Guides for building your WordPress site
Practical, step-by-step articles — no fluff, no filler.
Managing Your Domain's DNS on SiteGround
Where your DNS actually lives, how to use SiteGround's DNS Zone Editor for A, CNAME, MX, and TXT records, and how to check a change with dig or nslookup instead of guessing.
Adding a Subdomain and Installing a Second WordPress Site
When a subdomain is the right choice, how to create one on SiteGround and install WordPress on it, how SSL and DNS work for it, and what running two WordPress sites really adds to your workload.
Installing WordPress Themes and Shaping Your Site's Design
How themes, the block editor, and page builders divide the design work in WordPress, how to install and judge a theme, classic vs block themes, and how to change a theme safely on a live site.
Elementor for Beginners: Build a WordPress Page Without Writing Code
A practical Elementor walkthrough: containers and widgets, global colors and fonts, responsive editing, what the free version does and doesn't include, and how to keep Elementor pages fast.
SEO Optimization on WordPress: The Checklist That Actually Matters
A practical WordPress SEO checklist in the order search engines work: make pages crawlable, get them indexed, then earn the ranking. Includes the checks you can run yourself in Search Console and the browser.
What to Do If SiteGround's SMS Verification Code Never Arrives
Why SiteGround asks some new orders to verify by SMS, what to do when the code doesn't arrive, how the card pre-authorization check works, and when to contact support.
GeneratePress: A Beginner's Setup Tutorial for WordPress's Fastest Theme
How to install GeneratePress, set up layout, colors, and typography from the Customizer, and decide whether the Premium add-on is worth it.
Setting Up WooCommerce on SiteGround
Turn a WordPress site on SiteGround into a working store: installing WooCommerce, payments, shipping, and tax, how SiteGround's caching treats carts and checkouts, and how to update a live store without losing orders.
Backing Up and Restoring Your WordPress Site on SiteGround
How SiteGround's 30 daily backups and manual backup slots work, which restore option to use for each problem, how to keep your own copy, and the habits that make a restore painless.