How to install latest version WordPress 3.0 or 3.0.1 step by step Video tutorial.
I have posted three methods how to install wordpress a few weeks ago, and now the new version is out. So this video tutorial is for you who never used wordpress and want to install wordpress 3.0. (work with version 3+)
If you want to get familiar with wordpress before having a blog online, you can either install wordpress 3.0 in windows locally or mac.
In those two videos tutorial, i still used wordpress 2.9.2 but the method is still the same.
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Back to installation, if you install it in your server there are some difference in wordpress 3.0 installation:
1. It enables us choosing another “Admin” login username in the installation process. Now, if you still have your wordpress login name as “Admin” you can change it with this video guide.
2. The generated random password is gone. So when we install wordpress version 3.0, we can directly type in our password that we want, so it makes the installation process way quicker.
The method is actually similar to any installation of older version. But for today, i use by uploading file method. If you want to know how to install wordpress via ftp, find more guide here (Install WordPress with FTP), or by quick fantastico install find here.(Install WordPress with Fantastico) 
Actually before i decided to make the wordpress 3.0 installation by uploading, i tried to install with fantastico, and it looks like, this software is not updated yet, and it will install wordpress older version, which is version 2.9.2.
I hope it will help you to build a wordpress blog, feel free to check updates or subscribe to RSS as i will make some wordpress 3.0 video tutorials in the coming weeks, good luck :)
Update:
1. I have posted the most important things to do after wordpress blog is installed.
2. Setting up “reading settings” to suit your blog’s niche.
3. Setting up “discussion settings” to control the comments in your blog.
4. Installing most important plugins.
Video:
Update: Install wordpress .3.1 here.
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Very educative video, Dina. Thanks for your effort. However, I can’t help but mention 2 lacunae if you don’t mind.
One, you move the cursor too fast and sometimes unnecessarily. In screencasts people generally follow the cursor movement to understand what is being said. So, please slow down your cursor movement.
Two, start with a title screen that will have the name of the video and your website URL. This helps in establishing your brand.
Lastly, you seem to be too shy not to mention your name in the post. So I had to refer to About Me to find your name.
May I ask another point? Are you not publishing with YouTube? If not, please do. Your tutorials are good. And YT is a big platform.
Hope you don’t mind my lengthy comment.
All the best.
Partha
@Partha Bhattacharya, Thank you for your great comment! I love comment like yours, it really helps me to improve this blog’s quality.
1. About the cursor, lol. Yes, i noticed it myself when i am editing the video, i tried to reduce the fast movement, and sometimes i still fail. But when i see my older and newer videos, i am getting better :)
2. URL in the title of the video, that’s really great idea, thanks, never thought about it, will apply it right away :)
3. About the name, i actually removed it from my post meta a few weeks ago, because it was indexed in Google webmaster tool. I have just put my name again in meta so it is easier to find who post :)
4. I am using youtube, and published contents as well, just not much yet. thanks!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This tutorial saved my bacon today.
I have beensearching for a step by step installation tutorial for wordpres 3.. Additional I want to install a them / template. I need to go through this and I jhope this is useful. Google just takes me in circles and till date I have not been able to install it.
Let me know if this post helps Kalyan, installing wordpress is actually very easy as long as your webserver supports everything wordpress needs.
Best regards.
Dina thanks for the prompt reply. I dont know if I did the right thing of hosting it on Google, because they had a blogger of their own. I am not tech savvy though I am in IT (at a management level). What I want to start is a blog . I have downloaded wordpress 3.0. I need to install it and then install the template. I have had several near deah life experiences and this would be more of a spirutal site (NOT TO BE CONFUSED with RELIGION). I have faced death on 7 occasions and each time i have ben saved by god. I just want to install the wordpress and then the template. I wonder if i made a mistake of choosing Google. I had one big problem in migrating my domain to google but since the cost is not high and my contents are largely pgotographic and my own experiences, I just downt where to start. I will certainly give you a feedback because this is what I was looking for. A step by step installation guide.
<3<3<3 /Kalyan
Hey Ikalyan,
Yes, if you already downloaded wordpress 3.0.1, you can follow the tutorial above, i guess it is not difficult to follow :D
To start a photoblog, first step is installing your wordpress in your webserver. Once you are done, you can then look for “photoblog” theme in google for free, and apply them to your site.
Good luck!
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Thanks Friend…
Hey there, thanks for the link.
I am sure that’s useful for everyone, but nothing actually is for free. If you install in a free webhosting that supports wordpress installation, it won’t stay long, trust me.
You can’t count on free webhosting services if you are serious building a blog, or even earn money from it.
I recommend to not use free webhosting, because if something happens (which mostly will sooner or later) you will have so many hassle to restore your works that you did on your blog.
Cheers.
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