# Getting started

This is the whole setup as a checklist. Each step links to a detailed guide. **Nothing changes for your visitors until step 6**, so you can try everything safely.

1. **[Add your site](https://wranglepress.com/docs/add-a-site).** Enter its current address. Takes a minute.
2. **[Install the connector plugin](https://wranglepress.com/docs/connector-plugin)** (WordPress® only). Lets us find every page and rebuild when you publish. About 5 minutes. Not on WordPress? Skip it: see [Sites that aren't WordPress](https://wranglepress.com/docs/other-websites).
3. **[Run a build and check the preview](https://wranglepress.com/docs/builds-and-preview).** Click through the copy and send a test form.
4. **[Set up forms](https://wranglepress.com/docs/forms).** Choose where submissions go.
5. **[Connect your domain](https://wranglepress.com/docs/connect-domain).** Prove you own it with one DNS record.
6. **[Go live](https://wranglepress.com/docs/go-live).** Publish the build and point your domain at WranglePress.
7. **Keep WordPress or retire it.** [Make WordPress private](https://wranglepress.com/docs/private-wordpress) if you'll keep editing, or [retire WordPress](https://wranglepress.com/docs/retire-wordpress) if the site rarely changes.

## How long does it take?

Steps 1–4 take about 15 minutes. Steps 5–7 depend on your DNS provider and host: usually under an hour of work, plus waiting for DNS changes to spread (often minutes, sometimes a few hours).

## Before you start

Have these ready:

- An admin login for the WordPress site (not needed for other websites).
- A login for wherever the domain's DNS is managed (often your domain registrar, your host, or Cloudflare).
- For step 7, a login for your hosting control panel.

**Doing this for a client?** You can do steps 1–4 without bothering them. For steps 5–7 you'll need DNS and hosting access, or someone on their side to add a few records.

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Canonical page: https://wranglepress.com/docs/getting-started · Last updated 2026-10-24