A) Create a folder for all future projects For example, if you come back next week to create a second project, you’ll skip this section and start at the Walkthrough section instead.

You’ll need to do the steps in this section once, 3 and then you’re good to go. With that out of the way, let’s dive in! One-Time Setup In short, this is the tutorial I wish I had when I first sat down to create a Lightning Web Component in a Dev org.

I also learned there’s one step needed to get LWCs to show up in Dev orgs that’s already done for you in Trailhead Playgrounds, 2 so the Trailhead Quick Start (understandably) leaves that step out. That said, when I was first starting out with LWCs, I found there were a few things I wish would have been spelled out for me in the walkthroughs that I used. I have no desire to reinvent the wheel - and in fact, for two of the steps below, I’ll just be pointing you to specific sections of an existing Trailhead tutorial.

Before we dive in, it’s worth explaining my motivation for writing this post - especially given the many other tutorials for creating your first Lightning Web Component (LWC) that are already out there.

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