Be it as a platform for blogging or as a professional content management system (CMS)…In recent years, WordPress has become the most popular software for publishing dynamic web content.

Despite the fact that WordPress makes it possible to create attractive and professional-looking websites with no or very limited programming skills, many newcomers find it difficult to master the first steps successfully.

This course has been designed to help all those who want to set up their own blog or build their own website using WordPress, but don`t quite know how. In addition, course participants will also learn the basics of good web design and how to avoid the most common errors.

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[simple_tooltip content=’1. WordPress Facts and Installation
– What is WordPress?
– WordPress: Self-hosting or wordpress.com?
– Best WordPress hosters and hosting options
– How to install WordPress locally with XAMPP
– WordPress installation on an external server
– Configuring the wp-config.php and .htaccess
– Installing WordPress securely’]1. WordPress Facts and Installation[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’2. The Nuts and Bolts
– The WordPress dashboard explained
– What are themes and how to install them?
– Creating a child theme
– What are plugins and how to install them?
– The Appearance menu
– What are widgets and sidebars?
– WordPress tools
– WordPress settings: an overview
– How to set your homepage and blog page?
– How to create menus
– Pages and posts explained’]2. The Nuts and Bolts[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’3. Blogging                                  
– Creating your first post
– Titles
– Text formatting
– SEO friendly permalinks
– Categories and slugs
– Tags
– Adding images
– Embedding video / audio
– Publishing options
– Comments’]3. Blogging[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’4. Pages
– Creating your first page
– Page templates + layout
– Text and layout elements
– A short note on SEO
– Internal / external linking
– Password-protected pages’]4. Pages[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’5. The Media Library
– Uploading single and multiple files
– Media search and filters
– Image cropping
– Bulk selection
– Deleting files’]5. The Media Library[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’6. Designing your website
– The most common types of websites
– Creating the standard pages
– A word on Information Architecture
– Custom menus (sub and mega)
– Breadcrumbs
– Header and footer design
– Navigation with sidebars and widgets
– Colours and user experience (UX)
– Tips for using images
– Image galleries
– Contact forms’]6. Designing your website[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’7. Extending WordPress with plugins
– Communication
– Design
– Functionality
– Security
– Better performance
– SEO and analysis
– Ecommerce
– Other useful plugins’]7. Extending WordPress with plugins[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’8. Making WordPress safer and faster
– Safe passwords
– Changing the WP database prefix
– Updating wordpress and WP-plugins
– Limiting user permissions
– Moving the login-page
– Wordfence
– iThemes security- Other security strategies
– Expanding the WordPress memory’]8. Making WordPress safer and faster[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’9. Making  your website more popular
– A closer look at SEO
– On-site SEO
– Off-site SEO
– SEO Montoring
– Facebook and Co.’]9. Making  your website more popular[/simple_tooltip]
[simple_tooltip content=’10. Legal considerations for website and shop owners
– A short overview
– Legal pages and information
– GDPR’]10. Legal considerations for website and shop owners[/simple_tooltip]

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What skills are required?

This course is designed for beginners and doesn`t require any programming skills. However, participants should have basic computer knowledge and Internet experience.

What equipment will you need?

You will only need to bring your own laptop (Windows 7 or 10 / Mac OS X). All other required software  and course material will be provided.

Duration
– 8 Hours, Full-time (including two 30-minute breaks) or
– By arrangement (for individuals only!)

Location
– On-Site (see address) or
– At your premises (Travel expenses or a call-out fee might be added to the course cost )

Prices
– Individuals: £250
– Groups: on request