WordPress Introduction


  • WordPress Introduction

    Learnt so much - great training! Thank you

    John R
    March 2024
  • WordPress Introduction

    Really insightful, very detailed help and advice including a review of our company websites and proposed solutions for issues we are experiencing. We built a website from scratch!

    Queen’s College
    March 2024
  • WordPress Introduction

    Trainer's knowledge was immense, clearly an experienced practitioner.

    Joseph Chamberlain College
    March 2024
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    February 2024
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    March 2024

Course Facts

  • 1 day course
  • Our Trainers are Authorised Professionals
  • Live Online or Classroom-based
  • Certificate of completion
  • Maximum class size of 6 for scheduled courses
  • Unlimited support after your course
  • Courses at all levels: Introduction, Intermediate, Advanced and Masterclasses

Course Outline

  • Introduction
  • Configuring WordPress
  • Customising WordPress
  • Installation and Upgrades
  • WordPress Administration
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  • WordPress Introduction

    Learnt so much - great training! Thank you

    John R
    March 2024
  • WordPress Introduction

    Really insightful, very detailed help and advice including a review of our company websites and proposed solutions for issues we are experiencing. We built a website from scratch!

    Queen’s College
    March 2024
  • WordPress Introduction

    Trainer's knowledge was immense, clearly an experienced practitioner.

    Joseph Chamberlain College
    March 2024
  • Great delivery, enjoyable training session.

    February 2024
  • An excellent trainer with extreme depth of knowledge in the product. Also some really good and helpful shortcuts.

    March 2024

Course Dates


Date Location   Price (ex VAT)  
Thu 2 May 2024 London £295
Mon 20 May 2024 Live Online £295
Mon 3 Jun 2024 London £295
Thu 20 Jun 2024 Live Online £295
Tue 2 Jul 2024 London £295
Mon 22 Jul 2024 Live Online £295
Fri 2 Aug 2024 London £295
Tue 20 Aug 2024 Live Online £295
Mon 2 Sep 2024 London £295
Fri 20 Sep 2024 Live Online £295
Wed 2 Oct 2024 London £295
Mon 21 Oct 2024 Live Online £295
Mon 4 Nov 2024 London £295
Wed 20 Nov 2024 Live Online £295
Mon 2 Dec 2024 London £295
Fri 20 Dec 2024 Live Online £295
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Team Training and Bespoke Sessions

Booking a private training session allows you to focus on your exact needs on dates that work best for you or your team.

  • Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
  • We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
  • Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
  • We offer a free consultation service to work out every detail of your course.

Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £525 + VAT.

Overview

This course will teach novice WordPress users and web developers how to identify the major components of a blog, website, CRM or CMS and how to build these using WordPress. It will explain the key features of WordPress and its capabilities as a blogging or content management tool, how to plan and design a site and then how to build it. We explain the difference between the front end and the backend, how to set up your website with a domain name, and what you might require from a hosting service. Topics covered include Configuration, Customisation, Installation and upgrades, WordPress administration, installing WordPress plugins and themes and plenty of great tips for building and maintaining a WordPress website.
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Course Outline

Introduction

  • Creating Content: Posts vs. Pages
  • Writing and managing Posts
  • Writing and managing Pages
  • Adding images and videos
  • Using the Media Library
  • Managing Links
  • WordPress categories vs. tags
  • Updating your Profile
  • Managing comments

Configuring WordPress

  • General settings
  • Discussion settings
  • Permalink settings
  • Privacy settings
  • Reading settings
  • Writing settings
  • Miscellaneous settings

Customising WordPress

  • Installing WordPress themes
  • How to pick a good theme
  • Using WordPress plugins
  • Useful plugins
  • Working with Widgets
  • Making WordPress search engine friendly
  • Using the editor to customise a theme

Installation and Upgrades

  • Best Practices for upgrading WordPress
  • Installing WordPress
  • Upgrading WordPress
  • Importing and exporting data

WordPress Administration

  • The WordPress Dashboard
  • Managing WordPress users
  • WordPress User Roles explained
  • Managing files

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