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BNবাংলা#Blog setup
Setting up a blog so that the decisions made on day one do not become problems in year two. We cover permalinks, time zones, categories, the default settings worth changing and the ones you can leave. You will find what to decide before the first post, because changing it after the hundredth means redirects and cleanup. We also cover the technical basics that affect every page at once, such as HTTPS, a sitemap and making sure the site is actually indexable. Everything here applies to a standard WordPress installation.
Sep 27, 2026 · 8 min readDoes Web Hosting Affect SEO? What Matters for a Blog
Hosting affects SEO through speed, uptime, errors and security, not through the host's brand. What to look for in blog hosting and when it…
Sep 27, 2026 · 11 min readSubdomain or Subfolder: Where Should Your Blog Live?
blog.example.com or example.com/blog? How search engines treat each, when a subdomain makes sense, and how to move a blog between them without losing traffic.
Sep 26, 2026 · 8 min readMixed Content Warnings on a Blog: Finding and Fixing Them
Mixed content means an HTTPS page loads files over plain HTTP. Why browsers warn or block it, how to find the insecure links on…
Sep 26, 2026 · 9 min readStaging Site Indexed by Google? How to Clean It Up
A staging or test copy of your blog showing up in search results causes duplicate content and confusion. How to remove it safely and…
Sep 24, 2026 · 6 min readPage Speed on a Content Site: What Actually Helps
Most speed advice is written for complex applications. On a blog, four things do most of the work: images, hosting, fewer plugins, and a…
Sep 23, 2026 · 5 min readHow to Write a URL Slug That Still Makes Sense in Two Years
A good slug is short, readable, lowercase, hyphenated and free of dates. Why it rarely needs to match the title, and why changing it…
Sep 22, 2026 · 6 min readCategories or Tags: How to Organise a Blog
Categories are the sections of your blog; tags are the index at the back. How many of each, when archives should be indexed, and…
Sep 22, 2026 · 6 min readSetting Up a New Blog for SEO: The First Day
The settings that are easy on day one and painful after a hundred posts: permalinks, time zone, indexing, HTTPS, sitemap, categories, and an SEO…
Aug 31, 2026 · 6 min readBackups for a Blog: The Boring Thing That Saves You
A backup is only useful if it is recent, stored elsewhere and actually restorable. What to back up, how often, where to keep it,…
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min readBlog Design That Helps People Read
Design either helps reading or gets in its way. Text size, width, spacing, contrast, headings and what surrounds the article, and designs that make…
Aug 20, 2026 · 6 min readWordPress or Another Platform for a Business Blog?
The platform matters less than people think, and switching costs more than expected. The questions that decide it: who maintains it and how content…
Aug 3, 2026 · 6 min readHow to Start a Business Blog From Nothing
Starting a business blog in the right order: purpose, reader, subjects, setup, the first ten articles, a pace you can keep, and a measure…