{"id":17018,"date":"2020-05-18T11:02:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T11:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/?p=12550"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:48:54","slug":"setting-wordpress-website-5-things-installing-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.improvemysearchranking.com\/setting-wordpress-website-5-things-installing-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a WordPress website: 5 things you should do after installing WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Setting up a new website can be challenging and overwhelming. There is just so much to do and take care of.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this blog post, we make the entire process easier for you by highlighting 5 steps that you should take as soon as you install WordPress on a new website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Install Google Analytics<\/b><\/h2>\n

Google Analytics<\/span><\/a> is arguably one of the most important software for website owners and digital marketers. It gives you valuable data and insights regarding your target audience and website visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, who your target audience is, how visitors find and land on your site, and how they engage with your site and its various contents after that.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is recommended that you install Google Analytics soon after setting up your WordPress website. You want to record all the data for traffic visitors that visit your site.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Install the Yoast SEO plugin<\/b><\/h2>\n

Almost all websites need passive search engine traffic to stay alive and competitive. Very few websites get all their traffic through paid channels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Search engine optimisation is needed to set your website up for free, organic traffic from the SERPs. One of the most useful tools for helping you with on-page SEO is the <\/span>Yoast SEO plugin<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a free WordPress plugin that can help you with meta titles, meta descriptions, keyword optimisation, image alt text, inbound and outbound links, and heading tags.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Comment moderation<\/b><\/h2>\n

Spam comments on WordPress websites is a big nuisance for website owners. The big problem is that most of the spam links have links to malicious and irrelevant websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you leave comments unchecked, your new website will soon be filled with spam comments that can affect your site\u2019s search engine ranking and online reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two ways to overcome this problem:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Enable comment moderation in WordPress. It will make sure that no comment will appear on your website unless you manually approve it.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Second, activate the anti-spam plugin Akismet that already comes installed with WordPress. Here is <\/span>how to set up Akismet<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    4. Setting up permalinks<\/b><\/h2>\n

    WordPress gives you plenty of options for choosing how to display your website URLs.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"wordpress<\/a><\/p>\n

    These settings can be accessed from the WordPress Dashboard. Go to Settings and Permalinks to view all the different options.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It is considered a best practice to keep URLs as short as possible. Keeping that in mind, the \u201cpost name\u201d option is often the best one for most websites.<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you have a news website for which the publication date of an article is of extreme importance, perhaps the \u201cmonth and name\u201d option would be better suited.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In addition, it is important to remember that:<\/span><\/p>\n