It is pretty simple:
- I installed WordPress on my AWS server.
- Looked through some themes, tested out a few, and then decided to go with Superb Themes
- Installed the usual plugins:
- Yoast SEO
- Cause doing this by hand is really annoying
- CloudFlare
- Edge caching
- ShortPixel Image Optimizer
- Huge help in making sure I serve up right size images for faster page load.
- WP-SCSS (I maintain this one!)
- Gives option to create
scss
stylesheets and have them compile tocss
- Gives option to create
- HotJar – Track how readers browse my website
- Yoast SEO
- Then I made a few pages to set the tone; Home, about, privacy and starting writing posts about what I enjoy.
So hear is to food, programming, and a few things I like to read along the way!