Introduction to WordPress Training Course

Our one-day Online Introduction to WordPress Training Course will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to develop, grow and maintain a WordPress website.

You will leave the course with an understanding of how to use the WordPress system and how to look after your website to keep it up to date and grow it as your needs grow.

You will also gain an understanding of how to get your site looking just like you want it by knowing how to use the template system, how to get them and how to use template frameworks to build your own great looking website.

Those who attend this Online Introduction to WordPress Training Course will:

• Know what WordPress is and how it can be used
• Will have WordPress installed and carried out the initial set-up
• Understand the workings of WordPress functions
• Be able to add pages and posts and menus
• Know how to add templates and get your site looking how you want it
• Be able to add extra functionality to your site via plugins

During the Introduction to WordPress Training Course we will cover the following subjects:

• Introduction to WordPress
• Initial installation and set-up
• The workings of the admin panel
• How to add posts, pages and build your menu
• Using categories and tags
• Adding functionality to your site via plug-ins
• Changing the look of your site through templates
• Adding images and video to your WordPress pages and posts
• Using the widget functions to add further functionality
• Adding extra items such as forms
• Adding a store
• Tracking visits to your site and statistics
• Securing your WordPress site
• Ensuring your site is search engine friendly
• Adding a site map to ensure search engines find your site
• Top WordPress plug-ins to have on your site
• Optimising and speeding up your site
• Open forum for questions