Course Details

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. 

Students will learn how to:

• Set up a domain and hosting account
• Set up a MySQL database on their server
• Install WordPress on the MySQL database
• Plan their website by choosing colour schemes, fonts, layouts, and more
• 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 organise their posts
• Use WordPress as a content management system (CMS)
• Use widgets and plugins
• Create an e-commerce site
• Integrate WordPress with social media
• Customise a WordPress site using PHP, CSS, and HTML
• And more.

Each lesson covers a different aspect of WordPress and contains sections to teach students what they need to know.   Step-by-step instructions, along with screenshots and demonstrations, make learning to use WordPress a breeze.  By the end of the course, all students will be able to successfully create their own customized website using the information they've learned.