Online WordPress Course

WordPress is a free open source blogging tool and content management system. WordPress can be used to create a traditional blogging site; however, it can also be used to create a standard website for business or personal use. This course focuses on creating websites using WordPress. No previous experience is needed. This course is structured in a way to help all students, regardless of their experience, learn WordPress.

Students will learn how to;

• Set up a domain and hosting account
• Set up a MySQL database on their server
• Install WordPress on the MySQL database
• Plan their website by choosing color schemes, fonts, layouts, and more
• Search for themes in WordPress
• Select, install, and activate a theme
• Add posts to their website
• Create website pages
• Add images, photo galleries, and more
• Create tags for SEO and categories to organize their posts
• Use WordPress as a content management system (CMS)
• Use widgets and plugins
• Create an ecommerce site
• Integrate WordPress with social media
• Customize a WordPress site using PHP, CSS, and HTML and more.

Course Topics

• Lesson 1 - Introduction to WordPress
• Lesson 2 - Finding a Home for your WordPress Site
• Lesson 3 - Installing WordPress on Your Site
• Lesson 4 - Content Management using WordPress
• Lesson 5 - Selecting the Right Tools
• Lesson 6 - Image Formats
• Lesson 7 - Fonts and Colors
• Lesson 8 - Designing Your WordPress Site
• Lesson 9 - The WordPress Default Layout
• Lesson 10 - Themes and Templates
• Lesson 11 - More on Widgets and Template Tags
• Lesson 12 - Parent and Child Themes
• Lesson 13 - Creating a Custom Site
• Lesson 14 - Using WordPress as a Content Management System
• Lesson 15 - Using WordPress Plugins

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