Knowledge Base/WordPress

WordPress Tutorials

From installing WordPress in one click to migrating, backing up, optimising and hardening your site, 10 essential tutorials for every WordPress owner in Bangladesh.

01 Installing WordPress (Softaculous)

The fastest way to install WordPress on cPanel.

Step 1cPanel → Softaculous Apps Installer.
Step 2Click WordPress → Install Now.
Step 3Choose https://, your domain, leave directory blank.
Step 4Set Site Name, admin username (NOT "admin"), strong password, your email.
Step 5Tick Auto Upgrade and click Install.
Full Softaculous guide →

02 Manual install (advanced)

Step 1Download the latest WordPress from wordpress.org/download.
Step 2Upload the ZIP to public_html via cPanel File Manager and Extract.
Step 3Move all files out of the wordpress/ folder into public_html.
Step 4Create a MySQL database & user (see Database guide).
Step 5Visit https://yourdomain.com and follow the on-screen installer, fill in DB name, user, password, host = localhost.

03 Logging in & admin tour

Step 1Open https://yourdomain.com/wp-admin.
Step 2Enter the admin username & password from install.

Key admin areas

  • Posts, blog articles
  • Pages, static pages (About, Contact)
  • Media, images & files
  • Appearance, themes, customizer, menus, widgets
  • Plugins, extend functionality
  • Users, admin / editor / author accounts
  • Settings, general, permalinks, reading

04 Installing a plugin

Step 1WP Admin → Plugins → Add New.
Step 2Search by name (e.g. Wordfence, Yoast SEO, WooCommerce).
Step 3Click Install Now → wait → click Activate.

To upload a paid plugin (.zip)

Step 1Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Step 2Choose your .zip, click Install Now → Activate.

05 Installing a theme

Step 1Appearance → Themes → Add New.
Step 2Search by name (e.g. Astra, GeneratePress) or upload a paid .zip.
Step 3Click Install → Activate.
Tip If your theme has demo templates, install the recommended Starter Templates plugin and import a one-click demo.

06 Migrating WordPress with All-in-One WP Migration

On the OLD site

Step 1Install & activate All-in-One WP Migration.
Step 2Plugin menu → Export → File → download the .wpress file.

On the NEW site (ServerBD)

Step 1Install fresh WordPress (Tutorial #1) and activate the same plugin.
Step 2Plugin menu → Import → drag & drop the .wpress file.
Step 3Confirm the overwrite. After import, log in again with the OLD credentials.
Warning Free version limits upload to 512MB. For larger sites, contact ServerBD support, we'll do the migration for free.

07 Speed optimisation (LiteSpeed Cache)

All ServerBD shared hosting runs on LiteSpeed, the fastest WordPress server stack.

Step 1Install & activate LiteSpeed Cache from Plugins → Add New.
Step 2Open LiteSpeed Cache → Cache tab → enable cache (already on by default).
Step 3Open Page Optimization → enable Minify CSS/JS, Combine CSS/JS, Lazy-load images.
Step 4Open Image Optimization → click Send Optimization Request for free WebP.
Tip Run PageSpeed Insights before & after to measure the difference.

08 Backups with UpdraftPlus / Backuply

Step 1Plugins → Add New → install UpdraftPlus (or Backuply).
Step 2Settings → UpdraftPlus Backups → Settings tab.
Step 3Set Files backup schedule = Weekly, Database = Daily.
Step 4Choose remote storage, Google Drive or Dropbox recommended (free tier).
Step 5Click Save Changes. UpdraftPlus uploads automatically going forward.
Server-level JetBackup guide →

09 Security hardening checklist

  • Don't use the username admin, create a custom one
  • Set a 16+ character random admin password
  • Install Wordfence or Solid Security firewall
  • Enable 2FA on all admin accounts
  • Hide the login URL, change /wp-login.php to /secret-login via WPS Hide Login
  • Disable file editing, add define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); to wp-config.php
  • Keep WordPress core, plugins & themes updated
  • Remove unused plugins/themes
  • Use HTTPS on every page (Tutorial #10)
Server-side hardening with Imunify360 →

10 Force HTTPS & fix mixed content

Step 1Make sure SSL is installed (see SSL guide).
Step 2WP Admin → Settings → General → set both URLs to start with https://.
Step 3Install Really Simple SSL plugin → activate → click Activate SSL.
Step 4Test the site in a private window, look for the padlock in the address bar.

If a padlock is missing (mixed content)

# In phpMyAdmin → SQL tab, run: UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = REPLACE(option_value, 'http://', 'https://') WHERE option_name IN ('siteurl', 'home'); UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = REPLACE(post_content, 'http://yourdomain.com', 'https://yourdomain.com');