2026 New SiteGround WordPress Installation Tutorial for Foreign Trade Websites (Includes AI Website Building Assistant)
SiteGround is currently the most suitable website building service provider for beginners in foreign trade. Not only is it officially recommended by WordPress, but it also fully integrates an AI website building assistant. Purchasing a server grants you free business email, free SSL certificates, free CDN, and daily backups, helping foreign trade beginners easily build professional websites.
Naibabiji shares a step-by-step tutorial on building a foreign trade website from scratch using SiteGround's latest AI features.
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About SiteGround
Founded in 2004, SiteGround is one of the three WordPress officially recommended hosting providers. With its Google Cloud infrastructure and self-developed performance plugins, its speed and stability are highly praised in the foreign trade community.
In 2026, SiteGround launched a brand newAI Studio, even complete tech novices can quickly generate website frameworks and content through AI conversations.
2026 New Highlight: SiteGround AI Studio
SiteGround AI Studio is a platform integrating various AI tools, designed to simplify website building and operational processes. All SiteGround users can enjoyEssential Free Plan。
AI Website Creation Assistant
Just answer a few questions about your business, and the AI can automatically generate professionally designed website templates.
WordPress AI Assistant
Directly generate blog posts, optimize product descriptions, and even batch-manage WooCommerce products through conversations in the backend.
Integrated AI Models
Freely switch between mainstream large models like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc., within a single interface, saving on multiple subscription fees.
Free Token Allowance
Each account receives a free monthly gift of20,000 Tokens, sufficient for daily content maintenance.
SiteGround AI Studio Simple Usage Tutorial ▾
After you create a WordPress website using SiteGround, anAI Studio pluginwill be installed by default. This plugin can help youuse AI to manage your WordPress website—including creating content, installing plugins, and effortlessly completing various website management tasks.
When you enter your WordPress website backend, the AI Studio interface will pop up. In this interface, you can directly chat with the AI, letting it help manage or design your website. As shown in the screenshot below:
The screenshot shows the homepage designed directly by the AI for Naiba—it directly created the corresponding Gutenberg block content for the homepage based on the default theme.
Although AI is very convenient, it has not yet reached the level of completely replacing manual creation of a full WordPress website. Naiba more strongly recommends using this AI tool toanalyze and plan website content, rather than letting it directly design the website for you.
If you want to quickly launch a website, you can trySiteGround Website Builder。
SiteGround Tutorial Step One: Purchase Service
Building a website requiresa domain name, server, and website programThese three things. For the website program, Naibabiji recommends using WordPress, which is free, open-source, and very friendly to beginners.
A domain name is the "address" of a website (e.g., naibabiji.com), and a server is the place where website data is stored—you cannot use your own computer; you must purchase a cloud server for others to access the website.
Theoretically, buying the domain name and server separately offers better value for money, but with SiteGround, you can get it done with one click, making it more user-friendly and hassle-free for beginners.
1. Click the button below to open the official SiteGround registration link(Foreign websites may be slow; if it doesn't open, use a proxy to access.)
Purchase LinkOn the plan selection interface,it is recommended to choose the middle option, GrowBig. Compared to the StartUp plan, it offers unlimited websites, larger hard drive capacity, on-demand backups, faster PHP, and a staging environment.
2. After clicking the SELECT PLAN button, you will enter the registration and domain selection page.If you want the free domain name included, simply enter your desired domain name in the input box and click the CONTINUE button.
Registering a domain name from SiteGround will cost a few dollars more per year than other sites. For novice users, it is recommended to spend a little extra for convenience and purchase the domain name and server together.
If you are confident about configuring the domain name yourself, first refer to the tutorial below to register the domain name. (If you have already registered a domain name, select Existing Domain and then fill in your domain name.）
- Tutorial on Registering a Domain with the Foreign Domain Registrar Namesilo(First register the domain name, then return to this interface shown above, select Existing Domain, and fill it in.)
- Tutorial on DNS resolution and DNS server modification for NameSilo domains(After purchasing the SiteGround server, come back to this tutorial for configuration.)
- How to check SiteGround's server IP and Name Servers。
3. Enter the account registration page and fill in the information according to your actual situation.
Note: In the Phone Number field, add the country prefix +86 to your mobile number
Payment methods now support credit cards and PayPal. If you encounter any issues,click here to contact customer service。(Directly contact customer service and ask, 'Can I pay with PayPal?' The customer service representative will confirm and instruct you to fill in all required fields on the order page except for credit card information, then click the PAY NOW button. They will see the order information in the backend and send you a PayPal payment link to complete the payment.)
SiteGround's pricing offers a discount for new purchases,with renewal at the original price. You can purchase one year first at $4.99/month, and decide whether to renew or switch to a cheaper provider in the second year (see:Recommended WordPress Hosting).
Finally, proceed with the payment and wait for the activation email.
Tip: If mobile SMS verification is required, check if your phone has international SMS enabled and if it is automatically blocking spam messages. If you really cannot receive the SMS, you can switch to voice call verification. (Those who are capable can also call their customer service directly; it's usually faster.)
SiteGround Tutorial Step Two: Install WordPress Website
If there are any discrepancies in the following part of the tutorial, feel free to share your account details with Naiba to update the tutorial. (Contact Information）
I. After completing the payment,Log in to the SiteGround backend(For new registrations after 2020, the interface is the new version as shown below), click on the topWebsites, and thenThe following image appears, click COMPLETE。
After clicking the COMPLETE button, the interface shown in the image below appears.
Start New Website on the left is to create a new website, and Migrate Website on the right is to move a website from another server to SiteGround, supporting automatic or paid customer service migration. The automatic method may not be 100% successful; you can try it first. If it fails, you cancontact Naibafor paid migration assistance.
2. Click Start New Website on the leftto begin installing the website.
In Install New WordPress, there are two options: WordPress or WordPress + WooCommerce. The difference is that the latter installs an e-commerce plugin by defaultWooCommerce. You can also install WooCommerce separately if you choose WordPress alone, so it doesn't make much difference.
Fill in your website's administrator email and password below, then click the Continue button. The following image appears:
This SG Site Scanner is a website security scanning tool, costing $19.8 per year. If the site is actually infected, this tool is ineffective and cannot clean it thoroughly, so there's no need to select it. (How to properly secure a WordPress website?）
3. WordPress website installation completed。
When You Are All Set! appears, it means the website installation is complete. The two URLs under Point Your Domain on the left side of the screen are the DNS servers assigned to you by SiteGround. It is recommended for beginners to directly change their domain's DNS servers to SiteGround's. For the method, refer to:
- Tutorial on DNS resolution and DNS server modification for NameSilo domains
- Tutorial on Modifying DNS Resolution Records for Domains Registered on Godaddy
- Alibaba Cloud Domain Resolution Tutorial: How to Modify IP Records for Domains Registered on Alibaba Cloud
- Naibabiji Domain Registration and Resolution Topic Articles
Go to Site Tools on the right is to enter the website management MANAGE SITE. (The default WordPress login address is your domain URL followed by/wp-admin）
At this point, the tutorial for installing WordPress using SiteGround is complete. For more SiteGround tutorials, please continue reading the following content.
SiteGround Step 3: Install SSL Certificate, CDN Acceleration, and Other Features
After installing the WordPress website, we can also install free SSL certificates, CDN acceleration, free enterprise email, and other features for the website. Refer to the links below to complete the corresponding settings.
Install SSL Security Certificate
An SSL security certificate is considered a standard configuration for a website. SiteGround can configure a free Let's Encrypt security certificate with one click.
Enable CDN Acceleration Service
Path to enable the security certificate on SiteGround: SG Admin Panel → SPEED → Cloudflare, then select ACTIVATE FREE.
Enterprise Domain Email
By default, SiteGround services come with domain email included; you just need to add an email account yourself to send and receive emails.
SG Optimization and Acceleration Plugin
The official SiteGround companion website caching and acceleration plugin. In addition to supporting caching, it also includes optimization features like image compression and lazy loading.
Create a Second Website
If you purchased the GrowBig plan, it supports installing an unlimited number of websites. You just need to add a domain in the DOMAIN section.
Cancel Auto-Renewal
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SiteGround Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Is SiteGround suitable for foreign trade users?
Very suitable. Although the SiteGround official website may require a proxy to access in some regions within China, the websites built on it have very fast access speeds for overseas users and come with built-in CDN acceleration.
Which pricing plan should I choose?
Highly recommendedGrowBigplan. It includes on-demand backups and advanced caching, offering significantly better performance than the StartUp plan, supports building unlimited websites, and is the best value-for-money choice.
Is AI Studio free?
All SiteGround users can use the Essential version of AI Studio for free, which includes 20,000 Tokens per month. If you have higher demands, you can upgrade to the Plus plan.
SiteGround Step Four: Decorate Your Website
After the domain name resolution takes effect and everything is set up, open your own domain name in a browser to see the default WordPress interface. As shown in the figure below:
This indicates that we can now directly access the built WordPress website via our own domain name.
However, this interface is very basic, so we need to design and decorate the website. You can refer to WordPress tutorials for this.
On SiteGround, we can proceed as follows. Please follow the steps below:
1. Enter the SiteGround backend, click Websites, find your website, and click SITE TOOLS. You can also directly click WORDPRESS ADMIN, as shown in the figure below:
If you clicked SITE TOOLS, the operation steps are as shown in the figure below:
Using either of these methods, you can enter the WordPress backend.
On the first visit, there might be a guide. Just skip it, and then you will see an interface like the one in the figure below.
Then, what we need to do is choose a suitable theme and design it according to our needs.
This content has been introduced by Naiba before, so I won't repeat it in writing. Please visit the link below to view:
video tutorial
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Other platforms:Xigua Video、BILIBILI
Note: Some interfaces in the video tutorial differ from the new version of the SiteGround backend. Please adapt accordingly.
💬 User Comments
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