WordPress Fundamentals

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Course Overview

More than 43% of websites are powered by WordPress. But without the right foundation, managing a WordPress site can feel overwhelming.

The WordPress Fundamentals Training Course is your step-by-step guide to creating, customizing, and maintaining a WordPress website—no coding required. Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you’ll learn how to manage content, install themes and plugins, troubleshoot issues, and build a functional, professional site.

Who Should Attend

Whether you’re a budding blogger or seasoned Web designer, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites, once you know how to tap its impressive features.

Course Objectives

    By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently build and manage a WordPress site for personal, business, or client use.

    • Navigate and configure the WordPress dashboard
    • Create and manage pages, posts, and menus
    • Customize site appearance using themes and widgets
    • Install and manage plugins for added functionality
    • Troubleshoot common WordPress issues

Course Outline

Module 1: WordPress Introduction

  • Understand what a Content Management System (CMS) is and how WordPress fits in
  • Explore WordPress capabilities and typical use cases
  • Learn about website hosting options for WordPress
  • Understand domain names and how to register one
  • Set up a free online WordPress account

Module 2: Install and Manage Your WordPress Site

  • Plan your site’s purpose and structure
  • Set up website hosting and create a database
  • Install WordPress using an autoinstaller
  • Perform a manual WordPress installation
  • Navigate the WordPress admin interface and configure basic settings

Module 3: Your First Post

  • Navigate the dashboard and understand its components
  • Distinguish between posts and pages
  • Create and publish your first blog post
  • Organize posts with categories and tags
  • Use dashboard tips to streamline content management

Module 4: Comments

  • Enable or disable comments on posts and pages
  • Determine how long comments should remain active
  • Moderate ongoing discussions
  • Identify and deal with comment spam

Module 5: Web Pages and Menus

  • Create a homepage and additional website pages
  • Apply templates to customize page layout
  • Build a site navigation menu
  • Create and manage custom menus

Module 6: Managing Content

  • Edit and update existing content effectively
  • Upload images and manage the media library
  • Create photo galleries and use featured images
  • Embed videos and audio files
  • Use shortcodes and embeds for dynamic content

Module 7: Customizing Content

  • Customize the appearance using themes and layout tools
  • Add functionality with widgets and plugins
  • Explore mobile themes and responsive design
  • Install and configure Jetpack for added features
  • Introduce eCommerce options and basic theme code editing

Module 8: Getting Noticed

  • Use tools to keep your audience updated
  • Enable sharing features to expand reach
  • Manage your site’s RSS feed
  • Improve visibility through SEO techniques
  • Track performance with built-in site statistics

Module 9: Finishing Touches

  • Launch your WordPress site publicly
  • Set up user-friendly permalinks
  • Perform updates for plugins, themes, and core WordPress
  • Discover and evaluate additional plugins and themes
  • Learn best practices for site backups and recovery

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time
‘GTR’ = Guaranteed to Run

This is a 2-day class

Price: $790.00

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Register When Time GTR How
Register 07/28/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM GTR VILT
Register 10/23/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM GTR VILT