Essential steps for setting up a new blog

Having set up many blogs in the last year or so, I have a standard set of steps that I take after getting WordPress installed. Here’s a run-down of items that you don’t want to skip: 1. Change the permalinks from the meaningless default set up. I personally prefer /%postname%/ to get the best looking URL, but there is a lot of disagreement about what the best structure is. Just don’t use the default. 2. Take all the defaults... Read the Entire Post →