Create A Blog or News Website Using The Extra Theme | For Beginners

Learn how to create a magazine, blog, or news website using the WordPress Extra theme. The Extra theme makes it so easy for you to create a beautiful and functional website, and I will show you step by step how to get the most out of it!

The Extra Theme is part of the subscription from Elegant Themes which also includes WordPress's most popular theme called Divi, the Divi Builder, The Monarch Plugin, and Bloom Plugin. With this subscription or one-time fee, you have a suite of tools to create an amazing website and monetize it.

We will create a homepage using the Extra theme which showcases all of your news articles/blog posts in the way you want without having to use any coding. It is just dragging and dropping. We will configure the header, create multiple categories, pages and make use of powerful sidebar widgets that are included in the Extra Theme.

If you want to monetize your website I will show you how to create affiliate links and place Google Adsense ads on your website.

I show you how your visitors can share your content and how you can let your visitors subscribe to your email list so you can send them an email when you have created a new blog post or news article.

I will also show you how you can make your website a multi-author website so that others can contribute blog posts or news articles.

Extra Theme Tutorial Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
07:43 The 4 Steps We Will Take
08:10 Get A Domainname And Webhosting
10:43 Choose A Domain Name

14:08 Install WordPress
16:57 The Frontend And Backend Of WordPress
17:55 Clean Up Your WordPress Website
20:29 Configure The Permalinks

26:11 Get The Extra Theme
29:56 Install The Extra Theme

31:40 Create Your First Blogpost
40:25 The Blogpost Settings
41:24 Categories and Subcategories
43:59 Tags
47:42 Give Each Category A Color
49:09 Create A Review In Your Blogpost
55:02 Configure The Sharing Options
58:00 Comments
02:28 How To Create A Thumbnail For Your Post
08:42 Create Colors For All The Categories

01:15:45 Create The Homepage With The Category Builder

01:38:20 Configure The Header Of The Extra Theme
01:41:23 Create A Menu
01:46:23 Create A Secondary Menu

01:49:37 Create The Sidebar
02:01:24 Create A Custom Sidebar
02:04:07 Create Template Pages
02:14:25 Create A Portfolio Using The Extra Theme
02:19:48 Create A Mega Menu

02:26:27 Create Affiliate Links
02:30:59 Add Affiliate Links To The Category Builder
02:37:54 Use The Category Builder For A Specific Category

02:39:44 Create A Smart Follow Widget Using Monarch

02:44:45 Create A Footer
02:58:42 Adjust The Header
03:01:06 Mobile Responsiveness

[tatemo_labs]

Finally, a more than decent introduction to Extra theme, great attention to the work done on this video. Thank you Ferdy!

[megavideomarketing]

I was pulling my hair trying to get an updated Extra video tutorial and ended up spending so much time. I'm glad I found Ferdy's channel, he does an excellent job, he's a pretty good teacher, you won't waste your time here!

[reubenmark]

Mrs Kimberly is legit and her method works like magic I keep on earning every single week with her new strategy

[gardenofnightmare]

For anybody making a footer, I recommend doing it through the Divi theme builder (Global footer layout). It's much more customizable and beginner-friendly. I preloaded a layout I liked, added my own photo and info, moved it around a bit, and I was good to go.

[sonjisss]

First like then watch, thank you bro for everything! Your tutorials upgraded my careeer for 55%!

[ianjones]

Excellent tutorial in how to use the Extra theme, a theme which seems to get forgotten by Elegant Themes. Very versatile theme, really useful for magazine style sites. This tutorial has got me back to the basics of what I am trying to achieve on my site - I now realise I need to simplify my site. Have been watching Ferdy's tutorials for some time and now finally subscribed.

[ChrisProutyVideos]

Who knew that this video would have such a strong effect on me? You are really good at bringing value, and your videos make it easy for anyone to learn from.

[fortnite.compilations]

I purchased Divi a few days ago using your affiliate site. If I'm going to purchase it anyway, might as well show my gratitude and appreciation for your many tutorials, by using your link. Thank you for this and many other amazing tutorials.

[sandyncharlie]

Ferdy, you are a breath of fresh air. I absolutely loved this video and will watch it again. The tips you gave were excellent. I want to watch other videos of yours and I did subscribe. Thank you so very much!

[ronrobinson]

Good morning, Ferdy. I'm part way through building my website using your tutorial. I needed a new theme after the developers of my old theme ceased providing updates and found Divi, then discovered Extra. How to get this done quickly, I thought. I used your Newspaper tutorial to build my primary website and so, the first thing I did was go to "YouTube, Ferdy, Extra"....and of course, there you were. By the end of next week I'll have both secondary websites built but only because of you. If I'm ever in Amsterdam, I'll buy you a beer!

[AintEverybody]

This was an excellent tutorial! Thank you so much!!

[muhammadahmed]

After a long time get the best tutorial about Extra theme everyone are making a tutorial on Divi theme or other WordPress theme but you are the first one after 4 to 5 year you made a tutorial and even informative and best tutorial I appreciate your work and struggle my best wishes and prayers are with you and love from Pakistan.

[umeshthemaster]

Thanks Ferdy, This tutorial I keep watching whenever I get stuck in my Website. You have covered almost everything in this tutorial. I do watch your other videos as well

[Jenn_Angie]

i love you and the way you teach! you make all of this affiliate marketing stuff more easily understood bc you are very transparent!!!! thank you!

[EricSimoneau]

This video has been AMAZING! EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you so, so much.

[cloudtoso]

Wow! Thank you so much for this comprehensive beginner's tutorial

[peachpaper_shop-mhum]

It's 2023 and mobile responsiveness isn't talked about in this video until it's basically over, and then only for less than 2 min ish. Don't waste your time with video or a theme that is less than inadequate on mobile, considering that's where 50% + of most web traffic lives these days.

[shehumahmed]

Thank you Ferdy for this amazing toturial. Cheers 🥂

[brownsugar]

you have the best tutorial on Extra Theme, Great staff

[anarafols]

Thank you for this awesome and very comprehensive tutorial on the EXTRA theme! I am now excited to finish the website I have been working on. Much appreciation.