How to Set Up a Hosted WordPress Site

WordPress is one of the most popular blogging and publishing platforms available, with more than 66 million sites around the world. But free content management and sleek templates aren't the only features WordPress offers — you can actually download software from WordPress.org and set up your own custom website within minutes.

The trouble is, the idea of building a site from scratch is pretty daunting, and you may not know exactly where to start.

We've put together a basic guide for setting up your own hosted WordPress site, including how to register for a domain name, sign up with a hosting provider and successfully download and install the WordPress.org software onto your computer.