How To Configure WordPress Website Like a Pro

This tutorial will help you to configure wordpress website like a pro. After the Installation the very first action you need to configure WordPress website like a professional. This tutorial will also help you to optimize your site and will rank fast in google search. Configuration the WordPress site or blog is the main key to make your site more attractive, user friendly and seo optimized.

What You Are Going To Have In This Tutorial?

1- How To Install WordPress Theme

2- How To Install WordPress Plugins

3- How To Setup Permalinks

4- How To Create A Post

5- How To Configure Contact Us Page

1-Theme Installation

As WordPress is the most popular platform in blogging world, It is also offer thousands of Unique, Beautiful and Search Engine Optimized themes to use for your site to make it more professional and eye catchy. Free and Paid both available in different theme marketplaces on the internet.

To Install Theme in Your WP site you need to login into your dashboard. Then Click on Themes Under the Appearance in the left sidebar menu. Your will see already installed themes in the information page. 

Click Add New Button and you will see the library of free themes just hover the mouse on your desired theme and Click Install Button to let the installation begin with in seconds it will redirect you to the page that your theme has been installed successfully, Then just Click on Activate to live your newly installed theme.

2-Plugins Installation

This is also very easy task, Click Plugins Button on the left side bar menu. It will show you the plugins already installed. Click Add New Button so it will open the library of plugins, just type the plugin name in search bar and enter, when you got your required plugin just click on Install Now Button and within seconds you will see the page that plugin successfully installed, Just click on Activate Plugin or you can activate it later.

3-Permalink Setup

This is very important to set your permalinks in right way that will help you up in SEO and gives your post and pages a boost to rank them fast. Go to Permalinks Under the Settings Category in the left sidebar menu of your wordpress dashboard.  Select the Post Name from the given options of permalinks.

• Default
• Day and name
• Month and name
• Numeric
• Post name
• Custom Structure

4-Create A Post

After the setup of permalinks now your site is ready to go for your first post. Click on Posts in the left sidebar menu of your dashboard. Your will see 1 default post by the name of Hello World, Just delete that post and Click on Add New Button, Enter the Title of Post then Enter the Description of your post and just click on Publish to create your first post.

5-Create Contact Us Page

To Create Contact page you need to install a plugin call contact form. There are lot of contact forms available in plugins but the most popular and trusted is Contact Form 7, Just install this plugin it will ask you to fill the form with your email where you will receive your mails through this form. It is simple as 123. after entering the required information it will generate a code just copy that code and past it in contact page and publish you will see a smart contact form in there.