Overview

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.

What you'll learn

• Server Side Learning

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 color 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 organize their posts

Use WordPress as a content management system (CMS)

Use widgets and plugins

Create an ecommerce site

Integrate WordPress with social media

• Creating a WordPress Site (Installing WordPress)
  Installing WordPress with a Web Host’s “1-Click Install”
  Manually Installing WordPress

• Logging Into the WordPress Admin & General Site Settings
  

Logging Into the WordPress Admin
General WordPress Settings
Editing Your Profile
Setting Your Profile Picture (Gravatar)

• Writing Posts & Formatting Text

Posts versus Pages

Creating a New Blog Post

Using the Visual Editor

Pasting Without Formatting & Clearing Formatting

Formatting Headings

Formatting Bulleted & Numbered Lists

Formatting Blockquotes

Publishing a Post

Deleting a Post

Restoring a Post from the Trash (or Deleting it Delete Permanently)

Publishing a Post (Making it Live)

Publishing a Post (Making it Live)

Status

Visibility

Publish Date & Time

• Adding a Read More Link to a Post
  Adding the Read More Tag
  Changing the Text in the More Tag
  

• Creating Links (Hyperlinks)

Linking to Another Website

Opening a Link in a New Tab

Linking to a Page Within Your Site

Editing & Removing Links

• Adding Images & Managing the Media Library

Adding an Image to a Post or Page

Editing Images (Manually Resizing, Cropping, & Rotating)

Media Settings (Customizing the Size of Thumbnail, Medium, & Large)

Adding a Featured Image

Uploading Images & Files Directly Into the Media Library

Editing & Deleting Images in the Media Library

Deleting Unused Images (Cleaning Out the Media Library)

• Adding an Image Gallery

Adding an Image Gallery

Editing an Existing Image Gallery

• Adding Video

Embedding Responsive Videos

Uploading a Video File

• Categories, Tags, & Reading Settings

Categories & Tags Explained

Creating & Editing Categories

Changing the “Uncategorized” Default Category Name

Setting the Default Category

Creating & Editing Tags

Changing Categories/Tags for Multiple Posts

Reading Settings

• Widgets & Making Pages

Editing & Adding Widgets

Pages versus Posts

Creating a New Page

Publishing a Page (Making it Live)

Deleting a Page

Changing the Page Order

• Menus & Installing Themes

About Menus & Locations

Adding & Removing Links in Menus

Creating Submenus

Opening Menu Links in a New Tab

What Are WordPress Themes?

Where Do I Get WordPress Themes?

Installing & Activating a Theme

Manually Uploading & Activating a Theme

Deleting a Theme

• Customizing Theme Appearance & Template Layout for a Page/Post

Customizing Appearance

Customizing the Site Identity (Logo, Title, & Tagline)

Adding a Site Icon (Favicon)

Customizing the Header

Customizing Colors

Changing a Template Layout

• WordPress Plugins: About, Installing, & Updating

About WordPress Plugins

Installing a WordPress Plugin

Updating Plugins

WordPress Plugins You May Want to Install

• SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Creating SEO-Friendly Permalinks (URLs) for the Site

Customizing the URL of an Individual Page/Post

Setting Titles & Meta Descriptions with an SEO Plugin

• Live Project
• Live Project help and assignments Help
• Exam 1:- Computer Based Test
• Exam 2:- Code Debug and Problem Solving Test
• Certificate