Initial Setup — BanterNews
Initial Setup guide for BanterNews, with safe WordPress configuration steps and SaeTheme recommendations.
Initial Setup
BanterNews is a fast WordPress news and magazine theme with responsive navigation, editorial homepage modules, sidebar layouts, article tools, social features, advanced advertising, licensing, and protected updates.
Recommended first configuration
- Permalinks
Choose a readable permalink structure and save it once so WordPress refreshes rewrite rules.
- Content structure
Create the categories, pages, and sample posts required by your publishing plan.
- Menus and branding
Assign the correct menu locations and upload the site logo, icon, and any theme-specific branding assets.
- Homepage and widgets
Configure homepage sections and sidebars, then verify the result on desktop and mobile.
Before publishing
Remove placeholder content, verify links and forms, configure SEO metadata, connect analytics only if required, and test the website while logged out.