Wordpress

What you will learn

• Install Wordpress on your PC or Mac computer, so you can learn without having to pay hosting or domain fees.

• Navigate around the Wordpress dashboard, know what everything does and how to use it.

• Create pages and posts, and most importantly, know the difference between the two.

• Correctly use post categories and tags, and understand why these can cause you problems at the search engines if used incorrectly.

• Understand plugins & themes and how to find/install them

• Create a static homepage useful for most websites, or a blog like homepage useful for bloggers.

Requirements

• No prior knowledge of WordPress is required as everything will be covered in this course.

• You will need a working computer and a web browser connected to the internet.

Course Description

• Have you ever wanted to build a professional looking website, but didn’t know where to start?  Now you can.

  WordPress for Beginners is a complete course for anyone, no matter what your technical ability.  This course assumes no prior knowledge.

  At the start of the course, we’ll walk you through setting up WordPress on your own computer so that you don’t need to pay for a web host (or a domain name) while you master the application.  When you decide you want to put a website online we’ll help you buy a domain name and hosting, and install WordPress online.

  Whether you decide to host your site on your own computer, or at a web host, you’ll be ready to start mastering WordPress.  We’ll start at the very beginning by logging in to have a look around to familiarise ourselves with the main areas of the Dashboard.

Who is the Course For?

• If you want to learn WordPress without paying for a web host, this course is perfect. We’ll show you how you can install WordPress on your very own computer while you learn.

• This course is for beginners, newbies and amateurs in the field of web design.