{"id":21488,"date":"2023-09-23T11:34:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T09:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/?p=21488"},"modified":"2023-07-13T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T09:36:35","slug":"when-i-set-up-a-website-for-myself-it-goes-like-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/en\/when-i-set-up-a-website-for-myself-it-goes-like-this\/","title":{"rendered":"When I set up a website . for myself, it goes like this!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been programming, maintaining, and securing WordPress business websites since 2007, 5 days a week.<\/strong>
\nEven 7 days a week at times. But with great pleasure, busyness, and sometimes the overwork that you can expect from an entrepreneur.
\nAs a result, my knowledge and experience with themes & plugins, as well as WordPress itself, are quite extensive and growing every day.<\/p>\n

Because I am frequently asked what I would do with various aspects of a website, I will tell you:<\/p>\n

How I create a new WordPress website
\nFor myself!<\/h3>\n

Please note that I already have all the resources such as Notepad++<\/a>, SmartFTP<\/a>, hosting, Photoshop, various licenses, themes, and (premium) plugins. Approximately 50% of what I use is open-source, but other essential programs I use come at a cost.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. I always start with a fresh WordPress release<\/a><\/strong>.
    \nDirectly the version with the Dutch translation.<\/li>\n
  2. Then, I delete the Readme.html & License.txt<\/strong> files since they only reveal which WordPress release it is.
    \nThat’s only useful for hackers.<\/li>\n
  3. I register a domain name<\/strong> with Reviced<\/a>.
    \nI also have 40+ domain names lying around, and sometimes I pick one up spontaneously.<\/li>\n
  4. I create a new domain\/data space<\/strong> on the server.
    \nI do this on a CentOS server with Nginx and PHP7 + Directadmin.<\/li>\n
  5. Then, I choose a theme<\/strong>, which varies depending on the purpose it needs to serve.
    \nSometimes I work with     a blank theme<\/a>. These are a few WordPress files with the raw basics without any other clutter. I style them from scratch using CSS, Photoshop, and custom code.
    \nThere are times when I work with a “    premium<\/a>” theme. They can cost upwards of 50 euros, but sometimes they are just so beautiful \ud83d\ude42 Until I want to make a customization… then I get tangled up in the spaghetti code they put in those themes \ud83d\ude41
    \nAnd every now and then, I use a theme from     ElegantThemes<\/a>. I’ve had a Developer subscription with them for about 8 years, which allows me to use their themes unlimitedly.<\/li>\n
  6. Next, I download and install plugins<\/strong> like Contact Form 7<\/a> (Contact forms), Count per Day<\/a> (Visitor counter), and sometimes Visual Composer<\/a> (Advanced editor).
    \nI also use the     Advanced Custom Fields<\/a> (for posts with extra info fields) and WPML<\/a> (for multilingual sites) on 5 websites of mine.<\/li>\n
  7. Then, I start creating the pages<\/strong>. These are usually the Home, News, Contact pages.<\/li>\n
  8. I set the Permalink structure<\/a><\/strong> correctly and make the “Home” page as the front page<\/strong> (admin \u00bb settings \u00bb reading).<\/li>\n
  9. After that, I activate the WPbeveiligen Antivirus<\/a><\/strong> plugin and configure it.
    \nThis is not advertising, but rather a standard practice for the past 3 years. I don’t want hackers or unexpected issues on my site.<\/li>\n
  10. I forgot to mention the automatic backup plugin<\/strong> Updraftplus<\/a>, which I have been using since 2016. I activate it (I have UpdraftPlus make a backup) once I have set up most things properly. There is a free version that already offers many features, but I personally use the premium version.<\/li>\n
  11. Then, I start putting my ideas onto the pages<\/strong>. The texts with a few images.
    \nI purchase images from     123rf.com<\/a>, and sometimes I download them from free stock sites like Freeimages.com<\/strong><\/a> (formerly SXC.hu) and Pexels<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  12. For many sites, I also install a version of Yoast<\/a> for Google. This is because I like to control which description Google displays. And to remove the \/category\/ slug<\/strong> from topics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That’s roughly how I set up a site for myself!<\/p>\n

    In my opinion, anyone with this basic knowledge can create a good WordPress website. Don’t you think so?
    \nShare your opinion on social media or here in the comments.
    \nI would love to hear if you succeeded!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    I have been programming, maintaining, and securing WordPress business websites since 2007, 5 days a week. Even 7 days a week at times. But with great pleasure, busyness, and sometimes the overwork that you can expect from an entrepreneur. As a result, my knowledge and experience with themes & plugins, as well as WordPress itself, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[212],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21488"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpbeveiligen.nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}