WordPress is an open source software used to publish a blog, licensed under the GPL. And can be also used as a content management system. Setting up a wordpress blog is not so tough, even a non technical person can install it with ease. However, you will do need to know the pros and corns of using wordpress. Here I have sorted out five things to do before you really get started with the blog posting.

The First Step

Read the documentation properly, I know it’s the boring stuff to do but spare some time to read the basics. Do care to read it out, and you will praise yourself later.

Update Ping List

Ping is a technology which tells a blog search engine when you post a new article to your blog. By default, there is only one ping URL. You can add more if you want to ping to other blog search engines too. Google it out for the ping list.

Choose Theme

Now this is very crucial part of your blog. Choose a simple and light weight theme. If you are going to blog about technology then take care in choosing the techie theme. Choose a user friendly theme.

Add Plugins

Now its time to add plugins to your new wordpress blog, Plugins are used to extend the functionality of a blog. At present, there are 11,261 plugins available in a wordpress plugin repository. Take care to read user review about each plugin before you install.

Edit Setting

There are different setting options available in setting menu. Have a look at each of them and save them according to your wish.

Quick Tip: Choose URL structure of your blog carefully, Please read this article http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks

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