a dropdown menu in your website.

- Which page is your homepage can be chosen when altering the appearance, see below.

Appearance:
- hover over appearance and click customise to change things like the banner and header and such

- When in the appearance section, you can also choose details about your homepage. This can work a bit complicated though, so don't stress that too much right away. The standard homepage is usually a page with your most recent posts anyway.


I'm answering here in case anybody else is interested but just so you know I think it's possible to message me directly if you want to ask just me something or want more help. (And if you give me a heads up I can try to be online so you don't keep getting replies a day later)
 
Hey,

So, first of all: my website is " https://somegymnasticsblog.wordpress.com/ ". The "wordpress.com" is how all free wordpress sites end. So I don't use seperate hosting for this website and I don't pay for it. I just went to wordpress.com, made an account and started a website. I also work on some a website that use paid hosting, but I would not recommend it especially if you're only just making your first website. You mentioned "wix" and I don't personally know it, but if you want you could try that too.

Now, if you want to use wordpress, I'll write you a short explanation on the basics:

The very start:
- When making an account, note that your username and display name will be visible at some points, so keep that in mind for privacy and such.

- When you start a site, I recommend using a premade theme that doesn't use templates. Examples are "lovecraft", "Hemingway rewritten" or "baskerville 2".

Creating content:
- options for creating content will be clear on the left side in your dashboard

- You can make content in the forms of "posts", "pages" and "categories". When you order those in a menu later, a page just shows a single non changing page, and a category shows all the posts in that category.

- You'll want to start by making some simple posts or pages. When you write a post, label it with one or more categories.

Creating a menu:
- hover over appearance and click on menus
- Now you'll have a screen with 2 bits. on the left you can select pages, posts and categories and then click add to menu. On the right side you can order them the way you want.

- For something blog style you'll want to use categories, because they'll show all your posts in that category rather than just 1 post or page.

- Top item will be displayed on the left side of the menu bar, bottom item on the right. If you "stack / make subsections", this will create a dropdown menu in your website.

- Which page is your homepage can be chosen when altering the appearance, see below.

Appearance:
- hover over appearance and click customise to change things like the banner and header and such

- When in the appearance section, you can also choose details about your homepage. This can work a bit complicated though, so don't stress that too much right away. The standard homepage is usually a page with your most recent posts anyway.
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation!!
I'm answering here in case anybody else is interested but just so you know I think it's possible to message me directly if you want to ask just me something or want more help. (And if you give me a heads up I can try to be online so you don't keep getting replies a day later)
I don't think I can message you directly since chalkbucket blocks messages between minors and adults for safety reasons. Also, I don't really mind getting replies later haha. It's a good reminder for me sometimes.
 

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