I keep a special WordPress installation which I use as a basis for future WP installs. This installation contains a large number of reasonable WP themes for me to choose from, and my canonical set of plugins which I rely on. What follows are mostly notes to myself regarding the main steps I need to follow for each new installation. Over time I may get around to elaborating more on each step as needed to make it more useful for other people.

1. Create the database and login.
2. Edit wp-config.php, then tighten-up permissions on it.
3. run wp-admin/install.php
4. Run through the settings and get some initial options in place, e.g., turning off pings during initial site development
5. Set-up permalink structure in Options->Permalinks: (in shell, touch .htaccess; chmod a+w .htaccess then update permalinks, then remove world write access from .htaccess
6. Install default set of plugins and themes, activate favorite plugins (Adsense-Deluxe, OptimalTitle, Jerome’s keywords, Notes
7. Modify header template to use OptimalTitle plugin and Jerome’s keywords
   

   <title><?php if(function_exists('optimal_title')) : optimal_title('»'); endif;?> <?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>
<meta name="keywords" content="<?php if(function_exists('echo get_the_keywords')) : echo get_the_keywords('','',',',false); endif; ?>" />

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