WordPress

The main goal of the course is to gain skill in creating a blog or a website using WordPress.

In this course we will focuse on how to build a blog/website using WordPress – a platform that offers templates and tools to create the desired result according to the users needs.

Target audience:
We welcome people who are willing to create and customize their own websites or blogs by using WordPress. Basic knowledge of HTML programming is of use.

Programm:

• WordPress introduction
  • download, upload, install
  • Hosting
  • Using asset files
  • Set-ups and settings
• WordPress Configuration
  • Accessing the wp-content folder
  • Manually installing themes and plug-ins
  • Fixing a crashed site
• Pages and posts
  • The difference between posts and pages
  • Using  templates and Setting up pages
  • Creating a post, page
  • Formatting the text
  • Working witth links
  • Working with media
  • Managing media from the admin panel
  • Adding elements
  • Managing categories and tags
  • Publishing a post
• Working with Plug-ins and themes
  • Installing plug-ins
  • Some plug-ins
  • Creating a contact form
  • Troubleshooting
  • Installing new themes
  • Configuring themes
  • Customizing WordPress for smartphones and tablets
• WordPress settings
  • Managing site users
  • Managing comments
  • Using widgets
  • Creating custom widgets using the text widget
  • Creating custom menus
• Maintenance and security
  • Backing up a WordPress site
  • Importing and exporting content from WordPress
  • Restoring a site from a crash
  • Keeping WordPress up to date
• SEO
  • Creating Permalinks
  • Search engine indexing and social sharing

After  finishing this course student has the ability to:

• Create his/her own website with powerful publishing platform
• Create a feature-rich blog or website
• Create and publish posts and pages
• Customize the website with themes, widgets and custom menus
• Extend WordPress with plug-ins

Trainer:
Amir Zare Pashaei
Lektor/konsultant/MCT. Valdkond: Veebi- ja tarkvaraarendus (HTML5, CSS3, PHP, Java, Python, JavaScript, Typescript, C#.NET, C++, ASP.NET, Visual Basic, MySQL, SQL Server, NodeJS, Angular 4, Android, iOS, macOS)
See the web portfolio of lecturer here: Amir Zare Pashaei