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New website checklist

A handy checklist for anyone building a new website

Creating a new WordPress website? Use the following checklist!

  1. Themes> Install “Hello” from Elementor
  2. Delete other themes
  3. Install Elementor & Elementor Pro > Connect to your Account
  4. ManageWP install + Connect to Acc + Activate free backup
  5. Create a Home page + Settings > Reading > A static page > Home
  6. WordPress > Settings > Media > Delete all sizes & Uncheck all checkmarks
  7. EL Site Settings > Layout > Default Page Layout > Elementor Full Width
  8. SG Optimizer (turn on recommended stuff)
  9. SG Security > Login Security > Custom login URL > Put link in sheet
  10. SG Security > Activity Log > Weekly reports > Delete email from notifications
  11. “Elementor > Settings > Disable Default Colors & Disable Default Fonts “
  12. Elementor > Settings > Advanced > Unfiltered File Uploads > Enable
  13. Elementor > Settings > Advanced > Google Fonts > Disable
  14. Elementor > Settings > Experiments > Optimized DOM Output > Active
  15. Elementor > Settings > Experiments > Improved CSS Loading > Active
  16. Elementor > Settings > Experiments > Default to New Theme Builder > Inactive
  17. WordPress > Settings > Permalink > Postname
  18. Elementor > Custom Fonts > Upload the fonts with the widths you want to use
  19. Elementor Site Settings > Global colors setup
  20. Elementor Site Settings > Global Fonts > Custom Fonts (Add H1-H7, only fonts and line height, no sizes)
  21. Elementor Site Settings > Typography > Link > Color > Accent
  22. Elementor Site Settings > Buttons > Typography, Bg, color, radius, padding
  23. Elementor Site Settings > Site Identity > Upload Site logo and Site icon
  24. Elementor Site Settings > Background > Setup color only if your main bg color isn’t white
  25. Elementor Site Settings > Layout > Put padding on 0
  26. Elementor Site Settings > Custom CSS > Add font css, connect the Global codes
  27. Convert all your images to webp > https://bulkresizephotos.com/en
  28. Create separate cropped image for mobile if it’s a background image
  29. Plugin > Phastpress > Leave defaults, Only Turn off: Lazy load, Load scripts asynchronously
  30. Plugin > WPMeteor > Slider to right > Save