Guides for building your WordPress site
Practical, step-by-step articles — no fluff, no filler.
Sharing SiteGround Access Safely: Collaborators, Clients, and FTP
How to give a developer, designer, writer, or client access to your SiteGround site without sharing your main login: collaborators, white-label clients, FTP accounts, SSH keys, and how to remove access cleanly.
Creating an FTP Account on SiteGround (and When to Use SFTP)
How to create a SiteGround FTP account limited to one folder, connect with FileZilla or Cyberduck, and when SFTP with an SSH key is the better choice.
Managing Server Files via SSH on SiteGround
Connect to SiteGround over SSH step by step, find your site's files, and use the commands and WP-CLI tasks that save the most time, with the safety habits that keep a terminal from becoming a risk.
Uploading Files to Your SiteGround Server: Four Methods Compared
The Media Library, File Manager, FTP, or SFTP and rsync: which to use for what on SiteGround, the exact commands for command-line uploads, and the permissions to check afterward.
Managing MySQL Databases on Your WordPress Host
How WordPress uses its MySQL database, how to create databases and users in SiteGround's Site Tools, how to fix connection errors, and how to find and clean up what makes a database grow.
Password-Protecting a Folder or Site on SiteGround (Protected URLs)
How to put a password in front of a folder, a site in development, or wp-admin with SiteGround's Protected URLs tool, what visitors see, and the WordPress side effects to test for.
Blocking Specific IPs or Countries From Your WordPress Site
How to block an IP, a range, or a country with SiteGround's Blocked Traffic tool, how to find what to block from your logs, and why blocking a whole country can break SSL and Google indexing.
Setting Up Business Email on SiteGround
Create a professional @yourdomain.com mailbox on SiteGround, connect it to your phone or mail app with the right settings, and check the SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records that keep your mail out of spam.
Fixing Business Email That Broke After Switching DNS to SiteGround
Moved your domain's nameservers to SiteGround and your Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 email stopped? Why it happens, how to confirm it in one command, and how to fix the MX, SPF, and DKIM records.