Setting Up WordPress
This post is assuming you’ve sucessfully installed WordPress and the recommended plugins. The following is then manner that I will setup a site. While this process can be highly personalized, my aim is to quickly get a site up and ready for content.
The following addresses the various tabs and settings to quickly have your site optimized for SEO and navigation purposes.
(Some WordPress themes will not use or even be compatible with all of the plugins I use. For example, at this time I am using the theme “Thesis” on this site. In that case any SEO plugins should be disabled as the function is built into the theme.)
Have WordPress installed? Log in to the admin area . . .here is my check list for setting everything up for optimal SEO purposes.
Users Tab:
If your site is set up with the default Admin account, create a new personalized user account.
Delete Admin Account if it exists
Add any other users you want
I like a Pseudo name for post and pages
Plugins Tab:
Activate:
Platinum SEO Pack
Google XML Sitemaps
cbnet Ping Optimizer
Easy Privacy Policy
Contact Form 7
Settings Tabs:
General Tab:
Title: Pick a Website Title that either is or contains your main keywords
Tagline: A tagline containing your keyword. “For all your (keyword) needs . . . “
Set Time Zone
Permalinks:
Custom Structure: /%postname%/
Privacy
I would like my blog to be visible
Easy Privacy Policy
Create Privacy Policy Page
(You can deactivate the Easy Privacy Policy plugin when you are finished)
Platinum SEO Tab
Uncheck Auto 301’s (I generally would only use this on a large site. I like to personally manage URL slugs)
Home Title: Make sure it is, or contains your main keyword
Home Description: enter a short description, this is what will show up in Search Engine searches, should contain keywords and “sell the site.
Home Keywords: enter your main keyword again. Mine again is “kidney diet”.
Canonical URLs
Leave the rest
Click “update options”
Contact Tab
Most likely you’ll only need one contact form, so just make sure the email address is correct.
Copy the code at the top of the page
Create a Contact page in the “Pages” section
Paste the code from Contact Form into the HTML area.
Appearance Tab
Pick Theme
My current favorite theme for micro sites is Socrates for its amazing ease of setup and versatility
Links Tab
Delete all links
Add Link
Name: your keyword
URL: Your main affiliate link (until you have affiliate links, you can put your main blog URL here)
Pages Tab
Needed Pages:
Disclosure
Privacy Policy
Contact
About
Sitemap
Post Tab
Edit Welcome Post
Title: “Welcome to Your Key Word dot net”
Change Permalink slug to Keyword
Post Content: “Your Key Word information coming soon!”
Add a tag of your keyword
Categories:
Uncheck “uncategorized”
Add new category: Your Key Word plus the word Information
Fill in Platinum SEO information at the bottom
Use Keyword in each field.
Update.
Comments Tab
Edit default comment
Change the name to your something with your keyword (ex: Cat Bed Guy)
Make sure email and URL are blank.
In the comment section, put something like:
“Looking your information on a Your Keyword. ”
Click save
That’s about it for set up, now you’re ready for content.
