Ever wanted to learn how to build a website with WordPress? Have you ever wanted to learn the skills required to manage your website on your own without having to hire expensive web developers to do so?
No prior experience of any sort of programming is required to take this course.
Once you have installed WordPress which shall cover in the first section, the real fun begins. We shall work with text, images plus I will also show you how to embed videos from YouTube and maps from Google as well.
Next, we are going to work with a variety of plugins that will enhance your WordPress website. In fact, by the end of this particular section, you would have become an expert at working with plugins. We will then move on to cover the basics of WordPress SEO as well as security so that you will learn how to get your website ranked high on Google as well as how to protect your website from hackers.
We will also build a fully functional website using the WordPress theme.
Finally, you will be taught some advanced techniques in WordPress such as how to transfer content from one WordPress site to another.
Take this course today and build your first WordPress website!
This WordPress For Beginners Course will cover the following topics:
Topic 1: Introduction To WordPress
- How To Create A Sub Domain For Your Website
- How To Create A Web Mail Account
- How To Install WordPress
- Introduction To The WordPress Backend
- Drupal Vs WordPress
Topic 2: Themes, Widgets And Plugins
- Working With WordPress Themes
- How To Install A WordPress Theme
- Introduction To Child Themes
- Working With WordPress Plugins
- How To Create A Child Theme
- Working With WordPress Widgets
- Introduction To Page Templates
Topic 3: Creating And Adding Content To WordPress
- WordPress Pages Vs WordPress Posts
- How To Create A WordPress Page
- Understanding WordPress Permalinks
- How To Create A Post
- How To Add And Format Content
- Introduction To Post Formats
- The Visual & Text Editors
- Manipulating Posts And Pages
- How To Add Images To The Media Library
- How To Add Images To Posts
- Understanding WordPress Tags And How To Properly Use Them
- How To Create Categories
- How To Create Menus
- How To Embed A YouTube Video
- How To Embed A Google Map
- Working With The Settings Tab – Part 1
- Working With The Settings Tab – Part 2
- How To Insert The Read More Link To Posts
- Adding Custom Design
Topic 4: Plugins, Plugins And More Plugins
- Introduction To The Section
- The Simple Lightbox Plugin – Show Your Images In A Beautiful Lightbox
- The Display Widgets Plugin – Show/Hide Your Widgets
- The Menu Image Plugin – Add Images To Your Menu Items
- The Ultimate Social Media Icons Plugin – Part 1
- The Ultimate Social Media Icons Plugin – Part 2
- The Ultimate Social Media Icons Plugin – Part 3
- The Jetpack Plugin Suite
- The Contact Form 7 Plugin – Build A Contact Form
Topic 5: Working With Images
- How To Create An Image Gallery
- How WordPress Handles Images
- How To Regenerate Thumbnails
- How To Crop & Edit Images
- The NextGen Gallery Plugin – Part 1
- The NextGen Gallery Plugin – Part 2
Topic 6: Basic WordPress Security
- The 3 Most Common Cyber Attacks Against WordPress Websites
- The User Roles In WordPress
- How To Create User Accounts
- A Simple Trick To Protect Your Website Against Hackers
- Working With The Limit Login Attempts
- How To Stop Spammers Using The Akismet Plugin
- How To Update Plugins
Topic 7: Basic SEO For WordPress
- Introduction To The Section
- Working With The SEO Friendly Images Plugin
- The WordPress SEO Plugin By Yoast – Part 1
- The WordPress SEO plugin By Yoast – Part 2
- How To Fix Broken Links In WordPress
Topic 8: How To Build An Email/Subscriber List
- How To Register A Free Account With MailChimp
- Working With The MailChimp Subscriber Form Plugin
- Recap
Topic 9: Performance & Maintenance
- W3 Total Cache Plugin – Improve Your Website’s Load Speeds
- Backup Buddy Plugin – Backup Your Website
- P3 Plugin Profiler – Analyze Your Plugins
- WP Sweep Plugin – Optimize Your Database
- EWWW Image Optimize Plugin – Optimize All Images On Your Website
Topic 10: Building A WordPress Site From Scratch
- What We Shall Be Building
- Stage 1 – General Settings, Account Creation & Theme Installation
- Stage 2 – Pages, Posts & Content Creation
- Stage 3 – Contact Form & Widgets
- Stage 4 – Child Theme, Plugins
- Stage 5 – Security
- Stage 6 – Making Money With Google Adsense
- Conclusion
Topic 11: Bonus & Extras Section
- How To Transfer Content From One WordPress Site To Another – Part 1
- How To Transfer Content From One WordPress Site To Another – Part 2
- Disqus Plugin – Part 1
- Disqus Plugin – Part 2
