How to Make a Customizable WordPress Blog in 24 Steps - 2025

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Learn how to create a customizable WordPress Blog in 24 simple steps. ✅ Get Started: https://hoganchua.com/hostinger (use: HOGANCHUA for an Additional 10% off & Free Domain) Email marketing: https://hoganchua.com/omnisend (Use: HOGAN30 for 30% off for first 3 months) This is the 1st of 2 videos. The 2nd follow-up video will be focused on how to make money from your blog (coming soon…) Download Theme - https://crtve.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/themify-ultra.zip Download Contact Plugin - https://crtve.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/builder-contact.zip Download Images - https://crtve.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Blog+Images.zip Dummy Blog Post Content - https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS4-1Z2SB_ZFmal8foi3EvGy6cDpy5jlY6YeNnu5HLjFOqadMkwOrgK526rcT5Cy4JzyH-H3K-axdya/pub Contents Step 1: Get Hosting & Domain - 7:35 Step 2: Install WordPress & Login to WordPress - 11:10 Step 3: Best Settings for WordPress - 16:57 Step 4: Install Theme - 21:03 Step 5: Create New Pages & Set Homepage & Default Layouts - 24:15 Step 6: Edit Menu Navigation - 28:26 Step 7: Create a Logo & Favicon - 31:00 Step 8: Edit Header Layout & Design - 45:47 Step 9: Edit Footer & Social Media Links - 47:45 Step 10: Builder Basics - Build Homepage Layout - 53:48 Step 11: Add Blog Post & Social Sharing - 1:08:50 Step 12: Display Blog Posts - 1:20:36 Step 13: Add Sidebar Section - 1:26:02 Step 14: Add Email Opt-In & Add to Blog Posts- 1:38:46 Step 15: Add Instagram Feed - 1:48:29 Step 16: Mobile Responsive Settings - 1:53:35 Step 17: About Page - 1:59:24 Step 18: Contact Page & Map- 2:09:44 Step 19: Customize Blog Page - 2:18:27 Step 20: Create a Custom Sidebar (& Sticky Contents) - 2:30:22 Step 21: Default Post/Archive Layout Settings - 2:43:20 Step 22: Mega Menu (Navigation) & Lottie Animation - 2:47:08 Step 23: Colours & Fonts - 2:53:02 Step 24: Create a Free Professional Email in Hostinger & Connect to Gmail - 3:17:00 Step 25: Update Theme & Final Tips - 3:22:35 Update Theme & Support: https://hoganchua.com/update (If you need help with building the blog, I highly recommend the membership. You get support and It's very useful to have.) PART 2 Video: Coming soon…Subscribe! Resources Mentioned Graphic Design & Logo - https://www.canva.com/ Logo Design Contest - https://99designs.com.au/ Freelance Services - https://www.fiverr.com/ Colour Picker - https://coolors.co/ Colour Shades - https://0to255.com/ Best Free Images - https://unsplash.com/ Affiliate Disclaimer: Some of the links above are affiliate (referral) links which means if you do click and purchase through them, then I may receive a commission. This helps support the free content on this channel.