Description
The main goal of this course is to teach anyone, even a complete beginner, how to become proficient in WordPress in a few short hours, without lots of technical jargon. After taking this course, you’ll have the knowledge you need to build a responsive, beautiful website with the latest version of WordPress.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Lesson 1 – Getting Started
- The difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org
- How to get a domain name and web hosting service
- Install WordPress on your PC or Mac computer using the free XAMPP virtual server
- The famous 5-minute WP installation
- Lesson 2 – Understand the interface and main features of WordPress
- Understanding the WordPress Dashboard
- A tour of the key features of a WP site admin
- Understanding the nature of a blog
- Lesson 3 – Create pages and posts, and most importantly, know the difference between the two
- Creating first pages and posts with images and videos
- The difference between Gutenberg, the new WordPress page editor and the Classic Editor
- Lesson 4 – Understand the difference between themes and plugins
- Introduction to themes
- What to look for when choosing a theme
- Exploring any theme’s key features & menus, customization, and templates
- Lesson 5 – How to find and install any plugin
- SEO and Social media plugins
- Plugins that integrate your site with third party vendors, such as e-commerce and email propagation
- Protect their WordPress website from hackers and spammers
- Lesson 6 – Create a Responsive Website that looks good on any browser
- Create a static homepage useful for most websites or a blog-like homepage
- Adding pages and managing them in your site
- Creating links to pages on your site and to other sites
- Adding a featured image
- Create custom menus and navigation systems