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title: Get started
description: Set up APO for your WordPress site with Cloudflare DNS and the WordPress plugin.
image: https://developers.cloudflare.com/core-services-preview.png
---

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# Get started

Before you configure APO for your WordPress site, complete the following tasks.

* [ Confirm DNS records ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/automatic-platform-optimization/get-started/confirm-dns-records/)
* [ Change nameservers ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/automatic-platform-optimization/get-started/change-nameservers/)
* [ Activate the Cloudflare WordPress plugin ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/automatic-platform-optimization/get-started/activate-cf-wp-plugin/)
* [ Verify APO works ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/automatic-platform-optimization/get-started/verify-apo-works/)

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```