Getting started
Intro
Step 1 – Before you start
Step 2 – Theme install
Step 3 – Plugin install
Step 4 – Import demo content
Step 5 – Theme setup
Step 6 – Edit content
Step 7 – Customize colors

Before You Start (For New Websites)

If this is your first website, first of all — thank you so much for choosing us! We’re so happy to have you here and be part of your journey.

Before you install our theme and start customizing everything, there are a few important things we recommend setting up first. Don’t worry — nothing complicated. These are just simple steps to make sure your website is properly prepared and everything runs smoothly from the very beginning.

To help you get started the right way, we’ve put together a quick checklist of essential things to do before installing the theme. Following these steps will ensure your site is well-structured, optimized, and fully ready for a smooth setup experience.

If you’re new to WordPress, our article Understanding The WordPress Admin Dashboard: A Beginner’s Guide might be helpful too.

One of the first things you should do is update your admin profile and login details.

Many WordPress installations still use generic usernames or display names like “Admin”, which can look unprofessional and may even create unnecessary security risks.

Go to Users → Profile and:
1. Change your display nickname to your name or brand name.
2. Update your password to a strong, secure one.
3. Double-check your email address.

PRO TIP: Avoid using “admin” as your username.

Still in Users → Profile, go to the “Biographical Info” section and add your bio.

This is what will show in your author box under your blog posts, so make sure you write a short description about yourself or your business.

This is one of the most overlooked WordPress settings — and it can seriously affect your website traffic.

Sometimes, WordPress accidentally blocks search engines from indexing your site, especially if the installation was set up in development mode.

Go to Settings → Reading and make sure the option Discourage search engines from indexing this site is unchecked.

If this setting is enabled, your website may not appear in Google search results.

By default, WordPress URLs often look something like this:

yourwebsite.com/?p=123

Not exactly pretty… and definitely not ideal for SEO.

A cleaner URL structure is easier for both visitors and search engines to understand. Instead, use URLs like:

yourwebsite.com/your-blog-post-title

To change this, go to Settings → Permalinks then select Post Name.

This creates clean, readable URLs and is the best option for most websites.

By default, many new WordPress websites still show the classic “Just another WordPress site”.

Not exactly the best first impression.

Your site title and tagline help explain what your website or business is about.

Go to Settings → General and update:
1. Site Title
2. Tagline

WordPress automatically creates a default category called Uncategorized.

If you forget to choose a category while publishing a post, WordPress will automatically assign it there.

Go to Posts → Categories and:
1. Rename it to something more useful (like Updates, News, or Blog).
2. Create categories that match your content.

Having a simple category structure will make your blog easier to navigate and more organized.

A fresh WordPress installation usually comes with a few default items you probably won’t need.

Things like the “Hello World” post, “Sample Page”, unnecessary widgets, and default plugins can make your website feel unfinished and cluttered.

Take a few minutes to clean everything up before you start building your site.

To delete default content, go to Posts → All Posts and delete the “Hello World” post. Then head to Pages → All Pages and remove the “Sample Page”.

Some WordPress installations include default widgets that you may not need. Go to Appearance → Widgets and remove unnecessary widgets — especially if you’re planning to use one of our themes.

To remove default plugins, go to Plugins and deactivate then delete anything you’re not planning to use.

By default, WordPress displays 10 blog posts per page.

Depending on your website style and content strategy, this number may not be ideal for your blog layout.

For many modern websites, showing fewer posts can create a cleaner, more premium look and improve the browsing experience.

To change this setting, go to Settings → Reading then look for Blog pages show at most and choose how many posts you want displayed per page.

We usually recommend displaying 6 blog posts per page, as it creates a cleaner layout while still giving visitors enough content to explore without feeling overwhelming.