Hands-on Exercise No.

1 Total Marks: 10
DigiSkills 2.0 Batch-07
WordPress Due Date: 25/04/2024

Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting this Hands-on Exercise:
• Use MS Word to prepare exercise solution.
• You may consult tutorials and videos if the concept is not clear.
• Your submitted exercise will not be considered/counted if:
▪ It is submitted after due date.
▪ It is not in the required format (.doc or .docx)
▪ It does not open, or file is corrupt.
▪ It is copied (partial or full) from any source (websites, forums, students, YouTube etc.).
▪ Screenshots must be clear and readable.
▪ Don’t forget to add screenshots where necessary.

Learning Outcome:

After completing this exercise, you will learn:

• To install and configure website on a hosting service or localhost.

• How to configure cPanel on localhost.
• How to install WordPress.
• How to install theme on WordPress.
Hands-On-Exercise Description:

In this Batch of WordPress course, we are embarking on the journey to create a Personal Portfolio website
project through WordPress. This website will share your work experience worldwide and will help to attract
clients. The project is divided into four Hands-on-Exercises. The following tasks of Hands-On-Exercise #1
will serve as the starting point for our project's setup and development.

Problem statement:

According to the above Hands-On-Exercise description you are required to complete the following tasks to
start this WordPress project:

Tasks:

1. Register an account on a web hosting platform, whether it's a free or paid service, or alternatively,
set up and configure XAMPP/WAMP/Flywheel for a local development environment (Topic
no.07). Capture screenshots of your progress and include them in your solution file. (3 marks)

2. Install WordPress (Topic no.08) on either your web hosting account or localhost environment and
provide screenshots, showing the installation process, in your solution file. (3 marks)

3. Install and activate the Blocksy theme (Topic no.25) using the theme section of WordPress and
provide screenshots documenting the installation process in your solution file. (4 marks)

Requirements:

Please add screenshots of Task 1, 2 and 3 in the word document.

BEST OF LUCK ☺
How to submit solution file on LMS?

Please perform the following steps for submitting your solution using LMS:

1) Login to the LMS

2) Click on the Exercises button within the My Activities section

3) Click on the submit button to upload your Solution.

4) Keep in mind to upload your Solution in .doc or .docx format