WordPress Blog/Website Development

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Course Description

WordPress is a free open source blogging tool and content management system. WordPress can be used to create a traditional blogging site; however, it can also be used to create a standard website for business or personal use. This course focuses on creating websites using WordPress. No previous experience is needed. This course is structured in a way to help all students, regardless of their experience, learn WordPress.

Learning Outcome - You will learn how to :

• Search for themes in WordPress
• Select, install, and activate a theme
• Add posts to their website
• Create website pages
• Add images, photo galleries, and more
• Create tags for SEO and categories to organize their posts
• Use WordPress as a content management system (CMS)
• Use widgets and plugins
• Create an ecommerce site
• Integrate WordPress with social media
• Customize a WordPress site using PHP, CSS, and php

Course Requirements

• You should have a high school reading level and be competent in basic computer

Course Topics

• Lesson 1: Introduction to Wordpress
• Lesson 2:  Finding a Home for your WordPress Site
• Lesson 3: Installing WordPress on Your Site
• Lesson 4: Content Management using WordPress
• Lesson 5: Selecting the Right Tools
• Lesson 6: Image Formats
• Lesson 7: Fonts and Colors
• Lesson 8: Designing Your WordPress Site
• Lesson 9: The WordPress Default Layout
• Lesson 10: Themes and Templates
• Lesson 11: More on Widgets and Template Tags
• Lesson 12: Parent and Child Themes
• Lesson 13: Creating a Custom Site
• Lesson 14: Using WordPress as a Content Management System
• Lesson 15: Using WordPress Plugins

Course Duration and Mode

• 2 Hrs, Online