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Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Posted by Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

How do i manage domain

Hi,

So i jut bough domain, and now, how do i activate it with some random wordpress theme? i dont want o use mine, but some free e-commerce theme for now .

2 Answers

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Point your DNS servers on your domain name account to your host servers. That's the next step. Once DNS propagation happens, (could take 24 hrs +, usually less) you can install wordpress like normal.

Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points
Konrad Pilch
Konrad Pilch
2,435 Points

So is it like to put a normal domain? I never got a WP online. I just got a domain with static HTML and CSS, but i never actually did it with WordPress.

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Basically, many hosts have one-click installs for WP. After the DNS takes, I usually just FTP my entire WP project to the host, create my database in my host's dashboard, and that go through the same steps you would on a localhost.