A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up a WordPress Website for a Designer.
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Devon Jones
Created May 10, 2024
A Step-by-Step Guide to Setting up a WordPress Website for a Designer.
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Login to the WordPress Dashboard
80 Steps
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Login to WordPress
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Click on Yes, take me to my profile page
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Click on Set New Password
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Add the approved password to the box provided
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Click on Update Profile
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Click on the "Dashboard" option in the main menu
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Click on Dismiss
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Click on Screen Options
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Uncheck WP Mail SMTP
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Uncheck At a Glance
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Uncheck Activity
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Uncheck Quick Draft
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Uncheck WordPress Events and News
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Click on Screen Options
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Click on "Posts" in the Main menu
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Click on Trash to delete existing posts
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Click on "Pages" in the Main menu
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Click on Trash to delete the sample page
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Click on "Appearance" in the Main menu
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Click on the image of one of the older themes
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Click on Delete to remove the unnecessary theme
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Click on the image of the second oldest default theme
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Click on Delete to remvoe this theme too
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Click on Add New Theme
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Type "Customizr" in the search bar at the top right
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Click on Install
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Click on Activate
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Click on Dismiss this notice.
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Click on "Plugins" in the Main menu
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Click on Delete to remove the unnecessary plugins
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Click on Add New Plugin
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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In the search bar on the top right of the screen Type "elementor"
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Locate this plugin and Click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "ninja"
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Locate this plugin and Click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "Google"
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "Hide Admin Bar" into input
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "snippets"
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "Meta pixel"
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "Redirection"
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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In the search bar type "Woocommerce"
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Locate this plugin and click on Install Now
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Click on "Users" in the Main menu
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Click on Edit
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Uncheck Show Toolbar when viewing site
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Add the client first and last name
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Add the Business Name to the Nickname input
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Add the "admin@"CLIENTURL" email
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Click on Update Profile
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Click on "Settings" in the main menu
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Add the business name to the "Site Title" section
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Add the tagline
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Add the "admin@"CLIENTURL" email
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Click on Save Changes
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Click on "Reading" in the settings pane in the main menu
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Change posts and items to "12"
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Select Excerpt
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Click on Save Changes
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Click on Discussion
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Uncheck Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the post
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Uncheck Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts
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Uncheck Allow people to submit comments on new posts
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Check Users must be registered and logged in to comment
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Check Automatically close comments on posts older than
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Check Break comments into pages with
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Uncheck Anyone posts a comment
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Uncheck A comment is held for moderation
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Check Comment must be manually approved
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Change the number of acceptable links to "1"
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Uncheck Show Avatars
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Click on Save Changes
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Click on Permalinks
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Select Post name
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Click on Save Changes
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