In this self-paced course you learn how to build website in WordPress. Specifically, this hands-on class designed to give web designers the skills, tools, and knowledge to implement and maintain a WordPress site. You learn how to install and configure WordPress, and to troubleshoot, in case of problems. The course is a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises that provide practical real-world experience.
Learning Objectives
In this self-paced course, you will learn:
- Foundations of a WordPress-based website
- Basics of the WordPress User Interface
- Finding and Using WordPress Plugins
- Working with WordPress Themes
- WordPress Content Management
- WordPress Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Managing Multimedia with WordPress
- Troubleshooting Common WordPress Problems
Topics and Subtopics
The below outline is covered in this course:
1. Domains and Hosts: Getting the Foundation in Place
- Understanding DNS Basics
- Choosing a Good Domain Name
- Registering Your Domain Name
- All About Web Hosts and Hosting Websites
- How to Manage Settings and Features on Your Web Host
2. Installing WordPress on Your Own Server
- Installation Requirements for WordPress
- Downloading WordPress to Install Yourself
- Installing WordPress on Your Web Host Yourself
- Setting Your Directory Permissions
3. Getting Around WordPress
- Becoming Familiar with the Dashboard
- Posts, Pages, Tags, Media, and More: Content Administration
- Tapping into the Core Settings for Your Blog
- Other Settings
4. Configuring WordPress to Work Its Best
- Choosing the Right Settings for Your Blog
- Moderating Comments and Comment Spam
- Managing Additional Authors on Your Blog
- Caching and Other Tune-Ups
- WordPress.com Notes
5. How WordPress.com Is Different Than WordPress.org
- WordPress.com and WordPress.org: Complementary Differences
- Creating Your Account
- Setting Up Different Blogs
- Becoming Familiar with the WordPress.com Dashboard
- Getting Your Settings Right for WordPress.com
- Picking the Right Theme for Your Blog
- Configuring Sidebar Widgets on Your Blog
- When to Add WordPress.com Upgrades to Your Blog
- The Final Word
- Summary
6. Organizing the Content on Your Blog
- Understanding Posts Versus Pages
- Organize Your Posts with Categories
- Connect Your Posts Together with Tags
- Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
- Adding a Blogroll of Links to Your Blog
7. Creating and Managing Content with WordPress
- Hands On with the Editors
- Hands on with the New Image Editor in Detail
- Adding Media to Your Blog and Posts
8. Finding and Using Plugins
- Finding Plugins
- Installing Plugins Quickly and Easily
- Upgrading Plugins
- Recommended Plugins
9. All About Themes
- Understanding the Structure of WordPress Themes
- Finding Themes and Choosing the Right One for Your Blog
- Installing Themes on Your Blog
- Configuring Extra Features on Themes
- All About Configuring Widgets
- Editing a Themes to Make it Your Own
- Using Theme Frameworks and Parent-Child Themes
- Theme Best Practices
- WordPress.com Notes
10. Maintaining WordPress
- Updating and Upgrading WordPress
- Updating Plugins and Themes
- Database Maintenance for WordPress Users
- WP-DBManager
11. Project- Build a Non-profit Site Step-by-Step
Requirements
None
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Private Tutoring Classes
To take skills you learn from this course to the next level, taking the following tutoring classes are highly recommended. It is also a great opportunity to discuss your questions and problems related to this course with an experienced instructor:
- Web design and development tutoring sessions- Weekly and monthly plans
- PHP, MySQL and PHP Object-Oriented Programming- Private tutoring sessions
- WordPress development and customization- Private tutoring sessions
What Is Next?
After finishing this course, you can enroll in any of following classes:
- Intro to HTML 5 and CSS3
- User Experience Best Practices
- Intro to Search Engine Optimization
- Learn PHP Programming
- Intro to Angular.JS Framework
- Intro to React.JS Framework
- Vue.JS Framework
- Introduction to Database Design
- Learn SQL Programming by Examples
- Introduction to Linux OS
- Web Development with PHP & MySQL
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