Website Setup & Domain Essentials
Welcome to the Website Setup & Domain Essentials section -- where you take your CMS knowledge and connect it to the real world.
This section covers everything that must happen before and around your CMS installation: domain names, DNS, hosting connections, SSL certificates, and the final steps needed to make your website live.
These guides focus on what each piece does, why it's required, and how it fits into the bigger picture, so you're never clicking buttons you don't understand.
Domains, DNS & Launch Essentials
- How to Choose the Right Domain Name for Your Website
- How Domain Registration Works (And Why It Matters for Your Website)
- What DNS Is (And Why Your Website Needs It)
- How to Point Your Domain to Your Hosting
- What an SSL Certificate Is (And Why Your Website Needs One)
- How to Install an SSL Certificate on Your Website
- Free SSL vs Paid SSL: What's the Real Difference?
- What Is WHOIS Privacy Protection (And Why You Need It)
- How to Connect Your Domain to WordPress
- How to Launch Your Website (Final Checklist)
- Your CMS on Your Domain Name - Stop Publishing on Borrowed Land
From Idea to Live Website
A CMS can't function without a properly connected domain.
Once you understand these essentials, launching a website becomes a repeatable process -- not a mystery.
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