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To start a website you need a domain name and host. Here’s what to look for when choosing.

• Registering a Domain Name with GoDaddy – Step by Step
• A Guide To Understanding Domains and Web Hosting Better
• 7 Important Things To Look For In A Web Host

WordPress.com sites are hosted by Automattic and work differently from self-hosted WordPress (WordPress.org). Read about the differences.

• WordPress.com or WordPress.org – what’s the difference?
• Can You Use A WordPress.com Theme On A WordPress.org Site?
• WordPress.com to WordPress.org Migration: What Do You Need To Know?

The Block Editor is the new editor you use when adding content in WordPress 5 or later. Each kind of content is added in a block, which makes for a flexible system.

• WordPress 5 Released, Launching A Brand New Editor
• Full List Of WordPress Gutenberg Blocks (& How To Add More)
• How to Align Images And Text In WordPress Gutenberg Without Woes

The Classic Editor is the editor used in WordPress before version 5, also available as the Classic Editor plugin.

• The WordPress Post Editor: All You Need To Know
• How To Add An Image To A WordPress Post: A Simple Guide
• How To Solve WordPress Image Alignment And Text-Wrap Problems

Adding images to WordPress is straightforward but optimising them for speed can be a little more challenging.

• A Beginner’s Guide To The WordPress Media Library
• How To Optimize Your Images For Your WordPress Site
• How to resize a picture to the correct size

Tips on starting and maintaining a blog.

• 10 Useful Sites To Help You When Starting a Blog – Or Continuing Blogging
• A blog post on how to write a blog post
• The How and Why Of Small Business Blogging

An accessible website caters to the biggest possible audience. Learn more about accessibility and why it should be a consideration for your website.

• What is web accessibility, and why does it matter?
• Web Accessibility in the UK – True Facts [infographic]
• An Accessible Word Document Checklist

Accessibility as it relates to WordPress specifically, with a look at themes and plugins.

• How To Choose An Accessibility Ready WordPress Theme (And Why)
• The Importance of WordPress alt text for Accessibility and SEO
• Focus On Beaver Builder Accessibility – Is the End Product Accessible?
• Spotlight On Elementor Accessibility – Does It Build Accessible Pages?