1 – First step in setting up WordPress

(After WordPress is installed)

These are the steps that I use when setting up a WordPress site

WordPress Basic Configurations I Change

Setting -> General

1. Set the Site Title
2. Set the Tagline
3. Set Email Address
4. Set Timezone
5. Set Week Start On

Setting -> Permalinks

1. Set to Post name

Create Child Theme

1. In wp-content/themes make a folder for theme-child.
2. In wp-content/themes/them-child create file style.css.
3. Paste the following:

   /*
   Theme Name: Theme Child Theme
   Theme URI: http://www.ourroadtripdays.com/
   Description: A theme child theme
   Author: Gary Stockburger
   Author URI: http://www.ourroadtripdays.com
   Template: Theme
   Version: 1.0.0
   */

4. In wp-content/themes/them-child create file functions.php.
5. Paste the following:

   <?php
   add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'my_theme_enqueue_styles' );
   function my_theme_enqueue_styles() {
   
    $parent_style = 'theme';
    
    wp_enqueue_style( $parent_style, get_template_directory_uri() . '/style.css' );
    wp_enqueue_style( 'child-style',
    get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/style.css',
    array( $parent_style ),
    wp_get_theme()->get('Version')
    );
   }
   
   add_action( 'wp_head', 'analyticstracking', 10);
   function analyticstracking() { ?>
   <script>
   /* Location of my google analytics script */
   </script>
   <?php
   }
   
   ?>

6. Activate my theme under Appearance -> Themes