I want to run through the things I do with WordPress before I even upload it to my server. My host offers the option to install it directly into a sub-domain folder but I prefer to upload it myself, and have the exact copy on my hard disk as is on the server.

I edit and create my WordPress 2.8 themes in Dreamweaver using the ThemeDreamer extension. I really cant recommend both of them highly enough, I couldn’t live without them!

Well here is my WordPress checklist I hope it helps (part of the reason of writing it is to remind …