This tutorial is part of our WordPress Configuration tutorial series. In this tutorial, we provide a WordPress configuration checklist to make sure that your WordPress website or blog has been professionally set up and expertly configured.

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WordPress Configuration Checklist

As discussed in this tutorial, installing WordPress literally takes no more than a minute or two when you know what to do. Configuring your WordPress settings can take a day or more, especially if you are following our WordPress Automated Traffic Generation Blueprint.

Why Use Our WordPress Configuration Checklist?

Our detailed step-by-step tutorials show you how to get your WordPress site expertly configured. This is important if you plan to build a successful digital presence.

Our WordPress configuration tutorials cover the WordPress setup process in great depth and show you how to set up your WordPress website or blog to help you get better search engine results, generate more traffic, convert more visitors into leads and sales, and so much more!

Whether you choose to build and configure your own WordPress site or outsource this task to web developers, it’s vitally important to make sure that your website or blog has been setup correctly to provide you with the most beneficial returns and the best results for your efforts as a WordPress user.

The checklist follows the WordPress Configuration process shown below.

The WordPress Configuration Process

(WordPress Configuration Process. Click image to enlarge.)

WordPress Configuration Checklist

Use the checklist below to make sure that your WordPress site has been setup and configured correctly:

	Configuration Step	Comments	Tutorials
	Put your WordPress site on maintenance mode	Optional - add an 'under construction' page	view
	Review our 'WordPress Traffic Automation Blueprint' tutorials	Learn how to configure WordPress for traffic generation!	view
	Clean Up New WordPress Installation		view
	Configure & Customize WordPress Dashboard	Optional	view
	Configure WordPress User Profile	Optional - Add Bio to User profile	view
	CONFIGURE WORDPRESS SETTINGS
	Configure WordPress General Settings		view
	Configure WordPress Writing Settings	See additional tutorials on how to index or prevent indexing of site.	view
	Configure WordPress Reading Settings	See additional tutorials on how to set up home page, blog page, etc.	view
	Configure WordPress Discussion Settings	See additional tutorials on how to set up gravatar, etc.	view
	Configure WordPress Media Settings	See additional tutorials on how to set up remote file storage system, etc.	view
	Configure WordPress Permalink Settings	Create search-friendly URLs	view
	INSTALL & CONFIGURE ADDITIONAL FEATURES
	Configure SSL For WordPress	Optional - Add if site requires 'https' instead of 'http'	view
	WordPress Themes - Overview	refer to this tutorial for an overview of WordPress themes	view
	Install & Configure WordPress Theme & Theme Settings		view
	WordPress Plugins - Overview	refer to this tutorial for an overview of WordPress plugins	view
	Install & Configure WordPress SEO Plugin		view
	Install & Configure WordPress XML Sitemap		view
	Install & Configure WordPress HTML Site Map		view
	Install & Configure WordPress Contact Form		view
	Install & Configure Google Analytics		view
	Install & Configure Security Plugins		view
	Install & Configure WordPress Backup Plugin		view
	Install & Configure Additional Plugins	Optional (e.g. Admin, Management, Reporting, Maps, Testimonials, e-Commerce, Membership site, etc.)	view
	CONFIGURE ADDITIONAL SETTINGS		view
	Configure WordPress Post Categories		view
	Configure WordPress Post Tags		view
	Configure WordPress Custom Menus		view
	Configure WordPress Widgets		view
	Set Up WordPress Legal Pages	Make sure that your site is fully compliant!	view
	Set Up Broken Link Detection System		view
	Set Up Link Redirections	Optional	view
	Set Up Custom 404 Error Page	Optional	view
	Set Up Custom Maintenance Mode Page	Optional	view
	CONFIGURE EXTERNAL SERVICES
	Set Up Additional Email Accounts & Services	Optional - Set up autoresponders, opt-in forms, etc.	view
	Set Up Webmaster Accounts	Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, Yandex Webmaster, etc.	view
	Set Up Social Accounts	Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, GooglePlus, Pinterest, Tumblr, etc.	view
	Set Up Additional Services	Integrate WordPress With Social Media, Reporting & Traffic Generation Services	view
	Add Initial Website Content	Create this content ASAP to avoid website launch delays.	view
	Check & Test Site	Review everything including security & make sure your site is OK and ready to launch.	view
	LAUNCH WEBSITE

Download The WordPress Configuration Checklist

Next Step

Congratulations, you have completed our WordPress configuration tutorials…your website or blog is now ready to launch!

The next step is to learn how to use WordPress.

To learn how to use WordPress, see the tutorials in the training module below:

• How To Use WordPress Tutorials

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