Self-Hosted.WordPress
Guide to Getting Started
Professional.Help
Get Things Setup Correctly – The first Time.
Jump Start
WordPress Package
You have many other things to worry about. Let Cobalt Graphics setup your new website so all you have to worry about is adding content.
$400
What Is Included
Just a few of the many reasons you’ll benefit from partnering with Cobalt Graphics to setup your new WordPress Website.
Install Divi Theme
Install Premium Divi Plugins
Divi Booster, Divi Bars, and more…
Install Core WP Plugins
Set Custom Color Scheme
Logo Placement
Favicon Creation & Placement
Optimize WordPress Settings
Create Core Pages
Training
We offer training to help you learn how to use WordPress and Divi. Our goal is to make sure you feel confident as a website owner to make change to your site and grow your online business.
Get.Hosting
Step One
The number of hosting options is overwhelming! But bottom line, you need to use a hosting company that was built to handle the demands of WordPress.
Make sure your hosting company has at least these things:
- 27/7 Support
- Offers WordPress Hosting
- Built-in Caching Support/Plugin
- Affordable
We recommend SiteGround for hosting because not only does it check all the boxes of great hosting, but they offer so much more to help your WordPress site perform at it’s best. The StartUp plan is good… doesn’t come with caching support. We recommend the GrowBig package. Pay for at least 2 years to lock their new customer rate and save money.
Pick.Theme
Step Two
When picking out a theme for your website, just remember this:
You get what you pay for.
Free or cheap themes often suffer from bugs, no support (or bad support), and only allow beyond difficult customizations. There is nothing more frustrating in building a website than working with a theme that is riddled with issues and lack of user experience design.
Make sure your theme has at least these things:
- Product Support
- Routine Updates
- A Lifetime license option
- A Community (for support, customizations, and resources)
We love the Divi Theme by Elegant Themes. Hands down, you will not find a better theme that is as feature rich, has a great looking backend, and above all – It’s incredibly easy to use!
Install.Plugins
Step Three
Plugins are a blessing, and a curse, to every WordPress website. What makes WordPress so wonderful is that is open source. Which makes finding a plugin for just about anything possible. Or to have your own custom code or child themes on your site.
However, managing a website with all these various methods of customizations makes it a bit precarious. Inevitably issues will arise as a result of code conflict.
Below is our list of recommended core plugins for your WordPress site that work well with the Divi theme and WooCommerce.
Guidelines for installing WordPress plugins:
- Avoid Feature Redundancy – Avoid installing multiple plugins that attempt to do the same thing. This creates conflict. Find an all-in-one solution if possible.
- Install As Many Plugins As You Want – There is no limit on the number of plugins you can have. Just remember that some plugins are more of a resource hog and cause your site to slow down.
- Free vs Premium Plugins – There are a lot of free plugins that get the job done beautifully. However, we recommend that if a plugin is handling a major feature of your website, we consider that you buy a premium version so that you have access to plugin updates and support.
- Don’t Install Abandoned Plugins – Check to make sure the plugin want to update has been updated recently. At least within 3-6 months. Plugins are considered abandoned after 2 years of no updates. With core WordPress files changing, installing old plugins will only create problems for you.
Recommended Core Plugins
Yoast SEO
Google Analytics by Monster Insights
Contact Form 7
Contact Form 7 Database Addon
WP Smush
Lets.Chat
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We’d be happy to answer questions you have about getting started with WordPress.
