Install and first rebuild
Activate Tivlo Static Site and finish the first Full Rebuild without panic.
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docs/tivlo-ssg-video-scripts/01-install-and-setup.md.
This is lesson one. You already know how to activate a plugin. The surprise is what activation does not do: it does not export HTML. It sets the table, the folder, and the cron. You still press Full Rebuild.
What this video covers
- Installing Tivlo Static Site into
wp-content/plugins/tivlo-static-site/ - Pretty permalinks (not Plain) — the red banner is not optional reading
- Default Plugin Settings (they are already aimed at a blog or brochure)
- First Full Rebuild and Process Queue Now on a quiet site
Key takeaways
Activation creates the output folder, queue table, and cron — it does not export HTML. Saving settings never rewrites files already on disk. Save is the recipe. Rebuild is the oven. On a local site, click Process Queue Now instead of waiting for WP-Cron to wake up.
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