{"id":17964,"date":"2018-04-13T18:42:35","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T18:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themerally.com\/?p=17964"},"modified":"2022-03-31T11:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:09:05","slug":"things-to-do-after-installing-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themerally.com\/things-to-do-after-installing-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Checklist To Do After Installing WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most popular Content Management System is WordPress. More than 25% sites on the web are made by WordPress.\u00a0<\/span>If you have already installed WordPress on your server, you have done a very good job. But do not think that everything is done. Installing WordPress on your server is just the starting, you have to do few more tasks after the installation of WordPress. In this blog post, we are going to focus on 9 things to do after installing WordPress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whenever we start a new WordPress blog site, we have to follow a few important checklists as mentioned in the first paragraph.\u00a0<\/span>This checklist contains almost everything to give a very strong foundation to a WordPress blog site. OK, let’s read out the 9 things to do after installing WordPress and make a checklist to check if your site already followed those or not!<\/span><\/p>\n

Things To Do After Installing WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    Configure Essential Settings<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Before taking steps, you have to perfectly configure some basic settings from your WordPress dashboard. <\/span><\/p>\n

    Here are those things.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Activate the Akismet Plugin.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Delete the Sample Contents that are unnecessary.<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Set suitable Title, Tagline, and Timezone.<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Choose WWW or Non-WWW Version of your site.<\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Change your website\u2019s Permalink Structure.<\/span><\/li>\n
    6. Update the Ping List.<\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Configure the Discussion & Comment Settings of your website.<\/span><\/li>\n
    8. Set Default Gravatar for your WordPress site.<\/span><\/li>\n
    9. Change the website\u2019s Admin Username.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      These settings will surely optimize your blog site for better performance and better structure as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Install an Awesome Theme<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        After installing WordPress, you will be given or assigned with one of the default themes. Those are not so bad for starting a personal blog. But if you are really serious about blogging or you want to create a business site, you have to change your WordPress theme from default.<\/span><\/p>\n

        Starting from tech blog to eCommerce site, WordPress has themes for almost every kind of blog site or websites. You can also get yourself started with a free or premium theme. Free themes are good as well as preferable just because they are free. If you want to build a professional looking WordPress blog site or website, you have to invest some amount of money to buy a premium theme.<\/span><\/p>\n

        There are many premium WordPress theme providers. I guess if you are looking for handpicked design focused on real people, not just a template designed without keeping the regular non-tech user’s experience in mind, you can check our themes(Theme Rally Themes<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        After getting the right WordPress theme for your WordPress blog site, it\u2019s now time to change your default theme by your newly purchased theme. It is very easy. All you need to do is, just install the new theme. Anyway, if you have purchased from us, you will have all help you need to set it up on your website. We even set up a theme with demo data for free!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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          Add Favicon and Logo<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          A favicon is a small icon on the browser tab or bookmark. And a logo is the small design that represents your website or blog site around the web. It\u2019s very important to have a unique favicon and a logo to increase your brand’s awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          You can easily create a favicon by using Photoshop, Illustrator or other tools as well. If you don\u2019t have skills on designing, you can also use online tools like <\/span>Favicon.cc<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>X-Icon Editor<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

          Once you have prepared the favicon for your website or blog site, go to your WordPress Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Site Identity > Site Icon. And then upload your icon.<\/span><\/p>\n

          When it comes to design a logo, you can do it by yourself if you have graphics designing skills. Otherwise, you need to hire someone who can create logo to create a logo for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

          Fiverr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is one of the best sites for hiring excellent and talented graphic designers. You can also hire a designer from TechnoCrews Pro Talent<\/a>s<\/span>\u00a0as well as from <\/span>Upwork<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Freelancer<\/span><\/a> as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

          However, you can use online tools to create a logo as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

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            Install Essential Plugins<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            A very good and interesting thing about WordPress is, you can do almost everything in WordPress by simply using a simple plugin.<\/span><\/p>\n

            There are so many free and premium WordPress plugins almost everywhere. Some of them are common and very essential for every kind of WordPress websites. Here are some important plugins you should install or at least try.<\/span><\/p>\n