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Learn WordPress in one day course recording
How to set up WordPress
- Introduction to WordPress
- The difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
- How to install and set up a WordPress website in 15 mins
How to use the new WordPress Block Editor
- How to use the new Block Editor (Gutenberg)
- How to add Blocks
- How to create advanced layouts with the new Block Editor
- How to create professional looking pages and posts
- How to add links
- Inserting and embedding media – images, youtube video, audio
- Top 10 Blocks to use on your WordPress websites
How to publish posts, pages, images and video
- WordPress content management explained
- An explanation of Pages and Posts
- How to manage content in WordPress
- How to add images and video
- How to use Categories and Tags
Structuring your WordPress website
- How to create and arrange menus
- How to use WordPress widgets
- How to create a blog with WordPress
- How to create a brochure website
- How to create a website with a blog
Comment moderation
- How to turn off reader comments
- How to monitor and moderate comments
- How to stop spam
How to make your site look great with WordPress themes
- Themes and how can you use them
- How to install themes
- How to customize the design of your website
- How to tell what themes other websites are using
- Top 10 recommended themes
How to add functionality to your site with WordPress plugins
- Overview of WordPress plugins
- How to install WordPress plugins
- 5 top WordPress plugins and what they do
- How to set up an online shop with WordPress
- How to use plugins to improve your website’s functionality
Search Engine optimisation
- How to rank better on Google
- How to make sure your website is optimised for Search Engines
- Use ‘pretty url’s’ that will improve ‘click through’ rates
- Tagging and categorising your posts – how to do it and why it’s important
- How to add meta descriptions in your content to improve ranking
- How to SEO optimise your images
- How to create Rich Snippets in the search results page
- Best practices when linking
Security
- How to make sure your WordPress website is secure
- How to back up your WordPress website
How to take advantage of the social web
- How to sharing your content on other social networks
- Auto-posting to Twitter and Facebook
- Adding ‘Share’ buttons
- How to add a newsletter
- How to integrate your content with Twitter and Facebook
Following this course you will be able to:
- Create a WordPress website
- Manage, update and improve an existing WordPress website
- Use WordPress to manage your website content
- Integrate social media content into your WordPress website
- Promote your website
- Manage comments
- Understand and use WordPress themes, plugins and widgets