Getting started

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  howardjoan25 · Member · May 26, 2020 at 8:42 pm

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  What do I do next? I would like to start writing. I simply want to write and start my blog…privately, at first.

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  writer0001 · Member · May 27, 2020 at 9:10 am

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  Hi there,

  To start a new site, go to My Site. There will be a page saying ‘You don’t have any WordPress site yet’ with an option to create one. Select this and you can create a new site.
  Alternatively you can create a new site by going to https://wordpress.com/start/.
  There’s a support post on this:
  https://wordpress.com/support/start/

  Once you’ve made a domain name and started your website, there will be a list of steps (including customising your home page) on the My Home page to do with setting up your website.

  If you want to edit what’s written on a page, go to My Site > Site > Pages and select the page you want to edit.
  There’s a support post on this: https://wordpress.com/support/pages/#edit-a-page
  The same goes for editing posts; go to My Site > Site > Posts and select the post you want to edit. https://wordpress.com/support/posts/#editing-and-updating-a-post
  If you want to go to the Customiser, you can go to My Site > Design > Customise.
  The support post about customising your website is https://wordpress.com/support/customize/.
  You can also check out video tutorials on customisation at https://wordpress.com/support/video-tutorials/customize-your-site/
  There are other tutorials to have a look at too:
  https://wordpress.com/support/video-tutorials/

  Once you’ve launched your site, it will automatically be set to Coming Soon (meaning only you will be able to view it). However, if you want people you choose to be able to view it, set your site to Private, give access to it to people you know who have a WordPress account, and ask for their feedback. The way you make a website Private is by going to My Site > Manage > Settings, finding Privacy and selecting ‘Private’. There’s a support post on this: https://wordpress.com/support/settings/privacy-settings/

  If you have any more questions, look at the support pages on setting up your site:
  https://wordpress.com/support/five-step-website-setup/ (also https://wordpress.com/support/five-step-blog-setup/)
  Also have a look at https://wordpress.com/learn/ if you need further advice.

  Alternatively, you can type in what you’re having trouble with into the search bar on the support page:
  https://wordpress.com/support/

  You can also post further questions on the forum, but just a reminder that this forum is for WordPress.com hosted sites. If you use the open-source WordPress software, you’ll need to go to their forum to get help: https://wordpress.org/support/forums/
  If you want to know more about the differences between WordPress.com and the WordPress software you can read the support post:
  https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

  I hope this helps!