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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