7. Setting Up Your WordPress Site the Right Way: SEO, Social Media, and More

Chapter 6, “Setting Up Your WordPress Site Right the First Time,” did the ground work for this chapter. Our site has all the basic—and essential—stuff done, so we can move on to more detailed topics. This chapter covers the things that separate good sites from great ones: managing search engines, making sure your site loads quickly, using social media, and security. All these tasks are essentially optional, but I believe you’ll come to realize that this chapter might be the most important chapter in the whole ...

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