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How to Build a Business Website In WordPress? (10 Simple Steps)

Last Updated: 33 mins By: Priyanka Panjiyar

Don’t know how to build a business website in WordPress? Seems like you’ve landed in the right place. 

In this era of technology, it’s very important to create a website to promote and land more work for your business. No matter what business, small or big, creating a website will help you successfully run your business. 

And, if you’re thinking that creating a website might take much time and effort then, think again. It’s not as tedious a job as you might think it is. Especially with the help of WordPress, it’s much easier. 

In this article, we’ve mentioned a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a business website in WordPress. Hence, keep reading. 

Why Select WordPress to Build a Business Website?

Above, we mentioned WordPress is the easiest and best platform to create a business website. But why? Here are some of the benefits of choosing WordPress. 

WordPress is open-source software. This means any interested person can modify the codes of the software to make it better. They need to follow certain rules and regulations to do so. 

Moreover, it’s the most used Content Management System (CMS) in the market. It powers 41% of the total website on the web as of today. Best of all, it has the most beginner-friendly interface. 

WordPress Logo

Further, anyone – developers and non-developers can create a site with WordPress. Not to mention, it’s super easy to customize a site as WordPress offers bundles of customization tools. Themes and plugins are bonus features of WordPress that’ll help you create your dream site. We’ll talk about them later in this tutorial. 

Besides, WordPress comes in two flavors – WordPress.org and WordPress.com

WordPress.org vs WordPress.com 

The main difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com is the ownership. WordPress.com is a fully hosted platform. This means you don’t have much control over your website. All the maintenance is done by the host. Moreover, you cannot install third-party themes and plugins. 

Whereas, WordPress.org is a self-hosted platform. You completely own the site and you can customize and modify as much as you need. Additionally, it offers 8000+ free themes and 58,000+ free plugins. On top of that, you can also install third-party premium themes and plugins. 

To conclude, if you want full control and no limitations then, choose WordPress.org to create your business website. 

With that said, it’s time to start our tutorial on how to build a business website using WordPress. Let’s get started. 


Tutorial on How to Build a Business Website In WordPress

Step 1: Register a Domain Name 

The very first thing while creating any sort of website is to register a domain name. What’s a domain name, you ask? Simply put, a domain name is the unique name of your website. With the help of a domain name, users can search for your site on the internet. 

For example, the domain name of our site is zakratheme.com

Zakra Domain Name Example

You need to purchase/register these domain names to use them. However, before that, let’s learn how to choose a domain name for your site. Here are some tips for you.

  • Make it unique and memorable: Choose a domain name that’s small, catchy, and memorable. So that your users can easily remember them and search them on the internet. 
  • Appropriate extensions: Almost all domain registrars offer domain name extensions like .com, .net, .org. Choose one that fits your site. Nevertheless, it’s better to select the .com extension. 
  • Matches your website: Let’s say your site is about electronics but, you choose a domain name like deliciouscupcake.com. Misguiding right? So, select the name that represents your site’s niche. 
  • Blog name generators: If you’re still indecisive about the domain name, you can use blog name generators. Basically, blog name generators generate a unique site name, and you can choose the suitable one for you.  

By far, we hope you’ve got a clear idea of what should be your site’s domain name. As mentioned above, you need to register a domain name with the help of a domain name registrar. 

Fortunately, there are several domain name registrars in the market. However, we cannot say for sure that all are reliable and trustworthy. Therefore, if you ask us which one to choose, we highly recommend Bluehost

Bluehost WordPress Hosting

Bluehost is one of the cheapest and upright domain registrars. Moreover, it offers popular TLDs such as .com, .net, . org, .co, and much more. The price of a domain name might differ according to the TLD you buy. Here is the pricing of some popular TLDs offered by Bluehost. 

TLDs.com.org.net.info.co
Price (For 1st Year) $12.99$9.99$14.99$11.99$14.99

Now, to register a domain, first of all, visit the Bluehost site. Select the Domains option from the top menu bar. Then, on the search bar, enter the name you want for your site. 

Domain Name Navigation

Sometimes the name you want might already be taken. In that case, a message – Sorry, Domain name is unavailable will appear. However, domain names with other TLDs are also recommended below. If you want a domain name with a TLD other than that of your choice, go ahead and select one. 

Domain Name Unavailable

But, if you want the domain name with the TLD of your choice, try another unique name. Next, Bluehost calculates your total amount that including domain name and privacy protection. All you need to do is click on the Proceed button. 

Add To Cart

Bluehost offers a 30-day free hosting trial or not. If not, simply select the Proceed without 30-day trial of hosting button. 

Shopping Cart

On the next page, fill up the necessary information to make the payment, such as billing information and payment method. Further, if you want emails about products and updates, check on the box. After that, click on the Purchase Now button. 

Checkout Button

Congratulations!, you just registered your domain name. Bluehost will send a link to your email account with the necessary information. 


Step 2: Purchase Web Hosting 

While a domain name is the unique name of your site, a web host is like renting a space on the internet to store your site. Without a web host, your site is non-existential on the web. 

You can find many web host providers; however, since we registered a domain name on Bluehost, why bother to purchase a web host from another hosting provider. 

To purchase a web host, just click on the Host Your Site button on the homepage of Bluehost

Bluehost WordPress Hosting

It takes you to the plan and pricing page. Bluehost offers 4 different hosting plans. Choose the one that suits you best and click on the Select button. 

Some plans have more features than others. However, all plans include domain manager, resource protection, Google ads, SSL certificate, scalability, and Google my business features. Hence, whichever plan you choose, you’re in good hands. 

Bluehost Pricing

Once you’ve selected the plan, it takes you to the domain setup page. You can either create a new domain or use a domain you own. Since we already purchased a domain name earlier, we can use that. Then, click on the Next button. 

Bluehost Domain Name Button

Next, you need to create your hosting account. On the Create Your Account page, fill up your Account Information and Payment Information. Additionally, you can also see the Package Information and Package Extras. Besides, you can also use Google single sign-on to create your account with ease. 

Create Your Account

After you fill up every information, check on the Auto-Renewal Terms and finally hit the Submit button. 

Hosting Submit Button

The auto-renewal feature renews your domain name and hosting license automatically. Of course, you’ll receive notification about it via email. 


Step 3: Install WordPress

Now that you’ve both domain name and hosting, it’s time to install WordPress. Bluehost offers the WordPress Auto-Install option while purchasing a web host. This means WordPress will be automatically installed while you buy a web host. 

However, in case it doesn’t, Bluehost offers a One-Click Install feature. Now, to install WordPress with a click, firstly, log into your hosting account. You can log in to your hosting account by clicking on the Login button located at the top right of the homepage. 

Enter your Email or Domain Name and Password. And click on the Login button. 

Hosting Account Login

Once you’re logged in, you can see the Bluehost dashboard. Click on the My Site option from the left sidebar. 

Now, select the Create Site option from the top right corner and enter your Site Name and Tagline

Tagline And Title

After that, enter your domain name and click on the Next button. 

Bluehost will now automatically install WordPress. It’s that simple. Now, it’s time to log into your WordPress dashboard. For that, click on the Login to WordPress button. 

loginwpfrombluehost

Alternatively, you can log in to your dashboard by login URL https://example.com/wp-login.php. This way you won’t have to log in to your hosting account each time, to log in to your WordPress dashboard. 

If you want a full guide on this topic, check out this article – How to Find WordPress Login URL to Access Dashboard?

Now, enter your login credentials – Username and Password. On the right side of your WordPress dashboard, you’ll observe various information about WordPress, your site, etc. 

Comparably, on the left side, there are various WordPress menus. Think of them as steering wheels and your site as a boat. These menus help you navigate your site easily.

Let’s give you some basic knowledge about these menus. 

  • Posts: Use this menu to create new posts on your site. You can edit, delete, and manage it according to categories. 
  • Media: You can access all the images, and videos you’ve posted through this menu. Further, you can add as well as delete them as per your requirement. 
  • Pages: Posts can be published every now and then however, pages are more static. For example, your homepage, about us page, contact us page, etc. You can easily create/delete pages with the help of this menu. 
  • Comments: Approve/disapprove comments of your users on your posts. 
  • Appearance:  This option helps to change/modify the appearance of your website. You can add new themes, customize your site, add widgets, and add/remove menus. 
  • Plugins: Add new plugins and also delete them. Moreover, you can also update them.
  • Users: Manage all the users through this option. You can add new users and delete them. Besides, assign different roles to the users. 
  • Tools: Import/export data from other sites. Also, you can observe your site’s health information and export/delete users’ data.
  • Settings: The settings option allows you to configure basic settings like general, permalinks, media, privacy, writing, reading, and more. 
WordPress Dashboard

Step 4: Choose The Right Theme 

The next important step on how to build a business website is to choose the theme that suits your site the best. A WordPress theme determines the whole front-end of your site. All your content is displayed according to the layout of your theme. Hence, make sure to choose a theme that leaves a good first impression. 

With that said, let’s provide you with some guidance on how to choose the right theme for your site. 

  • Determine the niche of your site: There are all sorts of websites on the web. For example, a blogging site, magazine/news site, eStore, auction site, and more. WordPress offers themes that are suitable for any niche. Hence, choose one that matches your site’s subject.
  • Well-coded and documented: A well-coded theme is more secure and speed optimized. Hence, avoid poorly coded themes. Moreover, a well-documented theme is of great help when you run into some trouble. 
  • Last updated date, ratings, and reviews: Themes should regularly be updated to be compatible with the latest version of WordPress. Besides, reviews and ratings will provide you with opinions of previous users which can give a better perspective about the theme. 
  • Fully compatible with major plugins: Plugins help you add more features to your site. Therefore, choose a theme that fully supports all major plugins. Furthermore, make sure it’s compatible with page builders like Elementor as well. 

Moving forward, here’s a theme that has all the above qualities. It’s none other than Zakra. Zakra is a multipurpose theme that more than 60K customers have trusted. 

zakratheme-1

Besides, it offers 65+ importable demos, a highly customizable design, and has seamless WooCommerce integration. Additionally, it’s well coded, translation-ready, and mobile-ready. There are many other features Zakra offers; you can visit the site to know more. 

Besides Zakra, here are some other themes that are as good.

  • ColorMag: Theme for news/magazine sites.
  • Cenote: For blog-based sites.
  • Flash: Multipurpose theme – suitable for any type of site. 
  • eStore: For eCommerce sites. 

i) Installing Free Version of Zakra Theme

We’ve chosen the theme now; it’s time to install it. The free version of Zakra can be installed through the WordPress dashboard. So, first of all, log in to your WordPress dashboard. Navigate to Appearance >> Themes from the left sidebar menu. 

Themes Navigation

Click on the Add New button located at the top left. Search for Zakra on the search bar. 

Next, click on the Install button and finally hit the Activate button to activate the theme. 

Search Zakra

And that’s it. You’ve successfully installed the theme. 

ii) Installing Premium Version of Zakra Theme

The above method is to install the free version of a theme. However, if you want to install the premium version then, you need to follow different steps. You must be thinking, why install the premium version? And that’s a valid question. 

Here’s why – the premium version of the theme offers extra features that are not included in the free version. Besides, only premium users can get the support ticket option. Hence, if you want some additional privilege, upgrade it to the premium version. 

Back to the installation process. Purchase the premium version and save the zip file on your local computer. Next, navigate to Plugins >> Add New from the sidebar. Then click on the Upload button located at the top. 

Navigation Add New Plugins

Now, click on the Choose File option and select the zipped file of the theme. Then, select the Install Now button. It might take a few seconds to install the theme. Finally, choose the Activate button to activate the theme finally. After the activation of the theme, enter the license key you’ve received while purchasing the theme.

Upload Zakra-min

iii) Import Demos 

Once you’ve installed the theme, it’s time to import the demo. Demos are ready-made layouts. You don’t have to create a site from scratch; you can simply import demos and customize them as per your preference. 

So, here’s how you import demos. After the theme’s activation, you can see a message that says – Get Started with Zakra at the top of your dashboard. 

Click on the option, and this automatically installs the ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin. Now, it takes you to the page where you can see all the demos. Choose the demo that’s suitable for your business and hover the mouse over it. An Import button will appear; click on the button. a confirmation page will appear. Simply click on the Confirm button.

Import demo-min

If you installed the free version of Zakra then, you can only import free demos. To import the premium demos, you need the Companion Addons For Elementor

iv) Customizing the theme

Customizing your theme is another important part of creating a business website. The demo you imported earlier might have contents you don’t need or want to change. Here’s how you can do that. 

Navigate to the Appearance >> Customize from the dashboard. 

Customization Navigation

On the customization page, you can see the live preview of the theme on the right side. Comparably, on the left side, you can find the customization menus. 

How to Build a Business Website Using WordPress Customization Page

Below, we’ve briefly explained the customization menus. 

  • Global: This menu is useful to change the colors, background, layout, typography, and button of the entire site. 
  • Header: On the header menu, you can change site identity. For example, you can change the logo, site icon, site title, and tagline. Apart from that, you can change the header menu, media, button, and main area. Additionally, you can also choose to make it a sticky header or a transparent header.
  • Content: Here you’re allowed to change the content of the header, sidebar, blog/archive, single post, and page. 
  • Footer: You can change the footer content through this option, such as widgets, bottom bar, and scroll to top icon. 
  • Menus: There are default menus on your active theme. You can change or modify them with the help of this option.
  • Widgets: Add different widgets at any part of your site and modify them as much as you want.
  • Homepage Settings: You can leave the default homepage of your active theme or create your own homepage and choose that one. Additionally, you can also display your latest posts as your homepage. 
  • Additional CSS: If you’ve little knowledge of coding then, you can add custom CSS codes with the help of this option. 

Besides, you can also customize the page by clicking the pencil icon located at the different blocks. 

Customization Pencil Icon

Step 5: Install Plugins and Addons for Extra Features

Till now, we’ve done half part of the tutorial on how to build a business website in WordPress. It’s time to add more features to our website. A plugin is software that adds an extra feature or functionality to your site. Let’s explain this with an example. 

WordPress is quite versatile and, even WordPress themes offer many customization options. However, there are other features required to successfully create and run a website. 

Let’s say, you want to add a social share button on your website to connect more with your audience. A plugin like Easy Social Sharing can help you add this feature. 

Easy Social Sharing

Correspondingly, you need more features and functionalities to take your business site to the next phase. Here are some other important plugins you might need for your WordPress website. 

1) Everest Forms 

Everest Forms is one of the best drag-and-drop WordPress forms plugins out there. Currently, it’s powering 1,00,000+ active sites. With the help of Everest Forms, you can create any type of form within a minute. 

Everest Forms Plugin

Key features of Everest Forms:

  • Pre-designed form templates.
  • Unlimited form fields.
  • Drag and drop builder. 
  • Spam protection. 
  • Form import-export. 
  • Multiple file upload. 

You can easily install the free version of Everest Forms through the WordPress dashboard. Simply navigate to Plugins >> Add New from the sidebar menu. 

Search Everest Forms on the search bar and select the Install button. Lastly, don’t forget to Activate the plugin. 

One of the important features Everest Forms offers is the contact form. Contact Forms are useful to communicate with your users/customers. If your users need any help, they can contact you through this contact form. 

To create a contact form, all you need to do is navigate to Everest Forms >> Add New

Everest Forms Navigation

Now, on the next page, you can see a bunch of form templates such as contact form, leave request form, simple support form, job application form, and much more. 

Furthermore, you can also create a form from scratch. For now, let’s not create one from scratch. We can simply select the pre-built contact form. Hover over to the template of the contact form and click on Get Started

Everest Forms Get Started Button

Next, a pop-up appears, where you need to give your contact form a name. We named it Request Form for example. Select the Continue button after you give a name to your form.

Everest Forms Continue Button

Thereafter, it takes you to the Everest Forms editor page. On the right side, you can see an already built simple contact form. Similarly, on the right side, there are multiple field blocks. 

Click on the Add Row button now, simply drag and drop the field you want to add. 

Finally, hit the Save button. You can also see the preview of the form by clicking on the Preview button right next to Save button. 

Everest Forms Add New Row-min

And there, you’ve created a contact form using the Everest Forms plugin. 

2) Wordfence 

Wordfence is the most popular WordPress firewall and malware scanner. The 4+ million active installation shows how popular Wordfence is. The main purpose behind creating this plugin is to protect WordPress from malicious attacks. 

Wordfence Plugin

With the new firewall rules, malware signature, malicious IP address, 2FA, and an additional suite of features, Wordfence is one of the best WordPress security solutions available. 

Key features of Wordfence

  • Wordfence central: A powerful and effective way to manage the security of multiple sites in one place. 
  • WordPress security scanner: Malware scanner checks core files, themes, and plugins for bad URLs, backdoors, code injections, etc. 
  • WordPress firewall : Web application firewall identifies and blocks malign traffic. 
  • Login security: Two-factor authentication (2FA), one of the most secure forms of remote system available. 
  • Security tools: Various security tools like live traffic monitor, block attackers, country blocking, etc. available. 

Wordfence is a free WordPress plugin; hence you can install it from your dashboard. Once installed, Wordfence asks for your email address and to accept its terms and conditions. 

Thereafter, the Wordfence option appears on the sidebar menu. When you hover over the option, you can see various sub-options. For example – Dashboard, Firewall, Scan, Tools, Login Security, All options, Help and Upgrade to Premium. 

Wordfence navigation

If you click on the Dashboard option, it takes you to the Wordfence Dashboard page. You can observe scan results, notifications, Wordfence central status, firewall summary, total attacks blocked tools, and help options. 

Wordfence Dashboard

Similarly, on the All Options page, you can configure, enable/disable options like Global, Firewall, Blocking, Scan, and Tool. 

3) WP Rocket

Optimizing your site’s speed is another important step you cannot afford to miss while building a business website using WordPress. Speed optimization is necessary to rank higher on search engines and generate conversions. 

WP Rocket plugin is a caching plugin that can help in speed optimization and increase your site’s traffic. 

WP Rocket Plugin

Moreover, this plugin has a user-friendly interface and is easy to set up. Other than caching, WP Rocket also offers image optimization, lazy loading, database optimization, and much more. 

Key features of  WP Rocket:

  • Minify CSS, HTML, Javascript file.
  • Google Analytics integration.
  • Cache preload.
  • Search Engine Optimization.

4) WooCommerce

WooCommerce is well-known eCommerce software useful to create an eCommerce website. It offers all the features to create, manage, and grow your eCommerce-based business website. 

WooCommerce Plugin

You can sell any type of product – digital and physical through your WooCommerce store. 

Key features of  WooCommerce:

  • It offers unlimited customization options. 
  • Efficiently manage the orders of your store.
  • Integrate payment gateways without hassle.

As WooCommerce is a WordPress plugin, you can install it from your WordPress dashboard. After you’ve successfully installed the plugin, you need to run Set Wizard to set up your eCommerce store. 

WooCommerce Setup Wizard

Firstly, add the address of your site, such as country, city, and postal code. Next, choose the industry in which your store operates and the type of products you want to sell. 

Now, add the number of products you want to display on a single page. Contiguous, it’s time to choose a theme for your eStore however, if you’re satisfied with your active theme then, no need to change the theme. 

Then, you’re asked to install the Jetpack plugin. Nevertheless, you can click on No Thanks or Yes Please as per your choice. Finally, click on the Continue button. 

5) User Registration

User registration is yet another useful plugin to add essential features to your business WordPress site. As the name implies, User Registration is a WordPress registration plugin to create any type of registration form. 

User Registration Plugin

Key features of User Registration

  • Drag and drop builder.
  • Email notifications.
  • Unlimited form fields.
  • User profile account.
  • In-built login form.

This plugin is free of charge, which means you can install it from your WordPress dashboard. Talking about this plugin’s importance then, let’s explain by elaborating a situation. 

Imagine you’ve got a blog section on your website. And, a guest writer wants to write an article on your blog section. So, how do they make contact or ask for permission? 

It’s easy; with User Registration, you can create a user registration form. The guest writer can fill up the user registration form. Later, you can approve or disapprove the request. 

This can be beneficial to both parties – guest writers as well as webmasters. Once the webmaster approves the request, the guest writer can create a post and publish it. 


Step 6: Add Content to Your Website 

Now, it’s time to add some content to your business WordPress website. There are two simple ways to add content – one through the post and another page. 

Posts can be updated on a regular basis. However, pages are more permanent. Blogs are example of posts. You need to keep publishing new blogs. On the other hand, you create a page, publish it, and that’s it. An example would be your homepage. 

i) Create Posts 

First of all, let’s create a post. Navigate to Posts >> Add New from the sidebar menu of your dashboard.

Navigation Add New Post

It takes you to the WordPress editor page. On the page, you can Add Title and Start Writing

Additionally, you can add a new block to add more content. Click on the Plus (+) icon and choose the block you want to add. You can add in-built blocks such as paragraphs, images, lists, galleries, headings, text and media, and much more. 

How to Build a Business Website Using WordPress Page Editor

Moreover, you can add featured images and also change the background color of blocks. To see how your post looks, you can click on the Preview button located at the top right. It generates the preview of the posts on a separate tab.

You can optimize the SEO and readability of your post. Adding the Yoast SEO plugin might help you with this. Yoast SEO allows you to add SEO title, meta description, internal link, and outbound link. 

Once you’re satisfied with the post, select the Publish button, located next to the Preview button. You can choose to publish the post right away or schedule it as well. 

How to Make a Business Website in WordPress Publish Button

ii) Create Pages 

Aside from the homepage, there are other important pages you need on your site. For example

  • About us Page: This page is about the history of your site, your achievements, and more. 
  • Services Page: Here, you can add the services you offer to your customers and users. 
  • Contact Us Page: Add how your users can contact you on this page. 

For the tutorial to add a new page, we’ll be creating a Contact Us page in this section. To create the contact page, navigate to Pages >> Add New

Navigation Add New Page

It takes you to the page editor. Now for the Title write Contact Us. Correspondingly, write some paragraphs such as, Have any problems? Contact us via this contact form. 

Then click on the Plus (+) icon to add a new block. Now, if you remember we’ve created a contact form earlier in this tutorial. We can simply add that contact form here. All you need to do is add the Everest Forms block. 

Contact Us Page

Next, from the Select a Form dropdown menu, choose the form we built earlier. 

Select Form

You can also see the preview of how your page might look. Once you’re satisfied, you can make your page live by clicking on the Publish button. 

After you’ve created your pages, you need to add them to the site’s menu to make them accessible. Navigate to Appearance >> Menus from the dashboard.

Menu Navigation

Select the page we created from the Pages pane located below the Add menu items category. After that, click on the Add to Menu button. Finally, hit the Save Menu button. 

Add Menu-min

If you visit your site, you can see the new menu – Contact Us has been added. Also, you can observe the contact form on the page. Now, go ahead and create new pages like Services, Pricing, etc. You can add them to the menu, following the same process. 


Step 7: WordPress Support for Your Business Website 

We’ve pretty much covered most of the basic steps of creating a business website using WordPress. If you’ve diligently followed every step then, we’re confident there shouldn’t be any problem on your site. However, we cannot guarantee that you won’t face any problems in the future. 

To deal with these kinds of situations, WordPress offers support & help. You can find support from the official website of WordPress as well as from the individual sites of the themes, plugins, and host providers you’ve purchased from. Hence, the next step on how to build a business website in WordPress is to get support & help when needed.

i) WordPress.org Support 

On the homepage of WordPress.org, choose the Support option from the top menu bar. You can see two options – Documentation and Forums

WordPress Support

You can find various articles about general problems such as getting started with WordPress, customization, basic usage, and more on the Documentation page. 

Correspondingly, on the Forums page, there are various forums on different topics. One such topic is Networking WordPress. Below the option, you can see the View Forum link. 

View Forum

Now, on the forum page, there are various questions asked by users and answered by the support team of WordPress. If you find a similar question as your problem, you can simply read the answer. 

Networking WordPress Forum

If you want to ask new questions, you can log in to create a topic. Simply click on the Login to create a topic option at the top, as shown in the image above. 

Apart from that, you can seek support and help for free themes and plugins as well. Select the Themes or Plugins option from the top menu bar. 

Themes or Plugins Option

Then, on the theme page, search for the theme you’ve installed. For example, we searched for the ColorMag theme. Next, click on the More Info option. 

ColorMag Theme Info

You can see the theme’s descriptions, reviews, ratings, and more. Additionally, there’s a Support option as well. Click on the View Support Forum and it takes you to the forum page of that theme. 

ColorMag Support Forum

There are various topics you can explore. Furthermore, you can also create your topic. The theme support team will get back to you as soon as possible. The process is the same to get support for the free plugins as well. 

ii) Theme support

The above method is to get support for free themes. But, if you’ve bought a premium plugin, you can get help from the official site of the theme. Since we’ve used the Zakra theme, let’s explore the Zakra theme’s support options. 

Zakra offers 24/7 support. You can find the Support dropdown option at the top menu bar of the homepage. When you click on the options, you can find several options: Docs, Support, Changelog, and Zakra Pro Changelog. 

Zakra Support

On top of that, Zakra also provides a live chat option. You can find the chat icon at the bottom right. 

Zakra Live Chat

For premium users, Zakra offers ticket support as well. Navigate to the Support >> Support option from the homepage menu bar. 

It takes you to the support page. As you scroll a little, you can see the Premium Users options. And, below that, there’s a Create a Support Ticket button. Click on the button, fill up a form, and submit it. The Zakra support team will get back to you. 

Premium User

iii) Plugin Support 

For plugin support, let’s take Everest Forms as an example. To get support for this plugin, visit its site. On the top menu bar, select the Support dropdown menu. There are two options – Support Tickets and Documentation on the dropdown menu. 

Everest Forms Support

Only premium users can create a support ticket. And, the documentation option offers a pool of valuable articles about the plugin. Additionally, you can also find a live chat option at the button right of the homepage. 

iv) Hosting Support 

Since we bought a host from Bluehost, let’s take an example of how to get support and help. When you visit the Bluehost site, you can see the live chat option at the top right. 

Bluehost Chat

Other than that, if you scroll all the way down to the footer, you can see the Knowledge Base option under the Support option. 

Bluehost Documentation

On the knowledge base page, there are bundles of articles that might help you. 


Some Extra Steps to Follow

Here are some extra but important steps on this tutorial of how to build a business website in WordPress.

Step 8: Keep Updating

Running a business isn’t easy. And, in the process, you might forget minor but impactful steps such as updating your themes, plugins, and WordPress itself. 

We all can agree that the internet isn’t the safest place. Sites are always vulnerable to malicious and random attacks, etc. To avoid this, WordPress keeps updating itself to make it more secure. 

To run your site smoothly, your themes and plugins need to be compatible with the latest version of WordPress. Hence, keep updating your site, themes, and plugins. 

You can easily find the Updates option at the left sidebar of your dashboard. If the latest update is available you can see a banner that says – An updated version of WordPress is available. Click on the Update Now button located just below the banner. 

wordpress-update-now

Additionally, you can find the available updates of all the themes and plugins you’ve installed on the same page as the WordPress update option. 

If you want to update all the themes and plugins that have updates available then, click on the Select All option. Or, you can choose to update the ones that you want. For that, manually check the box next to the themes/plugins. Lastly, select the Update Themes button to update themes and Update Plugins to update plugins. 

Update Themes and Plugins

Aside from that, you can also enable the auto-renewal option. Enabling this option means your themes and plugins will be updated automatically at a specific interval of time. 

To enable this option on themes, navigate to Appearance >> Themes. Hover over the theme and select Theme Details. You can find the Enable auto-updates option on the theme detail page. 

Zakra Auto Update

Likewise, for the plugins, navigate to Plugins >> Installed Plugins. There’s an Enable auto-updates option for every installed plugin. 

Plugin Auto Update

Step 9: Backup Your Site

Backing up your site is another excellent practice to follow. If there’s any problem with your site, such as hacking, hosting issues, etc., you might lose all your data. However, if you’ve got a backup of your site, you can restore it. 

You need to keep backing up your site from time to time so that you can restore the latest version without losing less or no content. The easiest way to backup your site is through a plugin. 

UpdraftPlus is a free backup and restore plugin. After the installation and activation of the plugin, navigate to Settings >> UpdraftPlus Backups

UpdraftPlus Navigation

Then, on the UpdraftPlus Backup/Restore page, choose the Backup Now button. 

UpdraftPlus Backup Button

Later, you can restore backups by clicking on the Restore button of your latest backup. 

UpdraftPlus Restore Button

Step 10: Integrate Google Analytics

Google Analytics will help you keep track of all the progress of your site. Through Google Analytics, you can know how many visitors your site has, conversion rate, bounce rates, and more. Furthermore, it also keeps insights about your customer’s likes, dislikes, age, gender, and locations. 

Logo Google Analytics

This can be a great help to serve your audience based on their interest. And, ultimately, it’ll help you gain more loyal customers. To integrate Google Analytics, you need to sign up for the Google Analytics site

On the site, create an account by filling up the sign-up form. Then, connect your Google Analytics account to WordPress. There are two ways you can do that – connect manually or using the site kit WordPress plugin. 

After integrating Google Analytics, you can observe real-time reports, conversion reports, audience reports, and more. 


Wrapping It Up!

And that’s pretty much it on how to make a business website in WordPress. Easier than you thought, right? WordPress is one of the most user-friendly website-building platforms. It offers unlimited unique features useful to create a WordPress website.  

Besides, hosting your site won’t be a problem. Thanks to Bluehost.

Moreover, here’s a quick review of the steps we’ve learned so far – 

  • Register a domain name 
  • Purchase hosting 
  • Install WordPress
  • Choose and install a theme, 
  • Install necessary plugins and addons, 
  • Add content (Post/Page)
  • WordPress support 
  • Keep updating your site, themes, and plugins. 
  • Backup your site on a regular basis 
  • Integrating Google Analytics can give you more in-depth insights into your site and audience. 

Finally, we hope you were able to create a business website with the help of this article. If the answer is yes, share this on your social media with friends and family. 

Before you leave, here are some articles that might interest you – How to improve SEO on WordPress? and How to create a custom sidebar in WordPress? And, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more interesting article updates. 

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Priyanka Panjiyar

An enthusiastic Technical Writer and a Blogger. She spends her free time painting, watching movies and series, and listening to music. You can also connect with her on Twitter @Priyanka9502 and LinkedIn @priyanka panjiyar

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