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title: "Creating a Starter Site 2024"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/kadence/solid/academy/creating-a-starter-site-2024/"
description: "Our most popular annual course, updated for 2024! Supercharge Your Website Development Process with a Starter Site based on the Kadence Theme A starter site is…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Academy"
date: "2024-09-10"
last_modified: "2024-09-10"
---

# Creating a Starter Site 2024

Our most popular annual course, updated for 2024!

**Supercharge Your Website Development Process with a Starter Site based on the Kadence Theme**

A starter site is a single WordPress site that you can replicate and use as a starting point for all future website development. We repeat the same work for most website builds…

- Install WordPress
- Configure WordPress
- Customize the Theme
- Add Common Pages
- Add Common Functionality, etc…

The purpose of a starter site is to eliminate the repeated work you do each time you build a website for a client.

Why this Course is Important

**Efficiency**  
When you eliminate repetitive tasks in site building, you’ll see a drop in the time needed to finish projects.

**Proficiency**  
When you use the same toolset and the same process for each project, you’ll get better and better at what you do.

**Confidence**  
When you streamline your tools and process, how you think about yourself, your work, your clients, and your pricing will change.

Day One:

- Installing WordPress
- Deep Dive into wp-config
- Creating a Plugin Stack

Day Two:

- Creating a Custom Functions Plugin
- Customizing the Kadence Theme
- Setting your Plugin Defaults
- Creating Basic Page Layouts