WordPress: Create a Website or Blog
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This course teaches students how to create and maintain a website using WordPress, regardless of prior experience with web design or coding. Students will learn how to create pages, edit content, and understand how to interact with WordPress when building and managing a site.
WordPress powers 40% of all websites due to its wide range of functionality, including the ability to create themes that control the look, feel, and functionality of a website. This class is suited for all experience levels, whether the goal is to launch a new website or blog or to manage an existing one.
Who this course is for
This WordPress class is for anyone who wants to learn to create or work with a WordPress website or blog. It’s a good fit for: Anyone who needs to edit the content (text, photos, etc.) of a WordPress website or blog. Those who want to build a website or blog without having to learn code. Web designers or web developers that want to know how to use WordPress.
Curriculum
What you'll learn
- Create a new website or blog with WordPress (no coding knowledge required)
- Add new webpages and blog posts to a WordPress site, or edit existing pages or posts
- Format text as headings, paragraphs, lists, and more
- Add links, images, video, and more
- Install themes and start customizing their appearance
- Learn how WordPress plugins can add additional functionality
Course syllabus
Getting Started with WordPress
Creating a WordPress Site (Installing WordPress)
- Installing WordPress with a Web Host’s “1-Click Install”
- Manually Installing WordPress
Logging Into the WordPress Admin & General Site Settings
- Logging Into the WordPress Admin
- General WordPress Settings
- Editing Your Profile
- Setting Your Profile Picture (Gravatar)
Writing Posts & Formatting Text
- Posts versus Pages
- Creating a New Blog Post
- Using the Visual Editor
- Pasting Without Formatting & Clearing Formatting
- Formatting Headings
- Formatting Bulleted & Numbered Lists
- Formatting Quotes
- Publishing a Post
- Deleting a Post
- Restoring a Post from the Trash (or Deleting it Delete Permanently)
Publishing a Post (Making it Live)
- Publishing a Post (Making it Live)
- Status
- Visibility
- Publish Date & Time
Adding a Read More Link to a Post
- Adding the Read More Tag
- Changing the Text in the More Tag
Creating Links (Hyperlinks)
- Linking to Another Website
- Opening a Link in a New Tab
- Linking to a Page Within Your Site
- Editing & Removing Links
Adding Images & Managing the Media Library
- Adding an Image to a Post or Page
- Editing Images (Manually Resizing, Cropping, & Rotating)
- Media Settings (Customizing the Size of Thumbnail, Medium, & Large)
- Adding a Featured Image
- Uploading Images & Files Directly Into the Media Library
- Editing & Deleting Images in the Media Library
- Deleting Unused Images (Cleaning Out the Media Library)
Adding an Image Gallery
- Adding an Image Gallery
- Editing an Existing Image Gallery
Adding Video
- Embedding YouTube Videos
- Uploading a Video File
Diving Deeper into WordPress
Categories, Tags, & Reading Settings
- Categories & Tags Explained
- Creating & Editing Categories
- Changing the “Uncategorized” Default Category Name
- Setting the Default Category
- Creating & Editing Tags
- Changing Categories/Tags for Multiple Posts
- Reading Settings
Widgets
- Editing & Adding Widgets
Making Pages
- Pages versus Posts
- Creating a New Page
- Publishing a Page (Making it Live)
- Deleting a Page
- Changing the Page Order
Menus
- About Menus & Locations
- Adding & Removing Links in Menus
- Creating Submenus
- Opening Menu Links in a New Tab
Installing Themes
- What Are WordPress Themes?
- Where Do I Get WordPress Themes?
- Installing & Activating a Theme
- Manually Uploading & Activating a Theme
- Deleting a Theme
Customizing Theme Appearance
- Customizing Appearance
- Customizing the Site Identity (Logo, Title, & Tagline)
- Adding a Site Icon (Favicon)
- Customizing the Header
- Customizing Colors
Changing the Template Layout for a Page/Post
- Changing a Template Layout
WordPress Plugins: About, Installing, & Updating
- About WordPress Plugins
- Installing a WordPress Plugin
- Updating Plugins
WordPress Plugins You May Want to Install
- Recommended WordPress Plugins
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Creating SEO-Friendly Permalinks (URLs) for the Site
- Customizing the URL of an Individual Page/Post
- Setting Titles & Meta Descriptions with an SEO Plugin
Customizing WordPress
Page Builders: Customizable Page Layouts
Theme Builders: Control the Website’s Look
Child Themes
Custom Post Types
Advanced Custom Fields
WordPress Best Practices
Automated Backups
WordPress Security
What's included
- Free course retake within one year to refresh the material and gain practice.
- Course workbook
- Class recordings
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Live classes
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Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EST); final session ends at 17:00 EST
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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In-person or live online
Starts at 10:00 · America/New_York (EDT); final session ends at 17:00 EDT
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Self-paced course
Learn through recorded lessons on your own schedule.
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
- Tuition
- $695
- Course length
- 12 hours
- Schedule
- On your schedule
This course teaches you how to build and maintain a website using WordPress, no matter how much experience you have with web design or coding. You'll learn how to create pages, edit content, and get a feel for how to work with WordPress while building and managing a site.
WordPress powers over 40% of all websites thanks to its wide range of functionality, including the ability to create themes that shape the look, feel, and behavior of a website. This class fits all experience levels, whether your goal is to launch a brand-new website or blog or to take care of one that already exists.
Who the self-paced course is for
This WordPress class is for anyone who wants to learn to build or work with a WordPress website or blog. It's a good fit for: Anyone who needs to update the content (text, photos, and so on) of a WordPress website or blog. People who want to create a website or blog without having to learn code. Web designers or web developers who want to get comfortable using WordPress.
Self-paced curriculum
What you'll learn self-paced
- Build a new website or blog with WordPress (no coding knowledge needed)
- Add new webpages and blog posts to a WordPress site, or update pages and posts that already exist
- Format text as headings, paragraphs, lists, and more
- Bring in links, images, video, and more
- Install themes and start shaping their appearance
- See how WordPress plugins can bring extra functionality to your site