WordPress Essential Training
2h 4mBeginner2024-09-12
Authors
Allie Nimmons
Self-taught WordPress Evangelist and Owner of Beedia Productions
Course details
WordPress powers two-fifths of the websites on the internet. More people are starting their own businesses and publishing content online, so being able to build and maintain sites with WordPress is more of an asset than ever. In this course, Allie Nimmons—a self-taught WordPress content creator and instructor—guides you through everything you need to know to use WordPress effectively. Get started setting up a blank WordPress environment. Learn how to add content with pages and posts, as well as how to find and manage plugins and themes. Explore ways to make your site secure and optimize your site management experience over time. After watching this course, you can feel confident in starting to build a website with WordPress.
Skills covered
WordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)Back-End Web DevelopmentEssential TrainingWeb DevelopmentOpen Source
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Getting started with WordPress
1. What Is WordPress
- 02 - The open-source philosophy
- 03 - What's new in 6.6
- 04 - The difference between .com and .org
- 05 - Navigating this course
2. Setting Up WordPress
- 06 - Choosing hosting and a domain
- 07 - Launching a WordPress site
- 08 - Creating user accounts and logging in
- 09 - Navigating the dashboard
- 10 - Preparing your WordPress environment
3. WordPress Security
- 11 - How secure is WordPress
- 12 - Using plugins for extra security
- 13 - Using code for extra security
4. Pages
- 14 - Creating a new page
- 15 - Designing and customizing a page
- 16 - Managing pages
5. Posts
- 17 - Creating posts
- 18 - Designing and customizing a post
- 19 - Managing posts
- 20 - Using categories and tags
6. Plugins and Themes
- 21 - Finding and installing plugins
- 22 - Finding and installing themes
- 23 - Customizing themes
7. Design Customization
- 24 - Creating a menu
- 25 - Creating a footer
- 26 - More block editor features
8. Media Library
- 27 - Adding new media files
- 28 - Managing media files
9. WordPress Maintenance
- 29 - Updating WordPress, plugins, and themes
- 30 - Site health and troubleshooting
- 31 - Security maintenance
- 32 - Performance maintenance
Conclusion
- 33 - Continue the WordPress journey