Note, I am assuming in all this you have access to at least /public_html on your webserver and a reasonable command of css and html
Started off with a clean site and fresh install of Wordpress (7.1)
First order of the day: Set up the Akismet spam filter.
Secondly set the preferences for security, permalinks etc. For the >Setting > Permalinks the following is best:
/%category%/%postname%/
or if your won’t have many topics, simply:
/%postname%/
Nooo, no no no! Have this nasty – sloppy – habit of diving straight into the code. Noooo, bad. Very bad. Need to do it properly.
- What is the aim.
- What’s needed, exactly
- What’s the target audience
- Factoring in future proofing
- Prepared state transition diagrams
- Systems analysis
Dear gods, the things I’ve forgot this past few years 
Next add other preferred plug-ins such as : All in One SEO pack.
(Though when I have completely done developing the Ackadia Wordpress theme is will be an all in one package!)
…