Getting started

Welcome to our getting started with Jetpack Guide. Here you can find your way around how to get started with Jetpack. You can jump to the section that interests you using the table of contents or start here.

What is Jetpack?

Jetpack is a WordPress plugin that helps you create better content, grow your subscribers, earn money from your website and keep it safe, fast and secure. You can keep track of your website traffic with Jetpack stats create better content with Jetpack AI. You can start a newsletter and grow your audience. Create beautiful content with Jetpack Creator and keep your site fast with Jetpack Boost.

Create beautiful content

Jetpack comes with over 40 Gutenberg blocks to help you craft beautiful posts and pages.

You can learn more about Jetpack blocks and how to get started below.

Whatever you create using Jetpack it’s important that you promote it and start to grow your traffic and subscribers (if growing an email list).

Grow your audience

As you produce content for your website you can see how many people are visiting your website and even start and grow a Newsletter to convert visitors into repeat visitors for your newer content.

Keeping on top of your website stats is important because you can see what content works and what doesn’t work when it comes to the success of your website.

Once your website is growing and you’re getting regular traffic and engaged visitors it may be time to start thinking about earning from your website.

Learn more about increasing your traffic through posting on your socials with Jetpack Social.

If you’re not interested in earning from your site, jump to keeping your site fast.

Earn from your website

Through Jetpack you can earn from your website. You can do this in different ways, from embedding donation forms to displaying adverts on your content via WordAds¹

WordAds needs a paid subscription to Jetpack Creator

Keep your site fast

Jetpack Boost helps you keep your website fast and scoring high on Google.

Speed up your WordPress site by optimizing page performance with Jetpack Boost. Easily activate one-click optimizations to boost your Core Web Vitals.

Did you know that a faster website:-

• Ranks higher on Google.
• Improves bounce rate (people stay on your site for longer).
• Increases your conversion rate.

Increase your website performance and speed up your website with one-click optimizations that supercharge your WordPress site’s performance and improve core web vitals scores for better search engine listings.

Learn more by reading our website performance articles.

Protect your site

You can backup your website in real time and restore your site to an earlier point at the click of a button.

Jetpack Scan protects your site from bad actors around‑the‑clock ‑ with our web application firewall (WAF) and automated malware scanning with one‑click fixes.

My Jetpack

“My Jetpack” is the central place where you can discover what Jetpack products are available and how they’re helping you to keep your site safe, fast and secure.

Connecting your site

When you install Jetpack you may be asked to connect before you can start setting up Jetpack on your website.

Setting up Jetpack

Once you’ve installed and connected Jetpack you’ll want to set it up. You can access the main settings page from the side bar under Jetpack and control which modules are active by following the link in the footer.

Settings page

Finding which setting to update in Jetpack is easy. You can navigate through the tabs at the top, or search for a particular setting using the magnifying glass.

Modules

In addition to settings, you can control exactly which parts of Jetpack are included at all. Keeping your install of Jetpack bloat-free and fast.

Jetpack does not slow down your website, but if you want full control you can turn off any modules that you do not need via the modules link in the Jetpack footer.

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