WordPress

One of WordPress’ most powerful features is its simplicity. Mainly due to the text-editor-like post editing dashboard, anyone familiar with MS Word or Pages can jump right in and start publishing on the web. While this simplicity is awesome, some super powerful WordPress features get hidden away behind the scenes. Today, I wanted to dig…

Wear and tear is inevitable. Shoes, cars, tools, homes, and everything else degrades over time. Well, software is no different. Ever notice how a four-year-old computer just doesn’t have the same pep in its step like when it was new? Or, how that contacts app on your phone seems to get bogged down more and…

So you installed a fresh copy of WordPress and are ready to build your website. Great! Now what?

When I setup a new WordPress site, I like to follow a simple set of guidelines to ensure that I’m covering all of my bases. Doing so helps to prevent future issues that may arise from ignoring this kind of stuff. Everyone has their own opinion when it comes to how you should setup a fresh WordPress install, this is mine.