WordPress Introduction Course

Our WordPress for beginners course will introduce you to the world of WordPress website design. Learn the fundamental skills you will need to design and manage a WordPress website.

Gain practical skills from our experienced trainers/website designers. Experience one on one training or have colleagues join you in a private training session.

Who Is This Course For?

This WordPress course is perfectly suited to anyone who wants to learn how to create a WordPress website.

Whether you want to create your own business website, redesign the one you have, or understand what your website design has done, this course will take you from step 1 through to completion of a website design.

Learn the terminology and the possibilities when using WordPress for your website.

Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the WordPress Introduction training course you should be able to:

• understand the system requirements for running WordPress

• confidently log in to your WordPress website

• install, activate and customise a theme

• create posts and pages

• use the WordPress block editor

• manage categories and tags

• create navigation menus

• work with media files including images, video and audio

• create useful hyperlinks

• keep WordPress up to date

• configure and use the commenting system

• configure widgets

• manage user accounts

• install and activate plugins

• configure security and website backup

• create a basic online form

• customise basic CSS code

Prerequisites

WordPress Introduction assumes little or no knowledge of the software. However, it would be beneficial to have a general understanding of personal computers and the internet.

Course Overview

Introduction to WordPress

• Install personal web server software

• Explore the phpMyAdmin interface

• Set up WordPress using a localhost

• Log in to the WordPress Dashboard

• Customise the WordPress Dashboard

• Customise basic site settings

Themes

• Working with Themes

• Parent vs Child Themes

• Explore options for choosing a theme

• Install a Theme

• Activate a Theme

• Using the Theme Customiser

Posts

• Posts vs Pages

• Create a new post

• Publishing Options

• Using the Block Editor

• Change Post Layouts

• Work with Categories

• Work with Tags

• Use Featured Images

Pages

• Create a new page

• Use Parent and child pages

• Use Page Attributes

• View Revisions

Menus

• Create your own navigation menu

• Assign menus to different locations

• Use different menu link option

Hyperlinks

• Create text-based hyperlinks

• Create image-based hyperlinks

• Set hyperlink options

Media

• Explore the Media Library

• Upload media content

• Add media details including alt text

• Edit an image within WordPress

• Understand Media Attachment Pages

• Create an Image gallery

• Upload audio and video

• Embed video from other sources

Update WordPress

• Keep WordPress up-to-date

• Strategies for updating multiple sites

• Keep plugins and themes up-to-date

Import and Export

• Import content from other platforms

• Export site content

• Check site health

Comments

• Configure basic comment options

• Use moderation and blacklists

• Set commenting for individual posts

Widgets

• What is a widget?

• Use custom theme widgets

• Explore widget areas

• Add a widget

• Use built-in widget types

User Accounts

• Explore built-in user permissions

• Manage User accounts

• Edit your own profile

• Create a new user account

Plugins

• Install and configure a backup plugin

• Install and configure a security plugin

• Install and configure a form plugin

Custom CSS

• Introduction to basic CSS syntax

• Finding the CSS code

• Use a plugin to edit basic CSS code

Course Inclusions

Skills Analysis

Take advantage of our free online skills analysis prior to your training to ensure you’re enrolled in the right course.

Certificate

After completing the course you’ll receive a certificate to show off your new-found WordPress knowledge.

We Come To You

To save your business time, money and unnecessary travel, we come to you, delivering our training at your premises.

Hands-on Training

We’re big believers in hands-on learning so you’ll be on a computer and building your skills in real-time.

Email Support

Access unlimited support following your training course to build on your learning and ask any burning questions.

Real-world Examples

There’s nothing better than working through real-world examples to reinforce learning and increase your confidence.