{"id":4739,"date":"2020-10-22T01:05:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/?p=4739"},"modified":"2020-12-28T18:38:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T18:38:19","slug":"things-to-do-after-installing-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/things-to-do-after-installing-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Things to Do After Installing WordPress (Detailed)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/install-wordpress-softaculous-cpanel-detailed\/\">installing WordPress<\/a>, you need to do some cleaning, change some essential settings, and add some important features. This will ensure that you&#8217;ll have a proper start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll only mention the general things that apply to almost all fresh WordPress installations. I&#8217;m not going to mention optional and preferential stuff, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/add-contact-form-wordpress\/\">adding a contact form<\/a>, just so I can have a bigger list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s see the first things to do after installing WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rs-toc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><a href=\"#redirect\">Perform a 301 Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#password-protect\">Password-Protect Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#general-settings\">Change the General Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#reading-settings\">Change the Reading Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#discussion-settings\">Change the Discussion Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#permalinks-settings\">Change the Permalinks Settings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#delete-plugins\">Delete Pre-installed\/Unused Plugins<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#delete-themes\">Delete Pre-installed\/Unused Themes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#delete-comment\">Delete the Default Comment<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#delete-pages\">Delete the Default Pages<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#delete-post\">Delete the Default Post<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#uncategorized\">Change the Uncategorized Category<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#site-health\">Check Site Health<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#core-settings\">Change Some Core WordPress Configuration Settings<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"redirect\">1. Perform a 301 Redirect from HTTP to HTTPS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rs-info\">For this part, I assume that you have an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudflare.com\/learning\/ssl\/what-is-an-ssl-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\">SSL certificate<\/a> installed. If you can&#8217;t access your WordPress site via HTTPS (e.g. <code>https:\/\/example.com<\/code>), then talk to your host about how to install one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, more and more web hosts have started to automatically install SSL certificates for new WordPress sites, allowing them to be served securely via HTTPS, not HTTP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What they don&#8217;t usually do is to also handle the redirection from HTTP to HTTPS, which affects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Security<\/strong> &#8211;  Your WordPress site can still be accessed via the less secure version, HTTP;<\/li><li> <strong>SEO (Search Engine Optimization)<\/strong> &#8211; You&#8217;ll have two versions of your site. For search engines, such as Google, this means two different sites, which leads to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/webmasters\/answer\/66359?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">duplicate content issues<\/a>. Your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ahrefs.com\/blog\/what-are-backlinks\/\" target=\"_blank\">backlink<\/a> profile can also be affected because some links can point to the HTTP version, while others to the HTTPS version. With a redirection in place, the link authority will be passed to a single, final version.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, WordPress handles the <code>www<\/code> to <code>non-www<\/code> redirection, or vice-versa. Otherwise, you&#8217;ll have four different versions of your site, not just two. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, there&#8217;s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to this kind of redirection. It depends on your web host and server type (e.g. Apache, Nginx). Since it&#8217;s pretty complex stuff, it would require a whole post to cover this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, <strong>I recommend contacting your web host&#8217;s support<\/strong> to ask them to perform the redirection for you. They can easily do this. It will also be much easier for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is probably the most important thing to do after installing WordPress, so don&#8217;t skip it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Check your redirections<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After the redirection is implemented, check if it works properly with this <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redirect-checker.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Redirect Checker tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"697\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/http-https-redirect.png\" alt=\"http to https redirect checker tool\" class=\"wp-image-4749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/http-https-redirect.png 697w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/http-https-redirect-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check the following things:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If every version is redirected to your desired version. For example, for the <code>non-www<\/code> version, the other three versions of your site need to point to the same <code>https:\/\/<\/code> address:<ul><li><code>http:\/\/example.com<\/code> &gt; <code>https:\/\/example.com<\/code><\/li><li><code>http:\/\/www.example.com<\/code> &gt; <code>https:\/\/example.com<\/code><\/li><li><code>https:\/\/www.example.com<\/code> &gt; <code>https:\/\/example.com<\/code><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>If the redirection has a 301 code, which means it moved <strong>permanently<\/strong>. Some hosts add a 302 redirection, which is not optimal for SEO because it means that the link only moved <strong>temporarily<\/strong>, and it will revert soon.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"password-protect\">2. Password-Protect Your WordPress Site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure that some of you will be wondering why should you do this, so I&#8217;ll lay out the reasons first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevent search engines from indexing all the mess<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until your WordPress site is ready to go live, it&#8217;s best not to allow search engines, such as Google, to crawl and index all the mess because you&#8217;ll start with poor SEO. Search engines can&#8217;t crawl password-protected content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most WordPress themes use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lipsum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dummy content, which is usually in Latin<\/a>. So, for example, if you import one of the demos, your site&#8217;s content will be in Latin. You don&#8217;t want Google to associate your site with the Latin language, do you? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to start with the right content for the niche your site&#8217;s in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The password-protection method is better and more reliable than adding a <code>noindex<\/code> tag to your site, or a <code>Disallow<\/code> rule in your <code>robots.txt<\/code> file, especially when you can easily forget about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevent spammers and hackers to mess with your site<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until you implement some security and anti-spam features, you can wake up bombarded with spam comments and fake accounts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I forgot my password-protection plugin disabled on my WordPress testing site, and I woke up with 139 fake Subscriber accounts created.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subscriber-spam-wp.png\" alt=\"subscriber spam in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subscriber-spam-wp.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subscriber-spam-wp-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/subscriber-spam-wp-768x287.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prevent the public to see your work in progress<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but I don&#8217;t like the idea of people being able to see my &#8220;construction site&#8221; and all the ugly mess. I want them to see the beautiful, finished project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there&#8217;s not a big chance for someone to see your WordPress site unless you mention it somewhere, but still&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to password-protect your WordPress site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To password-protect your WordPress site, I recommend installing the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/password-protected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Password Protected<\/a> plugin. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/install-plugin-wordpress\/\">how to install a plugin in WordPress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you&#8217;ve installed it, head over to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Password Protected<\/strong> to access its settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/password-protected-plugin-settings.png\" alt=\"password protected plugin settings\" class=\"wp-image-4763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/password-protected-plugin-settings.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/password-protected-plugin-settings-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/password-protected-plugin-settings-768x525.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I normally do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Check the <strong>Enabled<\/strong> box first, of course;<\/li><li>Check <strong>Allow Administrators<\/strong> so I can view the front-end when I&#8217;m logged in as an Administrator;<\/li><li>Add a <strong>New Password<\/strong> in case I want to share my website with someone, to check it out;<\/li><li>Add my IP address in the <strong>Allow IP Addresses<\/strong> field so I can see the website even if  I&#8217;m not logged in;<\/li><li>Enable <strong>Allow Remember me<\/strong> for the people with whom I share my WordPress website, so they don&#8217;t have to add the password each time I ask them to check the site.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"general-settings\">3. Change the General Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next on my list of things to do after installing WordPress is to head over to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>General<\/strong> and change the options based on your preference, such as site language, time zone, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"1157\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/general-settings-wordpress.png\" alt=\"general settings wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/general-settings-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/general-settings-wordpress-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/general-settings-wordpress-743x1024.png 743w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/general-settings-wordpress-768x1058.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t change the URL fields<\/strong> unless you have to and you know what you&#8217;re doing. Otherwise, you can lock yourself out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, changing <code>http:\/\/<\/code> to <code>https:\/\/<\/code> when you don&#8217;t have an SSL certificate installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"reading-settings\">4. Change the Reading Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Reading<\/strong> and change the <strong>Reading Settings<\/strong> if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-settings-wordpress.png\" alt=\"reading settings in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-settings-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-settings-wordpress-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/reading-settings-wordpress-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s go through the options that might be difficult to understand and need extra info.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Your homepage displays<\/strong>:<ul><li><strong>Your latest posts<\/strong> &#8211; Select this if you have a standard blog, and you want your latest posts to appear on the homepage. Some WordPress themes might require a static page to be created instead;<\/li><li><strong>A static page<\/strong> &#8211; Select this if you have a website, and your homepage is a static page, such as a landing\/presentation page. You have to create one (e.g. Home) in <strong>Pages<\/strong>, then select it.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Blog pages show at most<\/strong> &#8211; It refers to the maximum number of posts that you want your blog page to display. I normally go with 5 for a standard, one-column blog;<\/li><li><strong>Syndication feeds show the most recent<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;Syndication feeds&#8221; refers to your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/glossary\/#feed\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress feed<\/a>, which you can see by adding <code>\/feed\/<\/code> after your domain (e.g. <code>https:\/\/example.com\/feed\/<\/code>).  Some browsers only show raw code. To display it nicely in Chrome, you can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/rss-subscription-extensio\/nlbjncdgjeocebhnmkbbbdekmmmcbfjd?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">use this RSS extension<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rs-cta has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fafaff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Looking for an All-in-One WordPress Solution?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ReadyShip offers you ready-made WordPress sites and blogs, plus high-quality managed AWS hosting with free SSL and CDN, at <strong>no initial cost!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/products\">Visit Marketplace<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"discussion-settings\">5. Change the Discussion Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another thing to do after installing WordPress is to head over to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Discussion<\/strong>, where you should disable the following settings because they&#8217;re useless, spammy, and can do more harm than good. Virtually no one uses them anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Attempt to notify any blogs linked to from the post<\/strong> &#8211; WordPress will ping the site you link to. If they have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/glossary\/#pingback\" target=\"_blank\">pingbacks<\/a> enabled, your mention will appear in their comments section;<\/li><li><strong>Allow link notifications from other blogs (pingbacks and trackbacks) on new posts<\/strong> &#8211; This works as the first setting, but the other way around. If someone links to you, their mention appears in your comments section.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/discussion-settings-wordpress.png\" alt=\"disable pingbacks and trackbacks in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/discussion-settings-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/discussion-settings-wordpress-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/discussion-settings-wordpress-768x396.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"permalinks-settings\"> 6. Change the Permalinks Settings <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Permalinks<\/strong> and choose <strong>Post name<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/permalinks-settings-wordpress.png\" alt=\"permalinks settings in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/permalinks-settings-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/permalinks-settings-wordpress-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/permalinks-settings-wordpress-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/permalinks-settings-wordpress-768x767.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes the links look pretty, and it&#8217;s also the best practice when it comes to SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, <strong>optionally<\/strong>, you can change your category and tag bases in the <strong>Optional<\/strong> section. For example, from the default <code>https:\/\/example.com\/category\/<\/code> to <code>https:\/\/example.com\/topics\/<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recommend <strong>deciding before your blog goes live<\/strong> and using categories\/tags. If you change them down the road, you&#8217;ll have to redirect all the old links to the new ones to prevent broken links that return <strong>404 Page Not Found<\/strong> errors. Broken links can affect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>SEO<\/strong> &#8211; If you have backlinks to those categories\/tags, you&#8217;ll lose them once you change the base because they&#8217;ll point to the broken links;<\/li><li><strong>User Experience<\/strong> &#8211; Users might click on a link after you change the base and end up seeing a 404 error instead of a category\/tag page. Some of them will leave without browsing your site further.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"delete-plugins\">7. Delete Pre-installed\/Unused Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A default WordPress installation comes with two pre-installed plugins: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Hello Dolly<\/strong> &#8211; Useless;<\/li><li><strong>Akismet<\/strong> &#8211; An anti-spam plugin that you can keep, but I don&#8217;t recommend it. There are better, lighter alternatives, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/spam-destroyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spam Destroyer<\/a>. At least until you get a ton of traffic.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain software or platforms that install WordPress automatically could also add extra plugins that you might not need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are also cases where your WordPress installation will come with handpicked plugins for that particular blog or site. A <a href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/\">ready-made WordPress site or blog from ReadyShip<\/a> is a good example. In those cases, you should probably not delete them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, to delete pre-installed WordPress plugins that you don&#8217;t need, go to <strong>Plugins<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Installed Plugins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the box next to <strong>Plugin<\/strong> to select them in bulk, select <strong>Delete<\/strong> from the <strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> drop-down menu, then click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rs-info\">If a plugin&#8217;s activated, it needs to be deactivated first. Otherwise, it won&#8217;t get deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-plugins-wordpress.png\" alt=\"delete plugins in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-plugins-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-plugins-wordpress-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-plugins-wordpress-768x376.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"delete-themes\">8. Delete Pre-installed\/Unused Themes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress also comes with pre-installed themes by default. And, as I mentioned for plugins, different software or platforms that install WordPress for you can also add extra themes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except for the one you use and a default one, it&#8217;s best to delete them so you won&#8217;t be bugged with update notifications. They can also pose a security risk, even if they are deactivated. The same goes for plugins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To delete unused WordPress themes, go to <strong>Appearance<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Themes<\/strong>, hover over a deactivated theme, then click on <strong>Theme Details<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/theme-details-wordpress.png\" alt=\"theme details wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/theme-details-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/theme-details-wordpress-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/theme-details-wordpress-768x308.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After that, click on the <strong>Delete<\/strong> link found at the bottom-right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-theme-wordpress.png\" alt=\"delete wordpress theme\" class=\"wp-image-4793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-theme-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-theme-wordpress-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-theme-wordpress-768x535.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Do the same for the other ones. No, you can&#8217;t bulk delete themes from your dashboard, as you do with plugins. Sorry! \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>An <strong>Active<\/strong> theme can&#8217;t be deleted. You need to deactivate it first;<\/li><li>WordPress always needs to have an active theme, which should be the one that you use;<\/li><li>WordPress also recommends having a default theme installed, which will automatically be used if something goes wrong with yours. So, keep one of WordPress&#8217; default themes installed (e.g. Twenty Twenty);<\/li><li>Usually, you should have a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/developer.wordpress.org\/themes\/advanced-topics\/child-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\">child theme<\/a> in place. That&#8217;s the only case when you&#8217;ll need to have three themes available:<ul><li><strong>The parent theme<\/strong> &#8211; deactivated, but not deleted;<\/li><li><strong>The child theme<\/strong> &#8211; activated;<\/li><li><strong>A default theme<\/strong> &#8211; deactivated, but not deleted.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"delete-comment\">9. Delete the Default Comment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress also comes with a demo comment, which you can find in the <strong>Comments<\/strong> section. Hover over it and click on <strong>Trash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-wordpress-comment.png\" alt=\"delete wordpress comment\" class=\"wp-image-4799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-wordpress-comment.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-wordpress-comment-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-wordpress-comment-768x302.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rs-cta has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fafaff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Looking to Buy or Sell WordPress Sites?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At ReadyShip, we offer an all-in-one WordPress solution for those looking to start a blog or site, as well as the opportunity for WordPress developers or professionals to sell their products!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/products\">Browse Sites<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/start-selling\/\">Start Selling<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"delete-pages\">10. Delete the Default Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A standard WordPress installation comes with two default pages: <strong>Privacy Policy<\/strong> and <strong>Sample Page<\/strong>. There could be more, depending on what you use to install WordPress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find them in <strong>Pages<\/strong> &gt; <strong>All Pages<\/strong>. You can either edit and use those, or delete them to create your own from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To delete in bulk, check the box next to <strong>Title<\/strong>, select <strong>Move to Trash<\/strong> from the <strong>Bulk actions<\/strong> drop-down menu, then click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-pages-wordpress.png\" alt=\"delete default wordpress pages\" class=\"wp-image-4800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-pages-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-pages-wordpress-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-pages-wordpress-768x313.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"delete-post\">11. Delete the Default Post<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also one or more posts found in <strong>Posts<\/strong> &gt; <strong>All Posts<\/strong>, depending on what you use to install WordPress. A default installation only comes with one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To delete it, hover over it and click on <strong>Trash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-default-post-wordpress.png\" alt=\"delete default post in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-default-post-wordpress.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-default-post-wordpress-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/delete-default-post-wordpress-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"uncategorized\">12. Change the Uncategorized Category<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&#8217;t publish a post without attaching a category to it. So, WordPress comes with a default one called <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong>. This category is also selected by default when publishing a post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, if you forget to set a different category, having the default one on your blog will look unprofessional. Therefore, I recommend that you change it to something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to <strong>Posts<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Categories<\/strong>, hover over the <strong>Uncategorized<\/strong> category, and click on <strong>Quick Edit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quick-edit-uncategorized-category.png\" alt=\"edit uncategorized category in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quick-edit-uncategorized-category.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quick-edit-uncategorized-category-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/quick-edit-uncategorized-category-768x229.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the <strong>Name<\/strong> and <strong>Slug<\/strong> to something else. For example, <code>Other<\/code> and <code>other<\/code>. The slug refers to the part of the URL that&#8217;s after the category base (e.g. <code>https:\/\/example.com\/category\/other\/<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/other-category.png\" alt=\"editing category in wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-4805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/other-category.png 792w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/other-category-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/other-category-768x262.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to click on the <strong>Update Category<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"site-health\">13. Check Site Health <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WordPress has a feature called <strong>Site Health<\/strong>, which you can access in <strong>Tools<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Site Health<\/strong>. It performs different tests, and it shows warnings and recommendations regarding security and performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wordpress-site-health.png\" alt=\"wordpress site health\" class=\"wp-image-4807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wordpress-site-health.png 840w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wordpress-site-health-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/wordpress-site-health-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see from my example, it recommends me to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Remove inactive plugins and themes, as I mentioned above as well;<\/li><li>Upgrade my PHP version because it&#8217;s a bit outdated. Currently, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.php.net\/ChangeLog-7.php\" target=\"_blank\">the latest PHP version<\/a> is 7.4;<\/li><li>Install a recommended PHP module that I might need for some features;<\/li><li>Use HTTPS.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The recommendations and warnings might differ depending on your setup. I recommend fixing all the warnings and implementing all the recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"core-settings\">14. Change Some Core WordPress Configuration Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, we&#8217;ve reached the last and a bit more complex part of my list of things to do after installing WordPress. I hope you&#8217;re still with me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a previous post, I showed you <a href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/access-edit-wordpress-files\/\">three different ways to access and edit your WordPress files<\/a>. Let&#8217;s take advantage of that, and get our hands dirty a bit, shall we? \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I always recommend doing anything that you can manually, rather than installing plugins, which can lead to bloat, poor performance, security issues, and conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, check the detailed tutorial that I linked to in the first paragraph, and access the <code>wp-config.php<\/code> file, which is a Core WordPress file, usually found in the <code>public_html<\/code> folder, or a folder with your domain name if you&#8217;re using an add-on domain, not your main one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the <code>wp-config.php<\/code> file for editing, then add these three lines of code&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', 1);\ndefine('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 3);\ndefine('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8230; right above this line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. *\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"596\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/code-wp-config-php.png\" alt=\"editing the wp-config.php file\" class=\"wp-image-4811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/code-wp-config-php.png 596w, https:\/\/readyship.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/code-wp-config-php-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me explain what those snippets do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><code>define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', 1);<\/code> &#8211; With every Save and Update, WordPress stores a post revision in the database, bloating the hell out of it. You don&#8217;t need 50 revisions for the same post, no? So, that code limits the revisions to 1. You can increase the limit by changing the number (<code>1<\/code>);<\/li><li><code>define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 3);<\/code> &#8211; This will automatically empty your <strong>Trash<\/strong> after 3 days. You can increase or decrease the number of days (<code>3<\/code>) if you want;<\/li><li><code>define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);<\/code> &#8211; For security reasons, it&#8217;s best to disable the theme and plugin code editors from your Dashboard&#8217;s menu. That&#8217;s what this code does. If you want to edit your theme&#8217;s files, it&#8217;s best to use the 2nd or 3rd method shown in the tutorial that I linked to above.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group rs-cta has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fafaff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Looking for an All-in-One WordPress Solution?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ReadyShip offers you ready-made WordPress sites and blogs, plus high-quality managed AWS hosting with free SSL and CDN, at <strong>no initial cost!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/readyship.co\/products\">Visit Marketplace<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>The End<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There you go, folks! 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