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Click “Apply with Easy Registration.”

Set your heteml ID, password, and email address. Once you have entered them, proceed to “Agree to the terms and move to identity verification.”

Complete SMS verification. When the verification screen appears, enter the code you received and click “Verify and apply.”

At this point you are still in the free trial period. Enter your contract information such as your name and phone number. Once everything is correct, click “Register” to continue.

During the free trial period, click “Sign up for the server” in the control panel. Choose your contract term and options.

You can apply for the options after signing up for the server, so it is fine to leave everything unselected for now.

The payment amount will be displayed, so proceed to “Choose a payment method.”

Select a payment method. Credit card payment is recommended because it lets you move to the next step immediately. It also turns automatic renewal on, which helps prevent your website data from being lost because you forgot to renew.

Open the official MuuMuu Domain website, enter the text you want to use as your website’s domain into “Enter the domain you want,” and click “Search.”

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You can choose a top-level domain such as “.com” or “.co.jp.” The acquisition fee and renewal fee vary depending on the top-level domain. If you are unsure, businesses should choose “.co.jp” whenever possible. Individuals are best served by “.com” or “.net.” These are familiar domains that are less likely to look suspicious and easier for visitors to trust.

Check once again that it is the domain you want. If everything looks correct, proceed to “Go to application.”

Create a new MuuMuu ID. Enter your ID (email address) and password, then click “Agree to the terms and move to identity verification.”

Complete SMS verification to confirm your identity.

Next comes the domain settings and other applications. Set the domain options as follows.

• Public WHOIS information: Businesses should publish their information. Individuals should generally choose “Have the provider publish its information on my behalf.”
• Name server (DNS): heteml

If you publish WHOIS information, the name and address of the person who obtained the domain, in other words the administrator, are made public. Because that opens personal information to the public, people other than corporations or sole proprietors may prefer proxy publication.

You do not need to apply for linked services, optional services, or MuuMuu Mail. If a business wants to use email, it can use the email service already available on the heteml server you just signed up for.

Pay by credit card or another method. Click “Next step,” ignore the ads, and enter your user information. Once your name, address, and other details are correct, proceed to “Next step.”

Review the application details, check “I agree to the terms of use,” and click “Acquire.” You have now obtained the domain.

Return to the heteml control panel. Register the domain you acquired at MuuMuu Domain so that it can be used on your heteml server.

Click “Set a custom domain.” Then click “Set a custom domain” under the displayed “New Domain Settings.”

Enter the custom domain you acquired at MuuMuu Domain and click “Check custom domain.” If you see the message “The entered domain can be configured on heteml,” click “Register custom domain.” That completes the custom domain setup on heteml.

In the heteml control panel, click “Easy Install” under “Various settings.” Then choose “Go to the installation screen” for WordPress.

Enter your WordPress information.

• Installation URL: Select the domain you obtained earlier
• Database: Generate automatically
• Site title: Anything is fine, because you can easily change it later
• Username: Anything is fine, but changing it later is cumbersome
• Password: Make it as complex as possible; it can be changed easily later
• Email address: Your normal email address. For businesses, the website administrator’s business email is recommended
• Privacy: Check it if you want to publish the site right away. Leave it unchecked if you want to publish after the site is complete. You can change it easily later

The username and password are used to log in to WordPress, so be sure to write them down.

When you click “Install” with the above settings, a message appears saying, “The folder to install into does not exist. Would you like to create this folder?” Click “OK.”

Once the installation is complete, click the displayed URL and log in.

On the displayed WordPress login screen, enter the username and password you set during installation and click “Log In.”

If you see a warning saying “This site can’t be reached,” the DNS settings have not propagated yet. All you can do is wait, so try logging in again every few hours.

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After logging in to WordPress, set your permalinks. In the WordPress admin screen, go from “Settings” to “Permalinks.” Choose “Post name,” then click “Save Changes.”

When you choose “Post name,” you can enter any string you like in the URL when publishing an article. A short string that helps readers imagine the content is easier to read, which is why it is recommended. If it is too long, some people may start to wonder whether the site looks unsafe.

Go back to the WordPress admin screen, open “Plugins,” and proceed to “Add New” to install the plugins you need.

When you find the plugin you want through search, click “Install Now” and then “Activate.” After that, follow the instructions for each plugin.

Be sure to install security and backup plugins.

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Once your plugins are installed, your WordPress website setup is complete.