WordPress Hacks » WordPress Checklist http://wphacks.com WordPress Themes, Plugins, Hacks, Tutorials, and more! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:20:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 WordPress Post-Install Checklist http://wphacks.com/wordpress-post-install-checklist/ http://wphacks.com/wordpress-post-install-checklist/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:00:07 +0000 Kyle Eslick http://wphacks.com/wordpress-post-install-checklist/ If you have set up more than a few WordPress blogs in your day, you have probably noticed that there is a lot of stuff to do to get your blog ready for the world once you’ve gotten your WordPress software installed. I’ve found that the easiest thing to do is to keep a checklist handy to guide yourself through the post-install process.

It looks like Download Squad has actually taken this process to a new level when they published an actual WordPress post-install checklist for any WordPress users to use in these situations. Here are the 23 steps included in the post:

  1. Create blog title, add email address
  2. Change your password
  3. Disable visual rich editor
  4. Add users
  5. Change the tagline
  6. Edit Membership permissions
  7. Set a date and time format
  8. Modify Reading and Writing settings
  9. Edit Discussion settings
  10. Modify Permalinks structure
  11. Pick a theme
  12. Customize your theme
  13. Write down CSS info
  14. Change title format
  15. Edit blogroll
  16. Edit the About page
  17. Add some categories
  18. Edit the example post for testing
  19. Install plugins
  20. Check blog and test plugins
  21. Create a favicon.ico
  22. Create a shortcut to the Dashboard / setup WordPress client
  23. Start posting

You can click over to Download Squad’s post to see detailed descriptions for each step. Enjoy!

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