WordPress

With WordPress, you can create brilliant, highly customizable websites and blogs with just a few clicks. Thousands of plugins and a personal publishing system provide everything you need to create stunning web pages. Our WordPress course provides you with basic knowledge of how the software is structured, how to organize your web page or blog as well as themes for creating the perfect look and feel for your content. Get ready to be introduced to the world’s most popular content management system for websites… WordPress

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Recognize the basics of setting up a WordPress site
• Define ways to customize pages with pictures, images, and videos
• List some features of widgets, themes, and plugins
• Recognize tips for successful site management and ways to make your site social

WordPress Module 1
Introducing WordPress

Module one provides the beginner with an introduction to the WordPress platform, an overview of the differences between Wordpress sites and hosting capabilities. WordPress is open source software, allowing for a wide range of customization on the part of the user. You will also be introduced to various administrative functions, such as writing settings and site visibility.

• Choose a Version of WordPress
• Plan Your Site’s Content
• Site Dashboard
• Choosing a Host
• Administrative Tools

WordPress Module 2
Site Content

Module two introduces you to drafting, uploading, editing and publishing content, both written and visually. You can completely customize what is displayed on your blog or webpage. You can add images, video links and audio to posts. This module will discuss how to insert images and videos into a post, as well as how to bulk edit posts and pages which managing content by using categories and tags.

• Write and Publish Posts
• Import Posts
• Edit and Upload Images
• Visual and Audio
• Categories and Tags
• Organization and Management

WordPress Module 3
Themes, Widgets and Plugins

Thousands of themes, widgets and WordPress features allow creative freedom and complete customization – module three introduces you to all of these. We will discover how to aid in overall site functionality by adding plugins and customizing menus.

• Choose and Add Widgets
• Theme Customization
• Mobile Friendly
• Plugin Functionality
• CSS

WordPress Module 4
Site Maintenance

There are many tasks you can perform to make your site social and highly visible to outsiders, but you must also be aware of how to keep your site secure and running efficiently. This module we will start by discussing various ways to let visitors share content, publicize posts, choose comments settings and set up mailing lists. We will round off this course by discovering how to track site statistics, how to back up your WordPress site and how to manage passwords.

• Making Your Site Social
• Managing Your Site
• Site Statistics
• Backups and Updates
• Troubleshooting

Ed4Online has been approved as an Accredited Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). In obtaining this accreditation, Ed4Online has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice. As a result of the Accredited Provider status, Ed4Online is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for courses and programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.

You will earn 2.4 IACET continuing education credits by completing this Ed4Online course. This course is 24 contact hours which equals 2.4 CEUs based on the IACET standard. The International Association of Continuing Education and Training is the highest quality worldwide standard for Continuing Education Unit.

The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) was created by IACET as a measurement of continuing education. One (1) IACET CEU is equal to ten (10) contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction, and qualified instruction. Under IACET's care, the IACET CEU has evolved from a quantitative measure to a hallmark of quality training and instruction.

Anyone interested in webdesign and wordpress

No prior qualification required

Application of principles learnt in this course