{"slug":"recipe-035-set-up-and-maintain-a-new-wordpress-site","title":"Set up and maintain a new WordPress site","tags":["source:clickminded","type:recipe","server:clickminded-sop","maintain","new","wordpress","site"],"agent_summary":"Recipe 035: Set up and maintain a new WordPress site Set up a new Wordpress site from scratch and other technical optimizations __Last Updated / Reviewed:__ 10/18/2023 __🚀 Goal:__ To set up a new Word","trigger_phrases":["set up and maintain a new wordpress site","how to set up and maintain a new wordpress site"],"runnable":false,"markdown":"\r\nRecipe 035: Set up and maintain a new WordPress site\r\n\r\nSet up a new Wordpress site from scratch and other technical optimizations\r\n\r\n__Last Updated / Reviewed:__ 10/18/2023\r\n\r\n__🚀 Goal:__ To set up a new Wordpress site from scratch and other technical optimizations.\r\n\r\n__🤔 Why this is important:__ Having an SEO-friendly website set up from the beginning will ensure that pages are correctly indexed, understood, and displayed on search engines \r\n\r\n__🗓️ When this is done:__ Once in the beginning of a new site set up.\r\n\r\n__👨 Who does this:__ SEO specialist or the marketing manager.\r\n\r\n__⚠️Prerequisites or requirements: __None.\r\n\r\n[__Click here to get the most up-to-date version of this Recipe__](https://members.clickminded.com/recipe/035)\r\n\r\n## Step 1 - Initial WordPress Setup\r\n\r\nClick here to view this SOP 008: Initial WordPress setup ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/008/)) __Outcome__: To perform an initial setup of your new self-hosted WordPress site, after downloading it from [WordPress.org](https://wordpress.org/download/), making sure that your new website is SEO-friendly.\r\n\r\n## Step 2 - How to backup and restore your WordPress website\r\n\r\nClick here to view this SOP 053: How to backup and restore your WordPress website ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/053/)) __Outcome__: YTo successfully adopt a WordPress backup solution that allows you to always have a backup on hand and recover your website from it.\r\n\r\n## Step 3 - How to Setup and Optimize an XML Sitemap\r\n\r\nTake advantage of the many SOPs available in the library that address all the issues that can be uncovered by your audit.\r\n\r\nClick here to view this SOP 055: How to Setup and Optimize an XML Sitemap ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/055/))\r\n\r\n__Outcome__: Your sitemap has been properly fetched by Google, contains your core URLs and is properly configured making it perfectly crawlable by search engines.\r\n\r\n## Step 4 - How to Implement and verify a 301 Redirect on a WordPress website\r\n\r\nClick here to view this SOP 051: How to Implement and verify a 301 Redirect on a WordPress website ([web version](https://members.clickminded.com/sop/051/)) __Outcome__: The page you want to redirect no longer displays a 404 error or the old content and is now redirecting users and search engines to the new URL.","html":"<p>Recipe 035: Set up and maintain a new WordPress site</p>\n<p>Set up a new Wordpress site from scratch and other technical optimizations</p>\n<p><strong>Last Updated / Reviewed:</strong> 10/18/2023</p>\n<p><strong>🚀 Goal:</strong> To set up a new Wordpress site from scratch and other technical optimizations.</p>\n<p><strong>🤔 Why this is important:</strong> Having an SEO-friendly website set up from the beginning will ensure that pages are correctly indexed, understood, and displayed on search engines</p>\n<p><strong>🗓️ When this is done:</strong> Once in the beginning of a new site set up.</p>\n<p><strong>👨 Who does this:</strong> SEO specialist or the marketing manager.</p>\n<p>__⚠️Prerequisites or requirements: __None.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/recipe/035\"><strong>Click here to get the most up-to-date version of this Recipe</strong></a></p>\n<h2>Step 1 - Initial WordPress Setup</h2>\n<p>Click here to view this SOP 008: Initial WordPress setup (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/008/\">web version</a>) <strong>Outcome</strong>: To perform an initial setup of your new self-hosted WordPress site, after downloading it from <a href=\"https://wordpress.org/download/\">WordPress.org</a>, making sure that your new website is SEO-friendly.</p>\n<h2>Step 2 - How to backup and restore your WordPress website</h2>\n<p>Click here to view this SOP 053: How to backup and restore your WordPress website (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/053/\">web version</a>) <strong>Outcome</strong>: YTo successfully adopt a WordPress backup solution that allows you to always have a backup on hand and recover your website from it.</p>\n<h2>Step 3 - How to Setup and Optimize an XML Sitemap</h2>\n<p>Take advantage of the many SOPs available in the library that address all the issues that can be uncovered by your audit.</p>\n<p>Click here to view this SOP 055: How to Setup and Optimize an XML Sitemap (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/055/\">web version</a>)</p>\n<p><strong>Outcome</strong>: Your sitemap has been properly fetched by Google, contains your core URLs and is properly configured making it perfectly crawlable by search engines.</p>\n<h2>Step 4 - How to Implement and verify a 301 Redirect on a WordPress website</h2>\n<p>Click here to view this SOP 051: How to Implement and verify a 301 Redirect on a WordPress website (<a href=\"https://members.clickminded.com/sop/051/\">web version</a>) <strong>Outcome</strong>: The page you want to redirect no longer displays a 404 error or the old content and is now redirecting users and search engines to the new URL.</p>\n"}