Getting Started with WordPress: A Beginner’s Guide

July 19, 2025 | Written by Mike Carton (Founder)
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What is WordPress?

WordPress is a powerful and flexible platform that lets you create websites without needing to know how to code. It powers over 40% of Australian websites, making it a very popular and highly recommended choice.

With a wide range of themes and templates, plus intuitive page builders, designing your site is simple and accessible for anyone. No technical expertise required.

How to get started with hosting a WordPress site

Sign up for WordPress hosting If you are just starting out, we recommend our 'Apprentice' plan.
Register a new domain name or bring your own Every website needs a domain name (e.g. example.com.au)
Setup WordPress and start building your website Follow along with the below guide to get your website built and online

Setting up your new WordPress website

Setting Up WordPress

Installing the Astra WordPress theme
A WordPress theme defines a website's design and layout, offering customizable templates and styles without needing to code.

You can find the Astra WordPress theme by going to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Themes > Add New Themes.

You can see the Astra theme is one of the first themes displayed in the repository.

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Step 1: Setup your template
Once the Astra theme is installed, click on the "Let's get started with templates" button.

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Step 2: Choose a builder
We recommend using a 'classic starter template' over the AI builder

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Step 3: Choose a page builder
We recommend using a 'Elementor' page builder

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Step 4: Choose a template
Find a template that suits your need and style

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Step 5: Choose a your font and colour
Pick a font and colour that suits your branding and style

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Step 6: Skip this step
We recommend simply skipping this step

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Step 7: Complete
Press the complete button and your new website template will setup

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Step 8: Start building your website
You can now use the Elementor Page Builder to edit the current template or build a new website. You can find a beginner’s guide to the page builder here.

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