If you need help setting up your website follow our step-by-step guide to creating a website

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First, we assume that you have a WordPress website running on a local server (also called localhost) on your computer and that you have full access to it.

Next, you need a domain name and web hosting .

We've heard countless stories of beginners who started with bad or free hosting providers and regretted it. In our experience, choosing the right hosting provider is crucial to the success of a website.

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Finally, you will need an FTP program and know how to use FTP to upload your local server site to the live site.


Method 1: Transfer WordPress from local server to live site using a migration plugin (recommended)
This method is easier and recommended for beginners. We will use a WordPress migration plugin to move WordPress from localhost to a live site.

Step 1: Install and set up the Duplicator plugin
First, you need to install and activate the Duplicator plugin on your local website. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin .