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How to Make Magazine Site with MH Magazine Lite Theme

We will learn how to make a Magazine site with MH Magazine Lite Theme, step by step, from scratch!

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Let’s start!

Step 1. Buy a Domain Name

Domain Name is address of Website Site. For example: nytimes.com, wikipedia.com, google.com, facebook.com. It includes: Name (nytimes, wikipedia, google, facebook) and extension (com, net, org, co.uk, com.au…)

You need to buy a Domain Name to make a Site (~15$/year). I recommend buying domain name at Namecheap. Good support, easy to configure.

See more: How to buy Domain Name in Namecheap

Step 2. Buy WordPress Hosting

Hosting is used to store data (posts, images, videos,…). I recommended buy Hosting on Cloudways or Kinsta.

Cloudways has good support, powerful, dedicated IP, free SSL, Auto Daily Backup, 2-click WordPress Install and Host Unlimited Domains. BeaverHero hosted on Cloudways 🙂

Read this guide to know How to Buy Managed Cloud Hosting on Cloudways

Step 3. Point Domain Name to Your Hosting

If domain name is house number, hosting is land, website is house. Pointing the domain name is to add the number to the house to create the address.

See more: How to Point Namecheap Domain to Cloudways

Step 4. Install WordPress

WordPress allows you to make beautiful website without coding skills. Read this guide to know how to install WordPress in 5 minutes.

Step 5. Install MH Magazine Lite Theme

First, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New

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Type MH Magazine Lite > Hover on Theme Screenshot > click Install

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Then Activate

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Step 6. Upload Logo

Default MH Theme will display Site Title & Tagline. But if you don’t like this, you can uncheck at “Display Site Title and Tagline” and Upload Logo.

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Click Select Logo > Select Files > Select > Skip Cropping

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Publish

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Step 7. Menu (Navigation)

MH Magazine Lite Theme Menu includes: Custom Link (Home), Post Category (Lifestyle, Travel, Business, Archive) and Page (Contact).

We’ll create Contact Page and these post categories. You can use Pages and Categories you created for your site.

Pages > Add New > Enter Title & Content

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Click Publish > Publish

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Posts > Categories

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Do similar with other categories.

Next, Appearance > Menus > Create a new menu

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Name Your Menu > Create Menu

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Pages > View All > Tick on Home, Contact > Add to Menu

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Categories > View All > Select categories > Add to Menu

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Drag to order item > Main Navigation > Save Menu

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Step 8. Setup Homepage

You have to setup Homepage to show Slider, Custom Posts,….

First, create a page with name “Home”

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Next, click Page Attributes > Template: Homepage > Publish > Publish

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Next, Settings > Readings > Your homepage displays: A static page (select below) > Homepage: Home > Save Changes

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Step 9. Slider

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First, Appearance > Widgets > Drag MH Slider Widget [lit] > Drop to Home 2 – 2/3 Width

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Save

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Step 10. Custom Post (Under Slider)

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Appearance > Widgets > Drag MH Custom Posts [lite] > Drop Home 3 – 1/3 Width & Home 4 – 1/3 Width

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Edit MH Custom Posts [lite]

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Step 11. Custom Post 2

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Appearance > Widgets > Drag MH Custom Posts [lite] > Drop to Home 3 – 1/3 Width & Home 4 – 1/3 Width

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Edit MH Custom Posts [lite] > Save

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Do Similar with Custom Post 3

Step 11. Section “Upgrade to…”

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Appearance > Widgets > Drat Text Widget > Drop to Home 5 – 2/3 Width

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Edit this widget > Save. You will need to use CSS to create background (will write in Final Step)

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Step 12. Footer & Copyright

Footer 

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Appearance > Widgets > Drag Widgets: Text, Categories, Recent Posts > Drop to Footer 1, Footer 2, Footer 3 and Footer 4

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Edit Recent Posts Widget at Footer 1 – 1/4 Width. You can enter new title or leave default

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Edit Text Widget at Footer 2 – 1/4 Width (NEED Title)

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Edit Categories Widget at Footer 3 – 1/4 Width

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Edit Text Widget at Home 4 – 1/4 Width (NEED Title)

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Copyright

I’ve written a detailed post on how to customize MH Magazine Lite Copyright.

Step 13. Right Sidebar on Homepage

Right Sidebar in MH Magazine Lite Demo includes: Search, Image, Recent Posts, Advertisement Image 2, Tags Cloud

Search

Appearance > Widgets > Drag Search widget > Drop to Home 6 – 1/3 Width

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Image 1

Appearance > Widgets > Drag Image widget > Drop to Home 6 – 1/3 Width (Under Search Widget). Click Add Image to Upload New Image.

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“You may also like” Section

Appearance > Widgets > Drag MH Custom Posts [lite] > Drop to Home 6 – 1/3 Width

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Edit MH Custom Posts [lite]

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and result

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Image Ads 2 & Tag Cloud

Appearance > Widgets > Drag Image & Tag Cloud Widgets > Drop to Home 6 – 1/3 Width

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Done!

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Step 14. Global Right Sidebar (except Home page)

Do Similar Step 13, but Drop Widgets to Sidebar

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Step 15. Contact Page

We will create a Contact Form with Caldera Forms Free. First you need to install and configure Caldera Forms follow this guide.

Next, create a Contact Form follow this guide.

Step 16. Install SSL Certification

If you use Cloudways Hosting, follow this guide to know how to install SSL Certification (Free)

Done!

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