SSL adds security to the website. Anyone who says installing it is easy is not totally telling the truth.
SSL will change your site from an HTTP site to an HTTPS site. Why is this important? Because any search engine or browser will probably flag your site as not secure or save if is not an HTTPS site.
What is a CDN? – read the info below the video.
Difference between Classic and Gutenberg?
Gutenberg is now the standard. see
How to see code. – three vertical dots, upper right corner.
o designate your static homepage, go to My Sites → Customize → Homepage Settings:
Word{ress.cp,only supports WordPress hosting. Do a site search on WordPress.com for additional information.
WordPress.com is not the same as WordPress.org.
Wix does not support WordPress hosting. Do a site search on WIX for additional information.
Backing up your site is essential. The worst thing that can happen is to work for a couple of months getting things the way you want them, and then losing everything because you did not back it up.
There are many plugins available for WordPress backup. I am currently using the free version of Updraft plus.
We offer a single domain free SSL which you can install it on any 1 main domain OR any 1 subdomain, if you want more SSL you have to purchase SSL additionally.
In order to install a SSL you must have an emil working on the domain
My SASP now uses Namecheap as the domain provider
Today I installed this plugin. It was easy to install, and after figuring out how it works it does what I wanted it to. It really needs a good video tutorial.
Basic Tutorial
How to add afree SSL to SmarterASP domain Requires and Advanced Plan. See SSL Installation for WordPress for more info.
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Free Cloudflare SSL – NOT SO FREE?
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see WordPress Plugin for SSL
This is the WordPress Getting Started Post.
Getting Started Tutorial
This tutorial recommends you do not use free site. I would strongly urge anyone w/o a lot of internet development experience to use a free site to determine if you really want to set up a website. Once you get into it you will find it a lot more difficult than you may have expected.
WordPress.com has a free site that is a great place to get you feet wet.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.
1. WP not uses the Gutenburg block editor. This may be great for a beginner, but severly limits page fromatting.