Course Outline
Module One
WordPress Basics Intensive
History of WordPress
- What is WordPress?
- WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
Understanding Hosting, Domains, SSLs
WordPress Platform Basics
- Installing WordPress
- Navigating the Dashboard
- Basic Settings (General, Reading, Writing, Media, Permalinks)
- Content creation, pages, posts, and more
- Content organization: tags, categories
- Deleting content
- Media uploads, images, audio/video, etc.
- Adding users
Designing Your Site
- Choosing and installing a theme
- WordPress Customizer
- Scheduling design changes
- Creating your menu
- What are widgets?
Adding Functionality
- Choosing reliable plugins
- Installing (and deleting) plugins
Site Maintenance
- Popular backup plugins
- Where to backup your site
- WordPress Core, theme and plugin updates
Module Two
WordPress Behind the Screen
Hosting & DNS Management
- Migrating existing sites between host accounts
- Adjust DNS (nameservers, A records, MX records)
Security Setup
- Plugins to manage and monitor site security
- Limit login attempts
- Changing default login page
Advanced Design with CSS
- Understanding CSS
- Using your browser’s developer tools
- How to find and modify your sites CSS
When & How to Use Child Themes
- Creating a basic child theme
- How to customize your child theme’s name and default image
Module Three
Business Basics
Economics of a WordPress Business
- Various business and revenue models
Identifying Your Ideal Customer
- Defining who you want to work with
- Finding your ideal customer
Getting & Keeping Clients
- Lead generation basics
- Proposal writing
Maintaining Multiple Websites
- ManageWP plugin
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