WordPress 5 Essential Training: Site Administration

2h 1mBeginner2019-06-07

Authors

Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Senior Staff Instructor, Speaker, Web Designer, and Software Developer

Course details

WordPress is an easy way to get a website up and running, but sometimes you want to take a WordPress site further. This course shows how to administer a self-hosted WordPress site. Learn how to work with the settings, including important privacy settings, and configure your site's style, menus, widgets, and theme with the Customizer. Find out how to extend WordPress with plugins, add and manage users, and manage comments and spam. Instructor Morten Rand-Hendriksen also provides tips for keeping your WordPress site secure and up to date—and troubleshoot it when something goes wrong.

Learning objectives
Adjusting settings
Changing discussion and privacy settings
Using the Customizer to adjust site identity and visuals
Creating and customizing menus
Installing and activating themes
Extending WordPress with plugins
Adding and managing users
Managing comments and spam
WordPress security and maintenance

Skills covered

WordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)Essential TrainingWeb DevelopmentOpen Source

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - WordPress - Settings, configuration, and management
02 - How WordPress works

1. Settings

03 - Admin panel
04 - General settings
05 - Change the language of your site
06 - Writing and Reading settings
07 - Discussion settings
08 - Permalink settings
09 - Privacy settings (GDPR)

2. Configuration with the Customizer

10 - Site identity
11 - Site visuals
12 - Create and customize menus
13 - Widgets
14 - Change what the front page displays
15 - Themes - What they are and how they work
16 - Preview, install, and activate a theme

3. Extending WordPress with Plugins

17 - Plugins - What they are and how they work
18 - Install, activate, and manage plugins

4. Management

19 - How WordPress handles users
20 - User profiles
21 - Add and manage users
22 - Manage comments and spam
23 - Advanced content management
24 - The Media Library

5. Security and Maintenance

25 - Is WP safe and secure
26 - Keep WordPress up-to-date
27 - Monitoring site health
28 - Recover from a crash with recovery mode

Conclusion

29 - Next steps on your WordPress journey