WordPress: Creating an Intranet Website
1h 13mAdvanced2020-01-28
Authors
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
Senior Staff Instructor, Speaker, Web Designer, and Software Developer
Course details
Ease of use and high extensibility are just a couple of reasons why WordPress can work as an ideal tool for your company's internal file sharing needs. In this course, learn how to provide shared access to files and resources within your organization by setting up an intranet website using WordPress. Instructor Morten Rand-Hendriksen provides a detailed breakdown of how to build an intranet site. Along the way, he provides tips for addressing common challenges and generally making the most of the WordPress platform. Learn how to restrict access to your site, create a front-end user experience, and add typical site features such as a calendar and knowledge base. Plus, see how to best maintain your site, including how to manually install and update plugins and themes.
Topics include:
- Why use WordPress for intranet sites?
- Managing access, users, roles, and capabilities
- Integrating single sign-on
- Adding calendars into an intranet site
- Creating staff directories
- Including an advanced knowledge base system with an FAQ
- Maintaining an offline WordPress site
- Updating plugins and themes
Topics include:
- Why use WordPress for intranet sites?
- Managing access, users, roles, and capabilities
- Integrating single sign-on
- Adding calendars into an intranet site
- Creating staff directories
- Including an advanced knowledge base system with an FAQ
- Maintaining an offline WordPress site
- Updating plugins and themes
Skills covered
WordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)Network AdministrationWeb DevelopmentNetwork and System AdministrationOpen SourceDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - A website on the intranet
1. WordPress Intranet - An Overview
- 02 - What is an intranet
- 03 - Why use WordPress for intranet sites
- 04 - How this course is structured
2. Managing Users and Access
- 05 - Create a front-end user experience
- 06 - Manage roles and capabilities
- 07 - Restrict site access
- 08 - Single sign-on (SSO) integration
3. Typical Intranet Features
- 09 - Create a staff directory
- 10 - Extended user profiles
- 11 - Advanced document management
- 12 - Knowledge base and FAQ
- 13 - Custom forms
- 14 - Form workflows
- 15 - Calendar functionality
4. Maintenance
- 16 - Maintaining an offline WordPress site
- 17 - Manually install plugins and themes
- 18 - Manually update plugins and themes
- 19 - Manually update WordPress
- 20 - Update using a migration plugin
Conclusion
- 21 - Going further