There is no deference between running WordPress live or locally, as you will have access to the  same privileges available in a live site. I’ve been using WordPress locally to design and edit my site because it’s convenient and there is no need to worry about my site visitors seeing the update or changes while i’m working on them.

Now that you’ve get an understanding of  how to Press from you local machine, i’ll be sharing with you the open source softwares to achieve this and where to get them. There are quite a few of these software around but i will only share these, WAMP server and XAMPP server which I’ve used before. What these software does is that they create the database needed to run and host your website PHP file so you can conveniently design your site from your computer.

Note: This tutorial is done using WAMP which stands for Windows Apache web Server. Now let’s begin the tutorial on how to get WAMP on your computer and install WordPress.

Step No. 1

Go to WAMP server and download the software then open and select run to unzip the files. Keep in mind you will need to choose the version which suitable for your computer. For example,  if your machine is running on a 64 BITS operating system you will need to download that version and the same apply if your using a 32 BITS machine.

There will be a step in the installation which will ask you to choose your browser, when you get here just set it to the browser of your choice. After this you will see the following screen just click next to finish the installation.

Step No. 2

Now that you’ve download the software and installed it you should see a new ICON in your TASKBAR at the bottom right on your computer screen. You will need to right click on it and select start all services. This will get the different tools within the software up and running.

Step No. 3

After completing step 2 you will need to right click again on the ICON and this time select phpMyAdmin to create your website database. Click on database and create new one by typed in the name of your site and press create. You will see the newly created database on the left. The screen will look similar to the one shown below.

Creating the database for your WordPress site.

Those few steps you’ve completed take care of the setup needed to configure WAMP before installing the WordPress application. The remaining steps will cover installing  the WordPress application itself.

Step No. 4

Go to wordpress.org and download the application and save to your computer. Locate the WAMP server icon in your task bar and click on the WWW directory then go to the wordpress files you’ve download and open it. You should see a folder called WordPress, copy that folder and paste it into the WWW directory of your WAMP Server database. Upon successfully completing you’ve just installed WordPress and now you can configure administrative settings.

Step No. 5

In this step you will set up your connection details for logging into your WordPress admin panel. Find the WAMP Server icon in your taskbar and select localhost, there you will see a message and a button to create configuration file. Go ahead and select create and fill in the required details for your site.

Fill in the fields with the following information and click submit:

• Database Name – Your website name 
• User Name – Root
• Database Host – localhost
• Table Prefix – wp_

After completing this step your will see another message and a button to run the application, click on RUN and it will take you to the screen below to fill in your site title and login details.

Upon completing this you will be prompt with the last step required to finish the installation process. The next screen should look like the one below, all you need to do now is just login and starting using the application right from your computer.

Hope you all find this tutorial helpful. Also if anyone need help during the installation just leave a comment and i’ll reply to your questions.

Enjoy!

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Here is the line-up.

1. SEO Status Pagerank - All bloggers should have this add-on to keep an eye on your SEO effort and how well your blog is ranking.

Tool in Action:

2. Alexia Traffic Rank - This add-0n give the the privileged to view quick stats  of your website or blog reputation (back links) and traffic rank in different countries without going to Alexa.com the main site.

Tool in Action:

3. Google Publisher Tool - With at lease 90% of bloggers using Google AdSense to monetized their blog, i can hardly image who wouldn’t want to use this add-on. This tool gives you the luxury to view earning from your adSense account right from your browser and also capable of displaying your earning on live site with the overlay ads feature.

Tool in Action:

4. SEO Status Pagerank - Using the Lightshot Screenshot you can snapped up the worldwide web within a heart beat with just two simple operation, click and save and the end result is high quality screenshot for your next blog tutorial.

Tool in Action:

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The plugin is great for controlling practically anything in the the sidebar through the use of conditional tags to limit whatever you choose to display, not to display and where to display.

How to get the plugin and run it on your site? 

You can download the plugin here and follow the instruction blow to activate and run it.

After you have download the plugin from the above link now you need to upload it to your server. See screenshot on how to upload and and use the plugin. Also be sure to hover over each screenshot to see the instruction as you follow along.

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 Now you’ve successfully uploaded the plugin its time to show you how to use it for your task.

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For this step if you already have the widget you want to add limitation to active, you’ll need to add new limitation. If you already add one limitation and need to add  another just click add new again or if you want to edit current limitation just click edit and make changes.

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After this step all you need to do is go back to active widgets and click save and close then preview the changes to your site and your done.

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I came across this while viewing my page source and just thought this my be a good idea to share if you don’t already know how. The process is incredible simple and only take minutes before you get your hand on that awesomely design theme.

Here are the four simple steps, just follow closely and your on your way to used that beautifully design theme.

1. Go to the blog with the theme you would like to used for your site.
2. Right click on the home page then left click to view page source.
3. Navigate to the top of the HTML code and look for rel=”style sheet”. Somewhere between the end and middle you should see the theme name.
4. Highlight and copy, and now you can simply do a Google search of the theme name and you should be able to find the source

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Whats this really means?

This means the work is already done for you so their is little need to do all that intricate stuff because at the end of the day SEO is all about reputation and if you have this and good content in due time your blog or website will be discovered. Lets look a this in a less complex way, If  the top site in your niche already succeed and are reputable blogs with tons of readers, why not use their footprint to gain success and build your reputation.

You must be wondering how right?

Well, Alexia only displays the top 100 site that listed in order by ranking. If you look up the top blogs in your niche and find the sites linking source, then make a list of the sites linking to them you’ve just guaranteed youself significant increase in ranking and traffic without any hard work.

What’s next?

Now all you need to do is visit those site and make a decent comment or contact that particular webmaster and request a link exchange. You can even be more creative like i did, for example i perform a few Google searches of the top blogs in my niche and look at the sites linking in, and then the links that related most to my niche i copy the exact URL from which the current site is linking from then paste it in a spreadsheet and repeat the process over and over.

When I’ve gotten enough i set a day to start commenting and contacting administrator for link exchange. After doing this for a month or two you will start seeing your blog ranking higher each month. That’s the simple procedure I’ve been using and it has worked so far.

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