Guides for building your WordPress site
Practical, step-by-step articles — no fluff, no filler.
What Is WordPress? A Beginner's Guide to the World's Favorite CMS
What WordPress actually is, how a WordPress page gets built, the difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com, what it costs to run, and whether it's the right fit for your site.
What You Need Before Installing WordPress (2026 Checklist)
The domain, hosting requirements, SSL, backups, and planning to sort out before you install WordPress, including how to check your host meets them.
Registering Your Domain: SiteGround vs. a Dedicated Registrar
Register your domain with your host or a separate registrar? What each costs after the first year, how privacy and transfers work, how to choose the name, and what registering does (and doesn't) do.
How to Buy SiteGround Hosting: Which Plan to Choose (2026)
Which SiteGround plan to pick, what you'll pay after the intro price, and a step-by-step walkthrough of checkout, from choosing a domain to paying.
Can You Pay for SiteGround With PayPal? How It Actually Works
PayPal isn't shown on SiteGround's checkout page, but you can still use it. Here's how it works for new orders and renewals, based on SiteGround's own help docs.
How to Install WordPress (Step-by-Step on SiteGround)
Install WordPress on SiteGround in a few minutes, then set up the essentials. Also covers Hostinger's hPanel, cPanel hosts, and what to do if the install fails.
How to Log Into Your WordPress Dashboard on SiteGround
Three ways into your WordPress admin on SiteGround, what to do when the password reset email never arrives, how to reset a password with WP-CLI, and fixes for the most common login problems.
The WordPress Dashboard: Your Command Center, Explained
A practical tour of the WordPress admin: what each menu is for, the dashboard widgets worth keeping, the five settings to check on day one, and how the screens differ with block themes.
Setting Up a Free SSL Certificate on SiteGround
How to install SiteGround's free Let's Encrypt SSL, make WordPress use HTTPS with Speed Optimizer, verify it properly, and fix the mixed-content warnings that keep the padlock from appearing.