WordPress Plugins Setup (Post-Live)

Appearance

• Remove unused themes

Remove Pages

• Go to post, “hello world”

• Go to page, “sample page”

Save as draft

• Irrelevant pages

• demo pages

• incomplete pages

WordPress Settings

• Settings - Reading

  • Uncheck “discourage search engine”

Replace URL & Regenerate CSS Files

• Note: this is particularly useful if fonts don’t display correctly after migrating to live site.

• Elementor - Tools - Replace URL

• Type in http://[domain] in the old URL field, type in https://[domain] in the new URL field, click “Replace URL” button

• After that, go back to General, and click on “Regenerate CSS Files” button, and “Sync Library” button.

All In One Migration

1. Go to Dropbox settings, connect to “App Folder Access”

2. Use blackflam85@gmail.com Dropbox account

3. Change backups preference to 

   1. monthly 

   2. latest 3 copies

Elementor Pro

• Elementor > License

• Switch Account > Connect and Activate

• Activate License again (change or URL)

Create user access for the client

• WordPress > User > Add new > add as “Administrator”

• Copy username and password to this Client Confidential Sheet

Create user access for Daniel

• WordPress > User > Add new > add as “Administrator”

• blackflam85@gmail.com

• send login details to email? ✅ YES

WP Smush Pro (ONLY for websites hosted on our SiteGround)

• Download file here (dropbox) 

• Add new plugin > Upload Plugin > Install Now> Activate Plugin

• Follow the setup instructions, enable all

• except these:

  • disable usage data

  • ✅ enable compress my full size images

• Bulk Smush all images immediately

WhatsApp Chat Plugin Setup (where applicable)

1. Plugin > install “WP Chat App” by Ninja Team

2. How to set up

(or) AnyChat Plugin

1. Create new widget at Anychat’s website

   1. Username and password → Main Access

2. Add to WordPress and enable what’s requested by the clients

Wordfence Security

Search and install “WordFence Security” plugin

Choose “Get Your WordFence License” 

Choose “FREE”, → I’m OK waiting 30 days and enter your email address, choose “No” for alerts

Check your email, choose “install My License Automatically”

Wordfence > Firewall > Manage Firewall > Under protection level, select “Optimize The WordFence Firewall”

Download both the .htaccess and user.ini, then click continue. And then please upload both files into the respective client's folder on Gdrive, under CLIENT FILES. 

Setup transactional email (SMTP)

• Install WP Mail SMTP Plugin

• Following the video, insert the SMTP information during setup. You should be able to find this information when you created the webmail. 

• Make sure you use the same email and password you created in the “Create Webmail” step above.

• Remember to select SSL encryption.

• Under “Tools”, send a test email to your own email. If email fails to send means something isn’t right, go back and double check settings.

Step 1: Install SMTP Plugin

1. Go to WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Add New

2. Search for "SMTP"

3. Install and activate WP Mail SMTP plugin

Step 2: Create Business Email

1. Access your hosting control panel

2. Navigate to Email section

3. Create new email account with:

   • Generic professional email address (e.g., hello@yourdomain.com)

   • Strong password

   • Optional recovery email

4. Copy and paste mail info into this Client Confidential Sheet

Step 3: Configure SMTP Settings

1. Gather SMTP credentials from hosting provider:

• SMTP host/server name

• Port number (typically 465)

• Username (email address)

• Password

2. Configure WP Mail SMTP plugin:

• Set "From Email" (your new business email)

• Set "From Name"

• Select "Other SMTP" as mailer

• Enter SMTP host

• Choose SSL encryption

• Input port 465

• Enter email credentials

Step 4: Test Configuration

1. Go to WP Mail SMTP > Tools

2. Enter test email address

3. Send test email

4. Check receiving inbox to verify delivery

Key Technical Details:

• Port: 465

• Encryption: SSL

• Required credentials: 

  • Incoming server information

  • Outgoing server information

  • Login credentials

Note: This process works with all major web hosts, though specific server names and settings may vary by provider.

 

Enable reCaptcha

• Dashboard > Elementor > Settings > Integrations > reCAPTCHA v3 (click link) > Get Started

• Login as “admin@bingodigital.marketing” account

• Create new project at https://console.cloud.google.com/welcome

• And type in the project’s name

Go to https://www.google.com/u/6/recaptcha/admin/site/720346744 

• Create new website by clicking on “+”, 

• Add Label “yourcompany.com”

• Choose reCAPTCHA type “Score Based v3”

• Add Domains “yourcompany.com”

• Choose Google Cloud Platform “BINGO DIGITAL MARKETING” 

• Choose project’s name

• and copy paste Site Key and Secret Key > Save Changes 

Check Enquiry Form

• Edit Form > Email > 

• In the “To” Field, make sure to enter the client’s business email address. If you don’t have client’s business email or have multiple, clarify with PM or client which to use.

• In the “From Email” field, insert the webmail (with client’s domain) that you have just created above. 

• “Reply-To”: “Email Field”

• Meta Data: remove all, keep “Page URL” only

Add reCaptcha to Enquiry Form

Add reCaptcha v3 to every contact form

SSL (for SiteGround only)

Enable in SiteGround Site Tools, choose “Force https://”

Tracking & Analytics

For Google Analytics 4 and Google Search Console

• Install plugin Site Kit by Google, activate it.

• Choose “Start Setup”

• ✅ check “Connect Google Analytics as part of your setup”, connect to blackflam85@gmail.com, then follow all the setup instructions.

  • Next next next next next until you need to choose “Account”

  • Account: BINGO DIGITAL MARKETING

  • Property: Set up a new property

  • Web Data Stream: Set up a new web data stream

  • Enable enhanced tracking, and give access.

    

MainWP

• Install MainWP Child plugin, activate it first

• Open this URL: manage.bingodigital.marketing/wp-admin

  • User - bingowebsolutions@gmail.com

  • Pass - kWmq)O1duIq1&u7xLpeZ04U2

• Dashboard > MainWP > Add new website, checkmark tick yes for “Verify that the MainWP Child plugin is installed and activated”

• You will see this message once added successfully

Conversion Tracking

Coming soon (involve GTM, Analytics, check back the videos)

Add to BDM Customer Database

• Add to BDM Customer Database

• Double check dates and Domain Hosting with Daniel 

Calculate Total Working Hours

• Get total working hours from Trackabi

• Add to this sheet BDM Working Hours

• Add feedback: suggest how to improve our efficiency 1% next time?