It is a CMS ( content management system ) that helps to design webpages without coding skills, instead if you add some basic code then the beauty of your website will be enhanced.

It is written in the PHP hypertext preprocessor language and works with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Functions include a framework for plugins and a set of templates, which are referred to as “Themes”.

Themes ?

It is a collection of files for designing the layout, style-sheets colors, fonts, and the overall front-end of your website.

There are numbers of themes over there approx 6000+ and you can choose whatever you want. But if you go with my experience please go with light-weight theme that help to increase your page speed and also help to enhance user experiences.

Some of the examples of Light theme are

Astra
Ocean WP
Phlox &….many more

Every theme has their own customizations and setting, accordingly we have to work on it while creating webpages.

Plugins ?

Plugins are tools that add extra features to website which your are planning to design.

Several plugins that are used to enhance webpages are :-

Elementor
Elementor Header & Footer Builder
Formidable
WP-Forms
Woo-Commerce
WP-Rocket
AI SEO
Rank Math
Yoast SEO
Chaty
Jetpack
WP- Optimize
All in One – WP Migration
Wordfence Security

How to do setup your blog on wordpress Platform ?

Choosing a domain name – Plan your domain short and precise related to your niche and is easy to remember.
Selecting a Hosting Provider – Choose that hosting platform wisely that offers good speed, uptime, and customer support.
Installing the WordPress – Many hosting companies give a one-click WordPress installation option.
To set up WordPress on your domain, follow the provider’s guidelines.
Customizing the Blog – To design the blog , you have to choose light weight theme and essential plugins after that you have to plan the content and write a blog.

How a blog help you to monetize ?

Things to know if you are looking to earn through blog :-

Choose a Niche ( your interested topics , your passion like beauty, fitness and many more )
Try to go for micro-niche ( Suppose you are planning to go for blogging on Digital Marketing ,instead of it better to go SEO, Social media marketing , email marketing and so on )
Purchase a domain and hosting ( In my recommendation ” Hostinger ” is the best platform because it gives good support after sale. I had used hostinger from past 4+ year so recommended) { USE REFERRALCODE=1RATAN12 & Get 12% Extra Off }
Start sharing helpful content to your audience.

Blog will be monetized through various methods:-