How to create a Dynamic Website or Blog with WordPress
Details
This WordPress group class concentrates on how to get a WordPress up quickly and efficiently. When you are finished with this class you will be able to create a website using WordPress, add posts and pages, customize existing templates, and feel comfortable updating your site. This class is perfect to those seeking to build and maintain a website easily, those looking to update a website, either by themselves or as part of a team, and those who want to create a web presence without learning coding languages.
Outline
Lesson 1
Getting to Know WordPress
What is WordPress?
Cloud hosting vs. self-hosting
Using your own files
Lesson 2
WordPress Self-Hosting
Getting the necessary info from your host
Downloading WordPress
Uploading WordPress to your host
Installing WordPress with the 5-Minute Install
Installing WordPress manually
Lesson 3
Using WordPress
Setting up WordPress
Logging in to the WordPress Admin area
Using the WordPress toolbar
Testing your WordPress site
Placing WordPress into its own directory
Lesson 4
User Profile
Editing your profile
Configuring site settings
Lesson 5
Creating Posts
Posts vs. pages
Creating a new post
Advanced text formatting in a new post
Creating and managing links
Adding images
Adding an image gallery
Adding images, video, and audio from external sources
Adding categories, tags, post formats, excerpts, and other elements
Managing post categories and tags
Publishing a post
Lesson 6
Creating Pages
Creating a basic page
Organizing page hierarchy
Using page templates
Creating a static front page
Lesson 7
Images, Video, and Other Media
Managing media from the Admin panel
Understanding how WordPress handles media
Lesson 8
Plug-ins
Installing plug-ins
Suggested plug-ins for all WordPress sites
Creating a contact page with a contact form
Troubleshooting when a plug-in crashes a site
Lesson 9
Working with Existing Themes
Installing new themes from the WordPress Themes directory
Installing new themes from the Internet
Configuring themes
Best practices for working with themes
Lesson 10
The Twenty Eleven (Default) Theme
Exploring theme options
Setting a custom background
Setting custom header images
Using the Showcase page template
Customizing the Showcase widgets
Using post formats
Lesson 11
The Appearance Tab
Using widgets
Creating custom widgets using the Text Widget
Creating custom menus
Lesson 12
WordPress Settings
Managing site users
Managing comments
Lesson 13
WordPress Content
Importing and exporting content from WordPress
Lesson 14
Getting Readers
Creating user-friendly permalinks
Setting up WordPress for search engine indexing and social sharing
Enabling easy sharing through AddThis
Final Project:
Creating a fully featured website structure built on Wordpress.
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