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3 Easy Ways To Update Your WordPress Theme Without Losing Any Customization

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WordPress experts always recommend WordPress based website owners to update their WordPress themes to the latest version. It ensures your theme possesses all the latest features and is up-to-date with security patches.

You can update your WordPress theme by many ways. In this post, I’ll explain various methods to do the same without losing the customization you made to it.

Note: Before making any changes on your site or updating your theme, make sure you back up your site (you can do in your hosting cpanel), so in case something goes wrong you can easily revert it back to normal. You’ve been warned!

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A Ridiculously Helpful Guide to Start Your Own Blog In 10 Minutes (Or Less)

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Congratulations on taking the first step to start your own blog which is ACTION.

I’ll walk you through 5 easy steps to start your own self-hosted WordPress blog in few minutes. This is an easy to follow step by step guide for you to have your own blog where you can post whatever you want.

Let’s jump in!

Step 1: Decide your domain name

The first step to starting your blog is to decide your domain name. Domain name is basically the address of your blog which people will use to visit it and similarly, web hosting is a house where your blog will be store.

Brainstorm few ideas that comes in your mind. Here are quick tips for choosing a domain name.

  • Choose short and unique domain name.
  • Make it easy to remember and say
  • Avoid using hyphens (-) or numbers in your domain as far as possible.
  • Make domain easily to remember. It’ll make blog better. This is also useful for branding your blog.

Make a list of at least 3-5 domains that you like and choose the best one. If you’re confused simply ask your friends and family for the best one and then go for it.

Step 2: Signup for Hosting

The next step is to signup for hosting for your blog.

I recommend Bluehost to host your blog because of following reasons:

  • When you signup for the first time you’ll get free domain name for the first year!
  • Bluehost provides affordable hosting and you can start your blog for just $3.49/month only
  • They have great customer support – they’re ready to help you fix any issue with your blog in few minutes through live support, email or phone.

Signup for Bluehost and get free domain

Now to get your blog up and running quickly. Go to Bluehost and click “get started”

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Select your hosting plan. I recommend Basic if you’re just starting out. You can always upgrade later if your needs change.

Enter the domain name you want to register

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Fill out your information

3-Contact-info

Once you’ve finished, scroll down to this part:

You don’t have to select every option available there. So, remove all the checkmarks. You don’t really need any of them.

4- uncheck unwanted addon

You may want to consider checklist the Domain Privacy Protection option if you’ve more money. It’ll hide your personal information.

And..the last step is to enter your credit card information to pay.

Step 3: Installing WordPress

Under “Website Builders”, click “Install WordPress”.

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Select “Do It Yourself (FREE)” portion.

This will open a new tab or window, where you will press “install” button.

6 - select WP

Select your domain with the dropdown list. After bluehost check the domain, it will ask you to check off the terms and conditions box.

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Now enter your blog title, username and password that will be used to login to your new WordPress blog.

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Do that, and press: Install Now.

You may be directed to a themes page. Don’t buy any of them yet. You can easily find many great themes for free.

When the install is complete, press the “View Credentials” button.

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Press “view” button, and click on the “Admin URL”.

Step 4: Install WordPress Theme

Next thing you need to do is to install a good looking WordPress theme.

There are many free themes available for your WordPress blog and you can choose them if you are not ready to spend money on getting a premium theme and features.

Here’s how to find a free theme. Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to Appearance > Themes and now select Add New Theme option

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Click Popular button as shown below. There you’ll find many great themes simply click on anyone you like and install it.

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You’re done!

Step 5: Publish your first blog post

Let’s publish your first post ever so you can tell your friends and family that you’ve a blog.

WordPress makes publishing a new blog post quite easy. Here’s a visual guide to publish your post.

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Click on Add New under Posts > Write your title > Write your post content > Add the tags > Choose category > Hit the publish button.

You’re done!

Congratulations on publishing your first blog post. Don’t forget to tell your friends and family about it. ;-)

Next: Grow your blog

6 Signs That Confirm It’s Time to Self-Host Your Blog

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Most people, when they begin blogging, start with a free blog on a hosted service, like WordPress.com or Blogger. Easy-to-use and inexpensive, these services are ideal for a hobbyist or someone just testing the blogger waters.

As your blog starts to take off, though, and the audience increases, there’s a good chance that you’ll begin to see the limitations of the free platform, and wish you could do more to customize your blog and take it to the next level.

While free blogging services have many great features, they aren’t always ideal for the serious blogger. There almost inevitably comes a point when you have to ask yourself if it’s time to make a bigger investment and self-host your blog. If you aren’t sure, here are five telltale signs that it’s time to take the plunge.
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12 Things to Do Before Applying for Google AdSense

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↪ Updated for 2026: This article was originally published earlier and has been updated to reflect the latest Google AdSense guidelines.

Apply for Google AdSense

Are you interested in applying for Google AdSense to get approved and start making money from your blog? That’s the dream of every blogger. But wait—I need to tell you something. It’s not easy.

Google AdSense is very strict when it comes to approving new applications. Since many people try to trick the system, Google has made the approval process even harder. Don’t worry, though—you’re not alone.

In this article, I’m going to share everything you need to do before applying for the Google AdSense program so you can actually get approved.

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Double Your Website Income With Infolinks Native Advertising

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Making money online has never been easier since the past few years. But now, it is easy to make money online, and all you have to do is just a little effort!

You might have seen people earning money through Google AdSense, but have you ever thought there is another reliable method to earn money online? Yes, there is. You can also earn your online money from your site or blog through Infolinks.

In fact, you might agree with the statement that, the visitors dislike the advertisements while they are reading your blog. Even if they somehow find some highly exasperating web, there are chances, that the visitors won’t click on the ads. There are many reasons for lower earning of blogs, that includes, the lack of clicks per visitors, the unsatisfactory reviews of the visitors and the also the irrelevant ads.
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