Learning Outcomes:
You will begin with a sample website with all of the text, images and other media provided. The you will learn the process of adding new content, new images and features to your sample site. This well assist in reinforcing your knowledge and assure you of success in mastering the fundamental building blocks of WordPress
You will select a subject for your example WordPress Project, which may be a hobby, business, club, or for family or friends. The completed site will, by the end of the day, be your own unique creation, demonstrating and practising the most common Word Press tasks.
Your own WordPress site may then move to permanent online hosting.
This course caters also for those with an existing WordPress site and want to know more about its construction, maintenance and development.
Course Pre-Requisites: Participants will be familiar with personal computers/ laptops/ tablets and possess basic typing skills. You will need to know how to launch and close programs and find stored information on the computer; and manage files and folders. Participants need an idea for their website – business, hobby, interest, personal quest.
Getting started with WordPress
Images
Theming your WordPress site
About web images
Choosing themes Finding Images
Changing your site title and tagline
Inserting images
Formatting the theme, using CSS
Edit, resize and reposition images
Creating Pages
Inserting an animation
The Dashboard
Sliders
Organising your content
Adding a Blog Working with Text
Structuring your WordPress site for success
Text Basics
Entering and formatting content
Entering and formatting text
Managing posts
Importing text
Linking Content inside and outside your site Importing a Word document
YouTube; Facebook; Vimeo; Instagram; Twitter Inserting dates and symbols
Formatting with CSS
Creating new CSS rules
Editing CSS rules
Hyperlinks
Bringing it all together
Creating hyperlinks
Maintaining your WordPress website
Hyperlinking images
Securing your site
Changing hyperlink colours
Detecting problems with your site
Creating an email link
WordPress security
Adding functionality to your Site
Modifying your theme
Introduction to Plugins
Free and purchased plugins
Using Widgets
Suggested business plugins
Modifying the Menu
SEO recommendations
Site hosting
Meta Tags
How to be found by search engines
Meta keywords
Google; Bing; Pinterest – Webmaster Tools
Course Includes: All documentation; WordPress resources; Free themes and plugins; Small class sizes; Personal interactions with the trainer; User name and passwords to a sample WordPress site; Sample images and content; a Certificate of Achievement.
- All WordPress classes are tax deductible.
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