{"id":692,"date":"2020-11-11T01:45:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T01:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/?p=692"},"modified":"2023-07-15T08:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T08:34:55","slug":"install-wordpress-on-localhost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/install-wordpress-on-localhost\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install WordPress on Localhost With Xampp: The Ultimate Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As a WordPress beginner, to install WordPress on localhost is the first step to starting and building your web design skills with WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">WordPress is a powerful and very easy <a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/content-management-solution\/\">content management system<\/a> for web designers and business owners to create responsive and dynamic websites within a short period of time without the need to learn any programming language.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As the most popular web platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/kinsta.com\/blog\/wordpress-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress is already powering up 34% of the entire websites on the internet<\/a>. Thus, it is a great choice to pick when deciding on which tool to use to create a website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you are new to the WordPress community, it is advisable to start creating a WordPress website or blog on localhost before moving to create one on a live site. When you are done creating your website on localhost, you can learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/move-wordpress-from-localhost-to-server\/\">migrate WordPress files from localhost to live server<\/a> with this step-by-step guide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Installing WordPress on a local server is very easy. It is the first step to creating a personal blog or responsive website for your business on localhost. Localhost here refers to your Windows or Mac machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In this post, I will guide you on how to install WordPress locally in 5 easy steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\"><a href=\"#install-xampp\"> Download, Install and run Xampp<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\"><a href=\"#setup-files\"> Download WordPress setup files<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\"><a href=\"#create-database\"> Create a Database on localhost<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\"><a href=\"#install-wordpress\"> Configure and install WordPress files locally<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\"><a href=\"#install-plugin-theme\"> Upload theme and install plugins in WordPress<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">So, let\u2019s begin with this popular question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/go\/gitservers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1706 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gitservers-horizontal-2.png?resize=648%2C80&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gitservers web hosting\" width=\"648\" height=\"80\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gitservers-horizontal-2.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/gitservers-horizontal-2.png?resize=300%2C37&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 648px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 648\/80;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Why do you need to install WordPress on localhost?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A site in a localhost environment is basically for personal purposes, not for users or an audience. The only person who can see and use the site is you! So, why does anyone need to build a site in localhost?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The answer is already given in the above paragraph. Before going live with our site, we should learn the basics, see the structure and test the output of our developed product.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A localhost site lets us check and experience the updates, changes, and settings to be sure about the final outputs. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Here are the steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a id=\"install-xampp\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Step #1: Download, Install and Run Xampp<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">For you to install WordPress on localhost using xampp, you start with downloading a local server to your computer that will help you run your WordPress site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This is because WordPress is built with a server-side programming language (PHP). Which helps you make your website dynamic and able to change data at will. The recommended local server we are going to use in this guide is called Xampp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-701 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1.png?resize=600%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Download Xampp software\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1.png?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1.png?resize=768%2C485&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1.png?w=989&amp;ssl=1 989w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/379;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">XAMPP is a free and open-source cross-platform web server solution. Consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MariaDB database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/download.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the latest version of Xampp<\/a> software for your particular operating system and let\u2019s move forward with installing Xampp on your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-702 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.png?resize=600%2C115&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"locate the downloaded xampp softwate on your pc\" width=\"600\" height=\"115\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.png?resize=300%2C58&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2.png?w=588&amp;ssl=1 588w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/115;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Locate the folder\/directory where the xampp software is downloaded to. Select the xampp software to install.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-703 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4.png?resize=600%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click OK\" width=\"600\" height=\"187\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4.png?resize=300%2C93&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/4.png?w=523&amp;ssl=1 523w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/187;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Click \u201cOK\u201d or try to deactivate all antivirus programs installed on your PC, to enable the smooth installation of the xampp software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-704 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5.png?resize=600%2C504&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click next to start installing\" width=\"600\" height=\"504\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5.png?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5.png?w=514&amp;ssl=1 514w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/504;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Click \u201cNext\u201d to continue with the installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-705 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6.png?resize=600%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"select necessary components to install\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/6.png?w=514&amp;ssl=1 514w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/502;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Make sure the following checkboxes are being checked as shown above and click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7.png?resize=600%2C507&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"select xampp directory to install modules to\" width=\"600\" height=\"507\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7.png?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/7.png?w=515&amp;ssl=1 515w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/507;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Make sure there is no other folder named xampp in your C:\\ drive directory and click \u201cNext\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-707 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8.png?resize=600%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"select a preferred language\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/8.png?w=518&amp;ssl=1 518w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/502;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Select your preferred language you would like to use when working with the xampp control panel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-708 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9.png?resize=600%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click next to continue installation\" width=\"600\" height=\"502\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/9.png?w=516&amp;ssl=1 516w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/502;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lastly, click \u201cNext\u201d to allow complete installation of the software to your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-710 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11.png?resize=600%2C498&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wait while the software is unpacking files\" width=\"600\" height=\"498\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11.png?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/11.png?w=518&amp;ssl=1 518w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/498;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Wait for up to 7 &#8211; 13 minutes for the software to unpack the xampp setup files to your &#8220;C:\\&#8221; directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-711 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12.png?resize=600%2C503&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click finish to open xampp control panel\" width=\"600\" height=\"503\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12.png?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/12.png?w=515&amp;ssl=1 515w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/503;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Click \u201cFinish\u201d to complete the setup and start the xampp control panel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-712 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13.png?resize=600%2C389&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"start apache and mysql server\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13.png?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/13.png?w=683&amp;ssl=1 683w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/389;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After the complete installation and the control panel is now opened, \u201cStart\u201d the Apache local server and the MySQL database by clicking both start buttons in front of each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-714 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14.png?resize=600%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"make sure apache and mysql is running\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14.png?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/14.png?w=684&amp;ssl=1 684w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/388;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Congratulations! You have completed the XAMPP installation process!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a id=\"setup-files\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Step #2: Download WordPress Setup Files<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To create a website using WordPress requires you to also download and install WordPress configuration files from their official website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-715 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15.png?resize=600%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"get wordpress from wordpress.org\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15.png?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15.png?w=1201&amp;ssl=1 1201w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/315;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download the latest version of the WordPress<\/a> setup folder from the wordpress.org website. People are often confused about the differences between WordPress and WordPress.com.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There is a great difference between the wordpress.org website and the wordpress.com website. Check here to <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/wordpress-vs-wordpress-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">learn the difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-716 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16.png?resize=600%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"locate and extract wordpress folder\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/16.png?w=709&amp;ssl=1 709w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/372;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Locate the downloaded zipped WordPress folder and unzip it to the same directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-717 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17.png?resize=600%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"move extracted wordpress folder to htdocs\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17.png?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/17.png?w=691&amp;ssl=1 691w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/304;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After extracting the zipped folder, move the newly extracted WordPress folder to the htdocs folder located in the xampp directory just installed. I.e. \u201cC:\\xampp\\htdocs\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-718 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18.png?resize=600%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rename wordpress folder to a desired name\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18.png?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/18.png?w=695&amp;ssl=1 695w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/298;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Rename the moved WordPress folder to a name you desire to use as your website name. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: When renaming, do not add spaces between the words. It is advisable to join words with a hyphen character \u201c-\u201d or underscore character \u201c_\u201d when renaming your WordPress folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-719 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19.png?resize=600%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wordpress folder renamed\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19.png?resize=300%2C149&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/19.png?w=701&amp;ssl=1 701w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/298;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">E.g. You can rename from \u201cwordpress\u201d to \u201cmynewwebsite\u201d or \u201cmy-new-website\u201d or \u201cmy_new_website\u201d. But not \u201cmy new website\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Also, make sure to use all lowercase letters when renaming the WordPress folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a id=\"create-database\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Step #3: Create a Database on Localhost<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Now, let\u2019s create a database in WordPress localhost to hold all our WordPress data and any other changes made by users to the WordPress site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">To create a new database on localhost with xampp, open your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-720 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20.png?resize=600%2C302&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"open phpmyadmin to create database\" width=\"600\" height=\"302\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20.png?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20.png?resize=1024%2C516&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20.png?resize=768%2C387&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20.png?w=1202&amp;ssl=1 1202w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/302;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In the address bar of your browser, insert the URL: \u201clocalhost\/phpmyadmin\u201d to open the xampp MySQL database dashboard. <strong>Note<\/strong>: Ensure that your MySQL server is running in the xampp control panel as stated above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-721 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/21.png?resize=600%2C314&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click new to create a new database\" width=\"600\" height=\"314\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/21.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/21.png?w=749&amp;ssl=1 749w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/314;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Click \u201cNew\u201d on the left side panel to add a new database to existing ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-722 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22.png?resize=600%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Add a database name and click create\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22.png?resize=768%2C421&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22.png?resize=750%2C410&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/22.png?w=830&amp;ssl=1 830w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/329;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Add a new database name in the input field (preferably the name of your new WordPress website) and click create.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">That\u2019s all we need to create a database in WordPress localhost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a id=\"install-wordpress\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Step #4: Configure and Install WordPress Files Locally<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Once you are done creating a database for your website in localhost, it\u2019s time to configure and install the WordPress setup files you downloaded earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To start configuring your WordPress website, insert the URL \u201clocalhost\/mynewwebsite\u201d in the address bar of your browser. <strong>Note<\/strong>: replace \u201cmynewwebsite\u201d with the name of your WordPress folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-723 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23.png?resize=600%2C351&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"select a language and click continue\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23.png?resize=1024%2C598&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23.png?resize=768%2C449&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23.png?w=1198&amp;ssl=1 1198w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/351;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Select your preferred language and click \u201cContinue\u201d, to move to the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-724 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24.png?resize=600%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click let's go to continue installation\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24.png?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/24.png?w=791&amp;ssl=1 791w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/425;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Read the instructions to know what you need, to continue with the WordPress setup and click \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Now, it\u2019s time to provide the details of your database to enable a successful connection with your WordPress platform. (follow these steps carefully).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-725 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25.png?resize=600%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"add database connection details\" width=\"600\" height=\"393\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25.png?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/25.png?w=828&amp;ssl=1 828w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/393;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In the \u201cDatabase Name\u201d input field, insert the name of your database created earlier (mine is \u2018mynewwebsite\u2019).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The \u201cUsername\u201d input field should be changed to \u201croot\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The \u201cPassword\u201d input field should be left empty or blank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The \u201cDatabase Host\u201d input field should be left as is (No need to change its value).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The \u201cTable Prefix\u201d input field should be left as is also (No need to change its value).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Click \u201cSubmit\u201d after completing the database connection details to continue with the installation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-727 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/26.png?resize=600%2C195&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"run wordpress installation\" width=\"600\" height=\"195\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/26.png?resize=300%2C98&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/26.png?resize=768%2C250&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/26.png?w=901&amp;ssl=1 901w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/195;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Click on \u201cRun the installation\u201d to move to the next step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-728 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/27.png?resize=600%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"provide wordpress login details\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/27.png?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/27.png?resize=768%2C535&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/27.png?w=880&amp;ssl=1 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/418;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Provide the details needed for login and the complete installation of WordPress on localhost to use WordPress offline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After you are done filling in the necessary details, click \u201cinstall wordpress\u201d to finally install WordPress on localhost for free. <strong>Note<\/strong>: copy your username and password data that you filled above into a text file, to enable easy access whenever needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-729 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28.png?resize=600%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"login to wordpress dashboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28.png?resize=768%2C331&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/28.png?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/258;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Congratulations! You have completely installed WordPress on localhost. Click the \u201cLog In\u201d button to move to the login form for authentication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-731 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/29.png?resize=600%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"provide wordpress details to log into wp-admin dashboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/29.png?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/29.png?w=607&amp;ssl=1 607w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/447;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Provide the username or email address and password you added when installing WordPress. And click &#8220;Login&#8221; to view your WordPress dashboard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a id=\"install-plugin-theme\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Step #5: Upload Theme and Install Plugins in WordPress<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-732 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/30.png?resize=600%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"wordpress wp-admin dashboard\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/30.png?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/30.png?resize=1024%2C544&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/30.png?resize=768%2C408&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/30.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/319;\" \/><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After a complete setup of your WordPress configuration files, it\u2019s time to view how the default WordPress platform or theme looks like.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-733 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/31.png?resize=600%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"visit wordpress site\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/31.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/31.png?resize=768%2C440&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/31.png?w=951&amp;ssl=1 951w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/344;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To view how your website would look like to users, hover across the name of your site at the top left-hand corner in your admin dashboard. You would see a dropdown, saying \u201cVisit Site\u201d. Click on it to view your website or enter the URL: \u201clocalhost\/mynewwebsite\u201d in the address bar of your browser. (Note: replace \u201cmynewwebsite\u201d with the name of your WordPress folder).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">To go back to your WordPress admin dashboard, add \u201c\/wp-admin\u201d to the URL already in the address bar of your browser. E.g. \u201clocalhost\/mynewwebsite\/wp-admin\u201d (Note: replace \u201cmynewwebsite\u201d with the name of your WordPress folder).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-text=\"true\">How to Add a Theme or Template to Your WordPress Site<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-734 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/32.png?resize=600%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Select appearance to add a wordpress theme\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/32.png?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/32.png?resize=768%2C504&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/32.png?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/394;\" \/><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To use a new theme or WordPress template on your website, you need to install a WordPress theme on localhost. On the left sidebar of your admin dashboard, click on \u201cAppearance\u201d. You can also hover on the \u201cAppearance\u201d link to see a dropdown list. In it click on \u201cThemes\u201d to go to the themes page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-735 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/33.png?resize=600%2C291&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Select an already installed wordpress theme\" width=\"600\" height=\"291\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/33.png?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/33.png?resize=1024%2C497&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/33.png?resize=768%2C373&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/33.png?w=1036&amp;ssl=1 1036w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/291;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can select any of the already-made themes provided by WordPress by hovering over it and clicking on the \u201cActivate\u201d button to make it the current theme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/refer\/astra-theme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-746 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?resize=600%2C265&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"download astra theme\" width=\"600\" height=\"265\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?resize=300%2C132&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?resize=1024%2C452&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?resize=768%2C339&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?resize=1536%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?w=1903&amp;ssl=1 1903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/astra-theme.jpg?w=1296&amp;ssl=1 1296w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/265;\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">Or preferably, you can add a downloaded theme by clicking on the \u201cAdd New\u201d button to move to the Theme Install page. The best platform to get and select any WordPress templates of your choice for any industry when creating your websites is Astra WordPress Themes. <a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/refer\/astra-theme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download a free Astra WordPress Theme<\/a> now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-736 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/34.png?resize=600%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"upload a third party downloaded theme\" width=\"600\" height=\"309\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/34.png?resize=300%2C155&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/34.png?resize=768%2C396&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/34.png?w=970&amp;ssl=1 970w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/309;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Click on \u201cUpload Theme\u201d to add a zipped folder of your downloaded theme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After uploading\/installing it, activate it by hovering on it and clicking on the \u201cActivate\u201d button to make the current theme to be used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To view how your website looks like now with a new theme, open a new tab in your browser and enter the URL: \u201clocalhost\/mynewwebsite\u201d in the address bar. <strong>Note<\/strong>: replace \u201cmynewwebsite\u201d with the name of your WordPress folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-text=\"true\">How to Add Plugins to Your WordPress Site<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-737 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/35.png?resize=600%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click Add to add plugins to wp\" width=\"600\" height=\"353\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/35.png?resize=300%2C176&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/35.png?resize=768%2C452&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/35.png?w=949&amp;ssl=1 949w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/353;\" \/><br data-text=\"true\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">To make creating your website easy, you need to install WordPress plugins on localhost. Adding a plugin to your WordPress website is as easy as installing a theme. At the left sidebar panel, hover on the &#8220;Plugins&#8221; link to get a dropdown list. And then click &#8220;Add&#8221; to move to the plugin&#8217;s add page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-738 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/37.png?resize=600%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"search for a plugin\" width=\"600\" height=\"292\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/37.png?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/37.png?resize=1024%2C499&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/37.png?resize=768%2C374&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/37.png?w=1063&amp;ssl=1 1063w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/292;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can search for the desired plugin in the search bar or see a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/showcase\/24-must-have-wordpress-plugins-for-business-websites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">list of must-have plugins for WordPress sites<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-739 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/38.png?resize=600%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"click the &quot;install now&quot; button to install a plugin\" width=\"600\" height=\"292\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/38.png?resize=300%2C146&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/38.png?resize=1024%2C499&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/38.png?resize=768%2C374&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/helprocure.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/38.png?w=1063&amp;ssl=1 1063w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/292;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\" data-text=\"true\">When you\u2019ve found a plugin, click on \u201cInstall Now\u201d to install it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After it has completed its installation, click the &#8220;Activate&#8221; button to activate the plugin and start enjoying its features.<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- Ezoic - longer_content - incontent_7 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-110\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6572430055534609\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- responsive-horizontal --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6572430055534609\" data-ad-slot=\"4429413294\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!-- End Ezoic - longer_content - incontent_7 --><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><span data-text=\"true\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Installing WordPress on your computer is a very straightforward process. Even the most experienced developers start by setting up WordPress locally before moving it online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Installing WordPress on localhost is easy. And it takes a few steps downloading a xampp software, downloading the WordPress setup\/configuration file, creating a database to hold data for your WordPress site, configuring and installing the WordPress files, uploading a WordPress theme and installing different WordPress plugins to add exciting features to your WordPress website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Once you learn how to install WordPress on localhost, you can create a lot of WordPress websites for different industries at your own convenience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>To create many WordPress sites on localhost with xampp, you don\u2019t need to delete your previous one. Just extract a new WordPress folder from the previously downloaded WordPress zipped file and move it into your htdocs folder in the C:\\xampp directory to join the previous ones. And then create a new database as described in the steps above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After you are done creating your superb designs on localhost, follow this guide to learn <a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/blog\/move-wordpress-from-localhost-to-server\/\">how to migrate WordPress from localhost to live server<\/a> without breaking your WordPress site or causing any harm to your online server.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you like this article, Kindly like our <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/helprocure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helprocure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helprocure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> pages to receive more helpful tips about WordPress. Also, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/helprocure.com\/#services\">our amazing affordable web design and digital marketing services to help triple customers to your business now<\/a><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lastly, don\u2019t forget to share with friends on all social platforms to help them begin their web design journey as a WordPress designer. Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Once you learn how to install WordPress on localhost, I would like to know: What type of site are you going to create with this newly found knowledge? Feel free to share it in the comments!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&#8220;Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are &#8220;affiliate links&#8221;. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. 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