Set up a fresh WordPress site in one ask with AI

Run the whole new-install checklist in one pass: permalinks, timezone, search visibility, sample content, and media settings.

Difficulty Beginner

Time ~10 min

Tools run_wp_cli, rest_api

Prerequisites

A newly connected site. A backup if it already has content you care about, since this removes the default sample post, page, and comment.

The prompt

Set up my newly installed WordPress site using the standard fresh-install checklist. Show me the plan before you change anything, and remove content by moving it to trash, not permanent deletion.

Do these in order:
1. Set the permalink structure to [post name] and flush the rewrite rules.
2. Set the site timezone to [America/New_York].
3. Turn off "discourage search engines" so the site is visible to Google.
4. Trash the default sample content: the Hello World post, the Sample Page, and the default comment.
5. Apply media settings: [keep the default image sizes / use these sizes: ...] and [organize uploads into month and year folders].

First list exactly what you will change and what you will trash, and wait for me to confirm. I will take a backup if this site already has content. After I approve, apply the changes and then show me the final values for each setting and what you trashed, so I can spot-check.

Already connected to WPVibe?

Skip the copy-paste. Just ask your AI for the “Set up a fresh WordPress site in one ask with AI” recipe, or describe the task, and WPVibe runs these steps on your own site.

Every fresh WordPress install ships with the same short list of chores, and it is the kind of list that is easy to half-finish. Permalinks are still the ugly numbered default, the timezone is wrong so your scheduled posts fire at odd hours, there is a Hello World post and a Sample Page nobody wants, and worst of all the “discourage search engines” box may be quietly ticked, which can keep Google from indexing you for weeks without you ever noticing.

WPVibe runs the whole checklist in one pass. It sets a clean permalink structure and flushes the rewrite rules, sets your timezone, turns off search-engine discouragement so you are visible, trashes the default sample post, page, and comment, and applies your media settings. It trashes the sample content rather than deleting it for good, and it shows you the full list of changes first so nothing happens without your say-so.

Tell it your timezone and how you want permalinks in the prompt below. Because this step removes the default content, take a quick backup first if the site is not genuinely empty, and let the assistant list every change before it applies anything. On a true fresh install there is nothing to lose, but the confirm-first habit is worth keeping.

Outcome

A configured site with clean permalinks, the correct timezone, search visibility on, sample content removed, and your media settings applied.