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- Title: WordPress Bricks
- Tagline: Plan. Build. Optimize. The practical way to create FAST WordPress sites with Bricks.
- Subheader: Beginner-friendly and intermediate-ready guides for planning, installing, building with Bricks, writing content, and maintaining WordPress—no add-ons required.
- Primary CTAs:- Start a Custom WordPress Install
- Website Planning Guide
- Bricks Templates & Components
- Step-by-Step Guides
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- Placement: Full-width banner under the header.
- Caption: Build faster, cleaner WordPress sites with Bricks—without add-ons.
- Alt text: WordPress Bricks Builder interface showing a clean template setup and component structure.
Intro (approx. 70–90 words)
If you want a site that loads fast, is easy to manage, and stays reliable over time, you’re in the right place. WordPress Bricks focuses on planning a clear, scalable site; installing and managing WordPress via DirectAdmin and Softaculous; building with pure Bricks Builder (no third-party add-ons); writing content that ranks and converts with Squirrly SEO; and keeping performance high with practical maintenance routines. Clear guides, checklists, and real-world workflows get you from plan to launch — and keep your site fast afterward.
Browse by category (short intros + CTAs)
- WordPress Website Plan- Start with decisions that prevent rework: goals, sitemap, content types, naming, and high performance.
- CTA: Open the Planning Guide
- Install WordPress and Setup- Custom installs, Softaculous WP Toolsets, WP Manage for installs and initial security, plus essential settings.
- CTA: See the Install & Setup Steps
- Bricks Builder- Learn structure-first: global styles, templates, components, and page patterns—no add-ons needed. Apply design by layout: organization placement, images & backgrounds, color templates.
- CTA: Explore Bricks Templates & Components
- Content Strategy- Editorial plans, Squirrly SEO workflows, keyword mapping, and publish cycles that build trust and traffic.
- CTA: Build Your Content Plan
- WordPress Maintenance and Operations- Updates, backups, uptime checks, PSI targets, and routine audits that keep things fast and stable.
- CTA: Follow the Maintenance Checklist
- WordPress Tools and Resources- Curated picks for plugins, monitoring, security, backups, and performance that work well with Bricks.
- CTA: View Recommended Tools
Featured guides (short bullets + CTAs)
- Step-by-step custom install guides — A clean WordPress install using DirectAdmin + Softaculous, with WP Toolsets and WP Manage for baseline security and settings.- CTA: Start the Custom Install
- WordPress Manager guides — Practical use of Softaculous WP Manage for installs, security presets, and safe updates.- CTA: Use WP Manage Safely
- Bricks templates & components — Build global headers, footers, page/post templates, and reusable components without extensions.- CTA: See Bricks Templates
- Clear, concise checklists — From planning to publish to maintenance—checklists that reduce mistakes and save time.- CTA: Download the Checklists
- Performance-based recommendations — Target high 90s and 100s in PSI with solid structure, smart assets, caching, and content practices.- CTA: Improve Your PSI Scores
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- Placement: Right side of the Featured Guides section (or a grid image).
- Caption: From install to launch—follow the exact steps.
- Alt text: Step-by-step WordPress and Bricks Builder checklist example.
How this site helps you (short list)
- Beginner-friendly paths — Straightforward tutorials and plain, simple explanations so you can launch confidently.
- Intermediate-ready structure — Templates, component libraries, and workflows to speed up builds and keep things maintainable.
- No add-ons required — Pure Bricks. Less complexity, fewer conflicts, faster pages.
- SEO with Squirrly — Practical keyword mapping and on-page optimization that fits real editorial workflows.
- Real-world expert advice — Built from hands-on web operations and performance tuning.
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- Placement: Below “How this site helps you.”
- Caption: Keep builds clean and fast with a structure-first approach.
- Alt text: Diagram of WordPress + Bricks architecture showing global styles, templates, and components.
Popular starting points (quick CTAs)
- Website Planning Checklist — Map goals, content types, and structure before you touch the builder. CTA: Open the Planning Checklist
- Bricks Global Styles Setup — Typography, spacing, color system, and container rules that make everything consistent. CTA: Set Global Styles
- Essential WordPress Settings — Permalinks, discussion, media, timezone, privacy, and base security presets via WP Manage. CTA: Configure Essentials
- Content Strategy with Squirrly — Choose keywords, outline posts, optimize content, and track improvements. CTA: Build a Content Calendar
Trust & transparency (concise)
- Editorial independence — Guides are written from hands-on experience. Tested over 100 tools & resources for 3 years.
- Monetization — This site may include ads and affiliate links to support free content. Recommendations are performance-driven and tested.
- Privacy — See our Privacy Policy for how data is handled and how ads/affiliates are disclosed.
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- Placement: Trust & Transparency section.
- Caption: Independent, performance-first guidance.
- Alt text: Badge graphic reading “Independent, performance-first.”
Footer quick links
- Start: Custom Install Guide
- Plan: Website Planning Guide
- Build: Bricks Templates & Components
- Optimize: Performance & PSI
- Maintain: Maintenance & Operations
- Tools: WordPress Tools and Resources
- Privacy Policy
SEO notes (actions to apply)
- Primary keywords to use naturally in headings and first 200 words:- WordPress planning guide
- Bricks Builder templates and components
- Install WordPress with Softaculous
- WordPress maintenance checklist
- Squirrly SEO content strategy
- Secondary keywords for subheadings and internal pages:- DirectAdmin WordPress install
- Softaculous WP Manage security
- Bricks Builder beginner guide
- High PSI WordPress performance
- On-page guidance:- Use the site title and tagline in the hero H1/H2.
- Keep headings clear (H1 hero, H2 category sections, H3 guide cards).
- Link heavily to internal category pages and featured guides.
- Add images with the exact alt texts suggested above.
Image suggestions (summary with file-name captions & alt text)
- hero-fullwidth.jpg — Caption: Build faster, cleaner WordPress sites with Bricks—without add-ons. Alt: WordPress Bricks Builder interface showing a clean template setup and component structure.
- featured-guides-checklist.jpg — Caption: From install to launch—follow the exact steps. Alt: Step-by-step WordPress and Bricks Builder checklist example.
- structure-diagram.jpg — Caption: Keep builds clean and fast with a structure-first approach. Alt: Diagram of WordPress + Bricks architecture showing global styles, templates, and components.
- trust-badge.png — Caption: Independent, performance-first guidance. Alt: Badge graphic reading “Independent, performance-first.”

