Requirements
- Computer
- Website Hosting
- Domain Name
- FTP Program - FileZilla
- TextEditor (Mac) or Notepad (Windows)
Features
- Install WordPress
- Understand Concepts and Technology
- Learn about and implement plug-ins
- Learn about and implement themes
Target audiences
- Starting a new business, idea or product
You will learn how to manage a fully-functioning, device-responsive website using the self-hosted version of WordPress. This course will provide you with the skills to edit, update, publish and manage a WordPress website in a small business setting, without coding. You will learn how to plan, build and configure your website/blog and publish it to the internet as well as how to avoid the common mistakes made by many website DIYers; saving you time, money and sanity.
You will be given a brief overview of how WordPress integrates additional periphery services and the importance of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in promoting your page. You will learn WordPress website maintenance, how to integrate Google Analytics, social media, contact forms & maps along with the critical measures to take to ensure your website is backed up, up to date and secured against hackers. All of which build the necessary foundations to designing and managing a fully functioning small business website.
This WordPress training course provides a fun and engaging learning experience designed to teach you how to manage a WordPress website, the right way.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this self-hosted WordPress training course, you will have a understanding of how to build a WordPress website: including a homepage, blog, contact page with a form, map, menu structure and social media links. You will have an understanding of what is involved in building a small business WordPress website and have the confidence to work with the WordPress Gutenberg editor to add, edit and publish pages and posts, along with how to choose themes, plugins. You will also know the importance of maintaining updates, backups and managing a WordPress website on an ongoing basis.
You should be able to:
- understand the options available using WordPress for your professional or personal needs
- choose and customise free and premium themes
- choose and install plugins
- set up a self-hosted five-page website including pages, posts and contact form making use of the new Gutenberg editor
- understand the toolset used to customise a WordPress website
- make updates to a WordPress website using the Gutenberg editor
- create blog posts and new pages
- understand the importance of security, plugins and hosting options
- have the confidence and additional learning resources to start building a modern, professional, small business website and how to edit, update and manage an existing one.
What will be covered in this WordPress course?
The basics
- What is and why choose WordPress
- An overview of the two WordPress platforms
- WordPress concepts and terminology
- Installing and configuring WordPress
Intro to the WordPress dashboard
- Logging into WordPress
- Updating basic site settings
- Managing users – add, remove, roles
- Adding and managing pages, posts and, media
- Working with the Gutenberg editor
- Inserting images, galleries and inline links
- Building and managing a menu system
- Manage the blog – location, categories, tags, and comments
- Customise widget areas – footer
Understanding plugins
- The difference between plugins and widgets
- Finding and choosing plugins (free vs premium)
- Installing and working with plugins
- Recommended plugins
Experimenting with plugins
- Coming soon page
- Image sliders and lightbox popups
- Contact forms
- Google fonts
- Social media sharing
Themes
- What is a theme
- Finding and choosing themes (free vs premium)
- Installing a theme
- Before you buy tips
- Working with themes – theme customiser
- Free time to create/build your own theme
- Google Analytics integration
- WordPress security and maintenance tips
- Debugging WordPress tips
- Search engine optimisation tips
- Further site customisation using CSS
Who is this WordPress course for?
This WordPress training course is perfect for small business owners, lean-startups, consultants, authors, creatives, freelancers, website content managers, bloggers, not for profit employees and others seeking to understand how to build, manage, edit and grow a professional small business website without the use of HTML. This is a beginner level course with no prior knowledge necessary, however, students should be confident internet users with basic computer skills.
This WordPress course is suitable for anyone seeking to:
- develop an online presence for a business or professional networking needs
- write and publish a blog to share knowledge, market expertise or refine writing skills
- develop content management skills to build or improve career prospects
- manage, edit and update an existing WordPress website with confidence
Additional information
- *Please ensure that you have purchased WordPress hosting before attending class. If you have any questions on where to purchase, please submit your questions prior to the class