In today’s episode, I am sharing the 5 things you should be doing on your WordPress website that you probably aren’t. By ensuring you have all of these things done, you will have a clean, optimized and secure site and you can feel confident that you are set up for success!

 

In This Episode:

• [0:44] Where I’ve been and a free virtual summit
• [2:44] The difference between a theme and a child theme
• [4:07] Many premium WordPress themes include a child theme and the parent theme in it’s files
• [4:33] How to easily create a child theme
• [5:17] How to check if you are using a child theme
• [5:38] An important note about using child themes
• [6:22] Why you need to change your login URL when using WordPress
• [7:40] My favorite plugin to change the login URL is WPS Hide Login
• [8:10] Tips for changing your login URL
• [8:21] You need to change your permalink structure
• [8:51] My favorite permalink structure
• [9:49] What to look out for when changing your permalink structure
• [10:34] My favorite plugin for redirects
• [11:11] The one thing you need to be doing on your website no matter where it is hosted
• [13:09] Install a security plugin
• [13:57] A reminder to back up your site before you make any changes

 

Links Mentioned:

• The Success-Driven Solopreneur Summit: https://thesuccessdrivensolopreneur.com/
• Siteground: https://lindseyaleson.com/siteground
• WPS Hide Login: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wps-hide-login/
• Redirection: https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/
• The Contract Shop: https://thecontractshop.com/
• Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/
• WordPress Success Free Guide: https://www.lindseyaleson.com/wpsuccess 

 

Connect with Me on Social Media:

• Facebook Group: The Lovely Entrepreneur Society
• Instagram: @lindseyaleson