WordPress Setup

Free WordPress hosting is included for a single WordPress instance alongside all Good Gallery websites. Once activated, your WordPress installation is a fully functional instance managed like any other WordPress installation.

Management

Your Good Gallery WordPress installation is managed like other WordPress installations you may have managed elsewhere. Once WordPress is activated on Good Gallery servers, you can install approved plugins, themes, and add content just as you would if WordPress was hosted elsewhere.

Note: Good Gallery support does not include assistance with WordPress organization, designs, themes, plugins, optimization, or configuration. If you need help in those areas, Good Gallery can refer you to an independent WordPress developer.

URLs

WordPress is installed in the /blog subdirectory under your root domain:

https://www.example.com/blog/

WordPress installations under other subdirectories, under the root directory, or under subdomains are not supported.

When you sign up for Good Gallery, you choose a custom name that serves as your temporary "getting started" address:

https://example.goodgallery.com

When WordPress is initially activated, you can access your blog using that temporary address:

https://example.goodgallery.com/blog/

Add wp-admin to the URL to access your WordPress administrative tools:

https://example.goodgallery.com/blog/wp-admin/

After you Go Live, you can continue accessing your WordPress blog using your temporary URL, or you can use your own domain:

https://www.example.com/blog/wp-admin/

When using the WordPress administrator tools, the URLs displayed will reflect either your temporary URL or your domain URL, depending on which URL you used to access your administrator tools. Visitors to your website will only see the domain URL.

Activate WordPress

Follow these steps to create a new WordPress installation:

1. Sign In to your Good Gallery administrator account.
2. Hover your cursor over the Site menu.
3. Under the Your Settings menu heading, choose Site Options.
4. Edit the Activate WordPress setting.
5. Change the option to yes.
6. Click the Save Changes button.
7. Additional configuration instructions will be sent to your Good Gallery email address.