Always Install WordPress On The Root Directory

Unless your blog is a secondary part of an existing website you should always install WordPress on the root directory.

When I created my first blog I used an automatic WordPress installation that my web hosting company offered, but the standard installation was done on “www.domain.com/blog.

Installing and Reinstalling WordPress

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Prepping for Installation

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Step 1: Download WordPress

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Step 2: Extract the WordPress .zip File

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Step 3: Connect to Your Hosting Account

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