WordPress Level 1

In this hands-on, instructor-led class you will learn to launch your website quickly with the help of a quick WordPress 6 installation guide; create a quality website with a proper assembly of important subpages; install and work with plugins and widgets; install and create attractive themes for your website; create custom menus to improve the user experience of your website; upload multimedia content such as images, audio, and video easily and effectively. _ This WordPress 6 Level 1 course will be the building block to your experience with WordPress 6. It will give you the fundamental administrative functions of the WordPress dashboard and a solid understanding of basic themes and plugins. _ More than just providing an easy way to make a good looking web site or blog, WordPress was developed with search engine optimization in mind. The class also covers how to use powerful SEO plugins so that you will be more easily found online.

Introducing WordPress WordPress Basics Understanding the Common Terms Choosing a WordPress Hosting Option for Your Site Exercise - Installing and WordPress Setup Basics using cPanel (optional) Exercise - Installing and WordPress Setup Basics using qSandbox (optional) Review - Introducing WordPress Getting Started with WordPress WordPress Admin Dashboard Basics Setting Up SSL Security with a Plugin Exercise - Setting Up SSL Security with a Plugin Exercise Setting a Home Page Exercise - Setting a Home Page Creating a Basic Menu using the Customizer Exercise - Creating a Basic Menu using the Customizer Creating a Basic Menu using Appearance Menu Exercise - Creating a Basic Menu using Appearance Menu Media Library Basics Setting Up a Privacy Policy Exercise - Setting Up a Privacy Policy Review - Getting Started with WordPress Creating Static Pages in WordPress Setting Up a Page and Page Title Exercise - Setting Up a Page and Page Title Creating Text Blocks Exercise - Creating Text Blocks Creating Image Blocks Exercise - Creating Image Blocks Additional Blocks - Maps Galleries and More Exercise - Additional Blocks - Maps Galleries and More Review - Creating Static Pages in WordPress Creating Blog Content in WordPress Creating Categories Exercise - Creating Categories Creating Tags Exercise - Creating Tags Creating a Blog Post and using Blocks Exercise - Creating a Blog Post and using Blocks Review - Creating Blog Content in WordPress WordPress Plugins Researching Plugins Installing Plugins thru the WordPress Repository Exercise - Installing Plugins thru the WordPress Repository Installing Plugins via a Zip File and Manual Upload Exercise - Installing Plugins via a Zip File and Manual Upload Caching Plugins and Installing the WP Fastest Cache Plugin Exercise - Caching Plugins and Installing the WP Fastest Cache Plugin SEO Plugins and Installing the Yoast SEO Plugin Exercise - SEO Plugins and Installing the Yoast SEO Plugin Backup Plugins and Installing the BackWPup Plugin Exercise - Backup Plugins and Installing the BackWPup Plugin Analytics Plugins and Installing the Site Kit by Google Exercise - Analytics Plugins and Installing the Site Kit by Google Social Media Sharing Plugins and Installing the Simple Social Media Share Buttons Plugin Exercise - Social Media Sharing Plugins and Installing the Simple Social Media Share Buttons Plugin Review - WordPress Plugins