Essential Steps to Create Your Website
Etienne Basson 
WordPress shows your latest posts on the front page by default. This guide covers how to create a custom homepage, set it as the static front page in Settings → Reading, and assign a separate blog page for your posts.
WordPress includes a built-in way to add custom CSS through the Customizer, but there are faster and more reliable methods depending on how your site is set up. This guide covers every option — from the Customizer to child themes to functions.php — so you can choose the right approach for your site.
A slow WordPress site costs visitors and search rankings. This guide covers the practical steps to improve WordPress speed and mobile performance — caching, image optimisation, minification, CDN setup, and the common mistakes that undo the gains.
A practical checklist for securing a new WordPress website. Covers updates, strong passwords, two-factor authentication, login protection, security plugins, SSL, and automated backups — the steps that block most common attacks.
WordPress uses WP-Cron to run scheduled tasks, but it only fires on page load — which means tasks can be delayed on low-traffic sites. This guide explains how WP-Cron works, how to check what’s scheduled, and how to replace it with a real server cron job for reliable task execution.
How to define your website’s purpose before you start building — covering goal-setting, audience identification, primary actions, essential pages, and core messaging to give your site clear direction from day one.
WordPress allows unlimited login attempts by default, making it an easy target for brute force attacks. This guide explains how to limit login attempts in WordPress using a plugin, what settings to configure, and how this fits into a broader website security setup.
Before publishing a WordPress site, a structured testing pass catches the problems that are easy to miss — broken forms, disabled indexing, missing analytics, and mobile layout issues. This checklist covers everything to verify before going live.
Two-factor authentication adds a second layer of protection to your WordPress login. This guide shows you how to set it up quickly using a free plugin, which apps to use, and how to manage it safely without locking yourself out.
Installing WordPress takes a few minutes using the 1-click installer in your hosting control panel. This guide covers both the automatic and manual installation methods, what to configure immediately after setup, and the common mistakes worth avoiding.