In Week Five, we will start to finalize our websites. We will learn how to point your custom domain to your WordPress using some of the cPanel tools. Additionally, we will also set up SEO for our websites. We will be using All in One SEO plugin for WordPress which provides a quick and easy way to edit SEO for individual pages and posts. Furthermore, we will address any remaining questions about the content from Week 1-4.
WordPress website (either from Week 1 or an equivalent installation of WordPress)
Laptop (or iPad with keyboard)
A stable internet connection to be able to watch the stream, interact on X spaces, and access online tools
A few pages already created during previous weeks
Domain from any of the domain sellers such as Namecheap or GoDaddy
Resources:
DigitalOcean x TSI Hosting - Everyone who attended Week One was able to sign up and claim their free cPanel. This platform has your log in information. Everyone who attended Week One has been verified and approved for a free cPanel.
cPanel Access - This is a direct link to the cPanel login screen. You can also go to yourdomain/cpanel to access it.
AI Tutor - Since WordPress and Divi are quite popular frameworks, you can use AI Tutor Plus to help you with creating and editing your website.
Pixio - Eventually, you will need images for your website. In Pixio you can generate images, remove backgrounds, and create graphics. Additionally, you retain full ownership of all the images created in Pixio.
GoDaddy - Domain registrar and hosting service provider. Has millions of domains with a wide range of TLDRs. Alternatives are also Namecheap and Google Domains.
All in One SEO - One of the most popular WordPress SEO plugins. Allows you to edit meta titles, keywords, and descriptions for each page and provides a score for the SEO optimization of the website.