Post 1 | Purchasing hosting space & installing Wordpress | Project 3

Purchasing hosting space & installing Wordpress

Commencing my WEB502 project, I have chosen to use Wordpress with the creation of the client's website for a few reasons:

  • Low-security requirements (no sensitive data)
  • Low traffic
  • Simple design (no need for added complexity of Drupal
  • Easy for client to edit the content of the website
    • Following the end of my project, if my client chooses to carry on using the website as their own I can readily hand it off to them with minimal instruction due to the ease of use WordPress carried with it as a CMS




Hostgator customer dashboard


Wordpress install for current project workspace


Fresh WordPress install dashboard

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