Getting Started with WordPress is a course that contains all the essential information for creating and managing a website built with WordPress. Each lesson is only 5-10 minutes long and therefore, you can complete the whole course in 5 days or less.
Thank you for your interest and we hope you enjoy the course!
Part 1: Introduction to WordPress
What Is WordPress and Why Should I Care?
An introduction to the WordPress publishing platform and what it can do for you.
Requirements For Building A Website
Technical requirements for building a website, explained in plain English.
Part 2: Installing WordPress
Sign Up for Web Hosting & a Domain Name
A step-by-step guide on how to sign up for web hosting and a domain name with BlueHost.
Install WordPress via cPanel (Automatic Installer)
Install WordPress at the click of a mouse using the automatic installer in the web hosting control panel.
Install WordPress via FTP (Manual Installation)
Learn how to install WordPress manually via FTP for finer grain control of the installation and access to advanced settings.
Part 3: Publishing Content
The WordPress Administration Panels
In this lesson:
- Login to WordPress
- Tour the administration panels
- Modify our profile options.
Publishing Your First Article (Post)
Time to start publishing content!
- Publishing content
- Editing content
- The Visual Editor
Publishing a Static WordPress Page
In this lesson:
- The difference between Pages and Posts
- Publishing and organizing Pages.
Images help make our content pop!
- Upload images to WordPress’ Media Library
- Hotlinking images
- Embedding Flickr images
- Best practices
In this lesson:
- Image alignments
- Image captions
- Using WordPress’ image editor
Even more on images
- Image galleries
- Gallery post format
- Image settings
WordPress can publish more than text and images. In this lesson:
- Automatic embed
- Manual embed
Part 4: Customizing Your Site
Change Your Site Design with Themes
WordPress makes it so easy to change the design of your site. This lesson covers:
- Change designs with themes
- Where to find themes
- How to install themes
Custom Nav Menus & Theme Options
After installing a new theme, you can personalize it further with:
- Custom nav menus
- Theme Options
Customize the Site Header & Background
Continuing our site design customizations, we learn how to make use of:
- Custom background color and images
- Custom header images
Enhance the Sidebar with Widgets
In this lesson:
- The Widget system
- Adding & configuring widgets
- Where to find new widgets
Plugins extend the functionality of WordPress. This lesson explains
- What plugins can do
- Where to find plugins
- How to install plugins
Part 5: Managing Your Site
Essential Settings for WordPress
The many administration screens can be overwhelming to new users. This lesson explains the most important settings and how they affect your site.
Comments are part of what makes WordPress so great. In this lesson:
- Comment / discussion settings
- How to manage comments
- How to activate the Akismet spam filter
Owning a WordPress site is like owning a car–you need to give it regular tune ups. In this lesson:
- Upgrading WordPress, plugins & themes
- Best practices for staying secure
- Plugins to enhance security
