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Complete Wordpress Course

Benchmarq Limited

Summary

Price
£534 inc VAT
Study method
Classroom
Duration
2 days · Full-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Location & dates

Location

Address
Benchmarq Ltd
Jengers Mead
BILLINGSHURST
West Sussex
RH149NZ
United Kingdom
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Overview

During this two day course you will not only learn all of the essentials to set up and manage web content using WordPress, but also more advanced content. You will focus on advanced aspects of design, take an in depth look at Search Engine Optimisation and cover topics such as using woocommerce. The training will be practical and hands on, and everyone who attends will have the opportunity to leave with a basic website built with guidance from our expert trainer.

This complete course, developed by Gerard Evans from Abisti Web Consultants, is specifically designed with beginners in mind and for those who want to enhance their existing skills.

Description

This is a two-day course, starting from 9:30am and finishing at 4:30pm. We will have scheduled refreshment and lunch breaks, all of which are included in the price of the course.

Day 1
Development
• A brief history of WordPress
• Introduction to WordPress – why it’s the market leader
• Domain names & web hosting – what they are and how to choose them in 2018

Setup
• The proper way to set WordPress up
• Introducing plugins
• Essential plugins
• Non-essential plugins (can be tailored to students needs) – how to find plugins you can trust
• The difference between pages & posts
• Keeping your site safe & secure in 2018
• SSL (https) certificates & why you need them
• The importance of backups

Building your website
• Planning your structure & why this matters
• Choosing your theme – free themes & premium themes
• Installing your theme
• Customising your theme
• Menus and navigation
• Contact forms
• Google maps
• Social media integration

Anatomy of a webpage
• Adding text, pictures and videos
• Optimising your page
• Why mobiles matter more and more
• Responsive websites

Out in the virtual real world
• Page loading speeds
• Marketing your website
• WordPress and social media

DAY 2
Advanced SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
• How SEO has evolved
• What Google thinks & how to please it
• What Google rewards
• What Google punishes
• SEO tips & tricks
• Keyword research
• Using search console and sitemaps
• The future of SEO – future-proof your site

Advanced WordPress Design
• Using page builders
• Adding sliders or slider-style videos
• Using columns
• Page loading speeds – why they are vital & how to make them work

User Experience (UX)
• Why it matters
• Why it will matter even more in the future
• The psychology of colour schemes
• The importance of proper navigationstructures
• Intuitive designs

Advanced Content
• How long should pages be
• What should pages contain
• Shopping sites with Woocommerce
• membership sites
• Online appointment systems
• Calls to action

Who is this course for?

This course is intended for those new to WordPress who require a more thorough training in it’s use, and would like to leave the training with a basic website in place. Therefore, those attending this course will need to have basic computer skills in place, including a clear understanding of how to navigate the Windows operating system.

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