First WordPress site - Mini Project: Build & Apply

First WordPress site

📖 Scenario: You want to create your very first WordPress website to share your hobbies and ideas with friends and family.This project guides you step-by-step to set up a simple WordPress site with a homepage, a blog post, and a contact page.

🎯 Goal: Build a basic WordPress site with a homepage, a blog post, and a contact page using the WordPress dashboard and editor.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a homepage with a welcoming title and paragraph

Add a blog post with a title and content

Create a contact page with a contact form shortcode

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Creating a personal or small business website to share information and connect with visitors.

💼 Career

Basic WordPress skills are essential for roles in web content management, digital marketing, and website maintenance.

1

Create the Homepage

In the WordPress dashboard, go to Pages > Add New. Create a page titled Home. Add a heading with the text Welcome to My First WordPress Site and a paragraph with the text This is my homepage where I share my hobbies and ideas.. Publish the page.

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Need a hint?

Use the WordPress editor to add a heading block and a paragraph block with the exact texts.

2

Create a Blog Post

In the WordPress dashboard, go to Posts > Add New. Create a post titled My First Blog Post. Add a paragraph with the text This is my first blog post on my new WordPress site!. Publish the post.

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Need a hint?

Use the WordPress editor to add a new post with the exact title and paragraph text.

3

Create a Contact Page

In the WordPress dashboard, go to Pages > Add New. Create a page titled Contact. Add the shortcode [contact-form-7 id="123" title="Contact form 1"] to embed a contact form. Publish the page.

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Need a hint?

Use the WordPress editor to add a new page and paste the shortcode exactly as shown.

4

Set Homepage and Check Navigation

In the WordPress dashboard, go to Settings > Reading. Set Home as the static front page. Then, go to Appearance > Menus and add Home, My First Blog Post, and Contact pages to the main menu. Save the menu.

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Need a hint?

Use the WordPress settings and menu editor to set the homepage and add pages to the menu.