Hey! What's up guys!

In this guide I'm going to show you how to set up your WordPress website. I'm hoping this will be a one stop guide for setting up your new website. Whether you're a complete newbie, or a WordPress veteran, I'm hoping this will help you remember the basic steps

I'm going to assume you have already purchased your domain name, set up the Domain NameServers (DNS) pointing towards your host and have WordPress installed on your website. If you are a member of Wealthy Affiliate, you can install WordPress easily by using WordPress Express.

We are going to start with a blank website.

We are going to go over the basic structure of setting up a new website. This will include setting up a few pages:

  • Home Page
  • Blog
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Me
  • About Me

Also, we'll go over some of the essential plugins needed for a new website, and we'll go over how to set them up. These will include:

  • Akismet
  • All in One SEO Pack
  • Google XML Sitemaps
  • WordPress Ping Optimizer
  • Sharaholics
  • Contact Buddy


Save you from looking up different guides for each, you'll be able to select which guide you want from the page selection section at the top.


Pleased don't be alarmed by that disclaimer. That's just there so IF a fault should occur, you can't go blaming me. If something does go wrong, it's always fixable and at this stage of site creation/development, not the end of the world.

So, without further ado... LET'S GET STARTED!

****EDIT****

April, 6th 2015: Version 4.0 is now available for download! You can now download this as a PDF over on my site. Check it out right... HERE. All new plugins and completely up to date for 2015! I'll change the guide here on WA shortly.

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alltoohuman Premium
The @ button is not even clickable for me and I don't know why. I did just as you told me. Something to do with my theme? I'm using 'Suffusion'.
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That Helpful Dude Premium
The theme shouldn't matter. I just tried it on the Blackbird Theme and Suffusion Theme and it works. Try adding the shortcode itself to the page. It's: [contactbuddy]
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alltoohuman Premium
Thanks. That worked.
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That Helpful Dude Premium
Your computer must be having a funny 5 minutes :)
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alltoohuman Premium
Why is it that when I click the @ on my 'Edit Page' nothing happens? Have I done something wrong?
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alltoohuman Premium
...in regards to the 'Contact form', that is...
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That Helpful Dude Premium
Once you click on the @ button some shortcode should appear on the page. Will look something like this, [CONTACT_FORM]. Make sure you click on the page where you enter the text so you see the flashing | before you click the @ button.

Let me know if anything appears...
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producechick Premium
You're training really helps! Thanks!
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That Helpful Dude Premium
I'm glad you like it :) and I love you too!
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producechick Premium
Have I told you how much I love you?
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alltoohuman Premium
Saving this for later. Thanks!
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That Helpful Dude Premium
Enjoy. I plan on turning this into a downloadable PDF soon :) Then you'll be able to use with without having to be on WAU :)
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