Course Code: 1010

WordPress Introduction

Class Dates:
5/13/2022
7/15/2022
Length:
1 Days
Cost:
$295.00
Class Time:
Technology:
Developer
Delivery:
Instructor-Led Training, Virtual Instructor-Led Training

Overview

  • Course Overview
  • In this 1-Day Introduction to Wordpress you will learn what a blog is and how to use it. You will learn what the difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com. You will learn about the WordPress features. You will lean about the self-hosted version of WordPress available at WordPress.org.

Prerequisites

Course Disclaimer

*Course Cost listed does not include the cost of courseware $ 52.99. Course is subject to a minimum enrollment to run the class. If the minimum enrollment is not met, this course may run as a virtual instructor led - live on line learning session. If you have any questions, please contact us learn@vtec.org or 207-775-0244.

Course Details

  • Topics include:
  • Building and modifying a profile
  • Publishing posts and pages
  • Utilizing page templates
  • Inserting images, video, and other media
  • Working with themes
  • Understanding widgets
  • Creating child themes
  • Working with the Twenty Twelve theme
  • Setting up a site for search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Ensuring site security
  • Lesson 1. Starting Out with WordPress
  • Setting Up WordPress
  • Using an Installer
  • Setting Up a Database
  • Installing WordPress
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 2. Getting Gamiliar with WordPress
  • How WordPress Works: An Overview
  • Finding Your Way Around the Dashboard
  • Default Content
  • Upgrading WordPress
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 3. Settings
  • General Settings
  • Writing Settings
  • Reading Settings
  • Discussing Settings
  • Media Settings
  • Permalinks
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 4. Managing Accounts
  • Configuring Your Account
  • Managing User Accounts
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 5. Setting Up a WordPress Theme
  • Using the WordPress Default Theme
  • Choosing a New Theme
  • Using the Theme Customizer
  • Custom Headers and Backgrounds
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 6. Widgets and Plug-ins
  • Widgets versus Plug-ins: What's the Difference?
  • Adding and Activating Plug-ins
  • Using Widgets
  • Updating Plug-ins
  • Putting IT All Together
  • Lesson 7. Adding Content
  • Adding Posts
  • Adding Pages
  • Editing Posts and Pages
  • Setting Up and Using Categories
  • Using Tags
  • Other Ways to Add Content
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 8. Menus
  • Setting Up Menus
  • Adding Menus to Your Site
  • Editing Menus
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 9. Working with Media
  • Using the Media Library
  • Editing Images
  • Creating and Managing Image Galleries
  • Using Audio and Video Files
  • Putting It All Together
  • Lesson 10. Manging Comments
  • Enabling and Disabling Comments
  • Moderation Comments
  • Fighting Spam with Akismet
  • Putting It All Together