{"id":25704,"date":"2024-04-15T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpoven.com\/blog\/?p=25704"},"modified":"2024-04-15T12:14:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T06:44:42","slug":"install-cloudflare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wpoven.com\/blog\/install-cloudflare\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Cloudflare on Your WordPress site?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cloudflare is one of the leading CDN providers worldwide that is best known for its largest network of data centers (more than 100) located across the globe, top-notch security measures, DNS services, and DDoS protection. <\/p>\n\n\n

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This is why, Cloudflare has become almost every website owner’s first choice with a Cloudflare market share<\/a> of more than 80%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might be surprised to know that some of the big tech giants such as Google and Microsoft also rely on Cloudflare for its services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, if you want a performance, speed, and security boost for your WordPress site, go for Cloudflare’s ultimate solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The best part is, that Cloudflare offers a Free plan which is a basic but great option for beginners to boost website performance<\/a> and security features. However, If you need more, you can always upgrade to a higher-tier plan.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Important Note<\/strong>: WPOven is a certified Cloudflare partner, which means a seamless Cloudflare integration through the dashboard directly without any additional cost. To learn more, read out our dedicated post on “WPOven is now a CloudFlare Certified Partner<\/a>“.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Without any further delay, let us dive into the complete Cloudflare signup and setup process step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1:<\/strong> First go to Cloudflare’s website and click on the sign-up button, the page will redirect to the pricing page where first you to select “Zero Plan” and click on the “Add site “button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 2: <\/strong>After that the page will redirect you to a sign-up page where you are required to provide an Email and verify it, then log into Cloudflare so that we get started with moving our DNS over to Cloudflare so that we can start using it with our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> Once signed up, you will see an add site form, here we will add our site let\u2019s say it is yourdomain.com. Click Add Site, and then this will take you to the plan selection \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the Free plan<\/strong> for now, which we will cover in this Guide in detail. This is also sufficient for many of the common types of sites we see users run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cloudflare Plans<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cloudflare will then take some time to import the existing Name Server entries, this process can sometimes take a bit of time, so have patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once done, expect to see a list of name server entries. You may change them as required by your setup, but we will let them be as they look fine for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cloudflare will ask you to change the name server records on your domain registrar so that it can take over the functionality of a DNS server and start acting as the front end of your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3:<\/strong> The final step is to change the default nameserver and use Cloudflare-provided name servers. This will be different for each Domain Registrar. Cloudflare will next run you through a small Quick Start Guide, and we will run through the defaults as they are sufficient and finish the setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cloudflare plugin settings<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> If all went well you will arrive at a screen something like given below and we can get started with optimizing Cloudflare for our WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cloudflare setup<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Now, your WordPress site has been successfully installed Cloudflare. But we are not done yet, there are still certain things that need to be done from your end to run Cloudflare properly. This step is purely optional but for optimum performance, it is highly recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 5:<\/strong> Install the Cloudflare official Plugin <\/a>to your WordPress Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like any other WordPress Plugin you install on your WordPress site, installing the Cloudflare plugin is the same. You can download it directly from the WordPress repository or install it via your WordPress dashboard under the “Add new” section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This dedicated plugin has its benefits and possesses some of the features like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advanced Cloudflare plugin features<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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