WordPress Training

WordPress is a popular open-source application for creating and publishing blogs and websites. WordPress allows users with little or no knowledge of web design and programming to build professional, standards-compliant sites.

This 1-day WordPress training course provides a comprehensive hands-on guide to using WordPress to set up and maintain a website or blog.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course delegates will be able to:

Set up Web Hosting and Download and Install WordPress
Configure Standard or Custom WordPress Template
Build, Administer and Update a Website or Blog using WordPress
Add and configure WordPress Plug-ins and Widget
Manage Users and Site Administration

Course Content

WordPress Hosting and installation options

Setting up Web Hosting
Registering a Domain Name
Downloading and Installing WordPress on your Web Space

WordPress Templates

Adding a pre-existing site template to WordPress
Creating and dding your own site template to WordPress
Note – this is an overview of templates – for in-depth coverage we offer an Advanced WordPress Course

Configuring WordPress Setup Options

General Settings
Reading Settings
Writing Settings
Permalinks
Discussion Settings
Making WordPress Behave Like a Website or a Blog

Administering WordPress

When and How to Upgrade WordPress
Managing User Roles and Permissions
Managing Spam with Askimet

Adding WordPress Plug-ins

Downloading and Installing plug-ins
Activating Plug-ins
Guide to the most useful WordPress plugins

Adding Content

Posts vs Pages
Adding Content to Posts & Pages
Managing Links
Using Categories
sing Tags
Managing User Comments

Managing Media in WordPress

Uploading Images
Basic and Advanced Image Formatting
Adding Video
Adding Audio
Managing the Media Library

Overview of WordPress Multi-User (MU)

Course Pre-requisites:

Delegates must be confident users of the Windows or Macintosh environment, including creating, moving and deleting files and folders and use of web browsers
Familiarity with the internet, websites and web terminology
If you have not used an FTP client before, please go through our free guide on How to Upload WordPress via FTP with FileZillabefore attending

What you need to bring for the training

You own Laptop (Windows preferred).

Course Materials:

You will receive printed notes and a CD with training notes.