to start a voucher, you must first buy a domain name, then install. But do you really know how to configure it?
In this article, we will explain the process from A to Z, everything you need to know before publishing your first article. Here are the steps to follow :
1) Connect the domain to the hosting (DNS)
This step varies between hosting providers, the first thing is to buy the domain name, then buy the hosting.
After purchasing both, you must first install the WordPress CMS. The steps are not the same. After you have successfully installed, you must note some by the connection information because it is really important for the steps that.
2) Initial cleaning of WordPress (plugins & cache)
After installing WordPress, your blog may have plugins by default. Then disable delete those that you will not need for the beginning.
Install « Classic editor » to better manage the writings. For the cache, install only one plugin to avoid conflicts.
The best cache plugin « LiteSpeed Cache », it’s free.
3) Connect with Website Kit
To make your site visible on Google, Alphabet has put the Site Kit plugin which contains several Google services.
> Install and activate Google Site Kit.
> Click on « Sign in with Google » then « Continue ».
The Site Kit plugin will allow you to get to know yourself through services such as Google analytics, Google adsence, Google search console, and so many others…
The advantage of this plugin helps you not to put the code every time with Google services. You just have to log in or create by choosing the country.
4) Install and adjust Rank Math (SEO)
4.1. Configuration wizard
First of all, start by installing Rank math for free, but you can also install the paid version.
>Launch the setup Wizard
> Choose the type of your blog
Take your time let the plugin automatically generate the sitemap and the schema structures.
4.2. Titles & Metadata
The second step is to fill in the title and metadata of your website. For this you will have several points to update :
– Global: preferably « indexing enabled » is better
– Local SEO: put a physical address of your company
It is also necessary to choose, which pages are indexed or not by Google.
– For the home page, Articles, Pages, Categories… It is necessary to parameterindex = ON
– For Attachment, authors, tags… And everything that we don’t need to be indexed at Google, we must put « noindex »…
5) Submit clean sitemaps in Search Console
This step consists of giving Search console access to your Sitemaps to easily index your website.
Often it is done automatically, but manually is also better so that Google does not take too long to find you.
> After generating the sitemap with Rankmath, submit it to Google search console.
- Main sitemap: sitemap_index.xml
Articles : post-sitemap.xml
Pages : page-sitemap.xml
This step allows Google to gradually discover the links on your website.
6) Theme & technical meta
6.1. Theme
Install a theme that matches your website. There are paid and free ones. For the beginning, a theme will largely do the trick.
Just go to « Appearance » and choose « Themes », search for your theme or import directly from your files.
6.2. Meta in the header
Customize the theme, often there are default tricks. You can add the name of your site. If you are a connoisseur, you can directly edit it in :
Appearances > Theme file editor
Put the logo, the social network links, make the site unique to you. Bottom of the page also do not forget.
7) Performance
To optimize your website, we recommend the LiteSpeed plugin or simply its equivalents.
Here are the elements to configure to have a good performance in your website.
– Minification of CSS
– Minification of JavaScript
– Optimization of images
– Lazy-loading of the media.
You should know that it is necessary to test the website after each configuration to avoid the display bug.
Here then are the 7 essential points to configure with your site with WordPress. The following steps remain the writing of articles, the optimization with Rank math and the publication.
Conclusion
Managing to better manage your website with WordPress goes through several key points to respect such as SEO, performance, etc.
Once all this point is met and you regularly write the articles, Google will take care of ranking you in its search engine.