Title: Another Noob Here
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Another Noob Here

 *  [willie5656](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willie5656/)
 * (@willie5656)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-noob-here/)
 * I am looking to get serious about blogging. I have a blog on Blogger now that
   I may not continue. I want to start a new one on Word Press and I would like 
   to play around with it first and see if I figure it out. On the front page of
   Word Press it lists the first step as getting a host.
 * Is this necessary in the beginning? I would like to design my site first and 
   see what it is going to look like. Then when it is ready I can take it live and
   get a host.

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-noob-here/#post-1490740)
 * you can install it on your computer for test driving
    [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/)
   works with all windows
 *  Thread Starter [willie5656](https://wordpress.org/support/users/willie5656/)
 * (@willie5656)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-noob-here/#post-1490764)
 * Anything for Macs?
 *  [tafts](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tafts/)
 * (@tafts)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-noob-here/#post-1490792)
 * Yeah, I use MAMP to install wordpress on my local drive:
 * [http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html](http://www.mamp.info/en/index.html)
 * Works on a mac and is quite easy to use
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-noob-here/#post-1490794)
 * Here’s a guide for installing WordPress with MAMP:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP)

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