Set Up WordPress Hosting: The Guided Checklist

Once you subscribe to WordPress hosting, Vendi Today shows a built-in setup checklist that takes you from an empty dashboard to a launched, protected site. It tracks progress and hides itself when everything is done.

What the checklist covers

1. Create the site: start blank, from a template, or by cloning an existing site. New sites finish installing in a few minutes.
2. Import content: move over an existing WordPress site with the migration plugin.
3. One-click admin access: open WordPress from Vendi Today without separate credentials.
4. Connect your domain and SSL: attach your address and get a secure certificate.
5. Turn on security logs: keep a record of changes for troubleshooting.
6. Manage user permissions: give full admin rights only to people who truly need them.
7. View analytics: enable uptime monitoring from the visitors report to see traffic and availability.

Using it

1. Open Sites > WordPress and select your new site.
2. The checklist appears with the next priority task first.
3. Click Continue on the active step and follow the prompts.
4. Skip optional tasks if they do not apply.
5. Reopen the guide from the dashboard any time you want to review a step.

Your dashboard after setup

• Dashboard: open the site and admin area, manage domains, and refresh the cache.
• User management: see everyone with access to the site.
• Backup and restore: daily backups are kept for 30 days, and you can start a manual backup whenever you like.
• Advanced settings: FTP access, cache, WordPress debugging, and database tools.

The Vendi Today plugin is installed automatically, and a status indicator shows whether it is Connected. Allow a few hours for DNS changes to spread after connecting a domain.

Good to know: You can host as many WordPress sites as you wish in one account, so finish the checklist on your first site and reuse the pattern for the rest.