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WordPress on HostBarrel: installing it, migrating an existing site, choosing plugins, speeding it up, development environments and URL redirects.
8 articlesHow to Install WordPress on HostBarrel
Install WordPress on HostBarrel by adding a site from the Sites page. WordPress, a database and a free subdomain are set up for you automatically.
Migrating Your WordPress Site to HostBarrel
Move an existing WordPress site to HostBarrel: export it with All-in-One WP Migration, import it into a new site, then point your domain's DNS.
Essential WordPress Plugins for Your New Site
The WordPress plugins we suggest for a new site: Wordfence for security, LiteSpeed Cache, Yoast SEO, UpdraftPlus for backups and WPForms Lite.
Speed Up Your WordPress Site
Make WordPress load faster: turn on nginx caching in the Tools tab, compress images, remove unused plugins, add a CDN and clean up the database.
Diagnosing Site Performance Issues
Enable the built-in Diagnostics tool to find slow plugins, heavy database queries, and errors - no plugin installation required.
Using Dev Environments & Push to Live
Create a Dev (staging) copy of your WordPress site, test plugin updates or a redesign safely, then use Push to Live to replace the Live site.
Setting Up URL Redirects (301 & 302)
Create permanent (301) and temporary (302) redirects at the server level - faster than any WordPress redirect plugin.
Advanced Site Tools: Password Protection, Force HTTPS & More
A tour of the advanced switches in your site's Tools tab: password protection, Force HTTPS, custom SSL, WP debugging, ionCube, and more.
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