Installing Wordpress is like format and re-installing Windows XP. It’s easy but tedious, tedious because of the re-importing of backup files and re-installations of software. I can easy format and reinstall XP in 30 minutes but installing software will cost me extra 2 hours. Same goes for Wordpress, every brand new copy requires a set of routine task to be re-performed. I’ve seen few Wordpress post installation guide online; most are similar; but maintain content descriptive with images are rare.
Check out Ross McKillop 23 steps post installation guide. I’ll list in point forms here, full list back at its origin.
- Create blog title, add email address
- Change your password
- Disable visual rich editor
- Add users
- Change the tagline
- Edit Membership permissions
- Set a date and time format
- Modify Reading and Writing settings
- Edit Discussion settings
- Modify Permalinks structure
- Pick a theme
- Customize your theme
- Write down CSS info
- Change title format
- Edit blogroll
- Edit the About page
- Add some categories
- Edit the example post for testing
- Install plugins
- Check blog and test plugins
- Create a favicon.ico
- Create a shortcut to the Dashboard / setup WordPress client
- Start posting
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Comments
reza February 28th, 2007
hi there. i’m trying to utilise the auto ping function in pps. i’m using wordpress for my blog. i tried to ping the test url they sent me but all i got was this:
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1
Trackback pings must use HTTP POST
any idea?
Replyhongkiat February 28th, 2007
Are you using a wordpress plugin to autoping PPS? I don’t really get you. Perhaps I can give you an advise or two in IM. msn:f1ex_@hotmail.com
ReplyAlex April 23rd, 2007
Thank You
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