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Build a Wordpress Site from Start to Finish
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Build a Wordpress Site from Start to Finish

A beginner's guide to getting a website up and running using Wordpress.
Created byErin McIntyre
Last updated 2/2016
English

What you'll learn

  • The tools to structure a Wordpress website in a functional and attractive manner
  • Learn to create menus
  • Learn to customize sidebars
  • Learn to install image sliders
  • Learn to configure Wordpress settings

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Course content

2 sections • 6 lectures • 47m total length

  • Introduction0:59

    With this course, you will watch as a Wordpress site is built - in less than 30 minutes! Follow along with a recording of Erin McIntyre's live webinar where Erin creates a Wordpress site in real time.

    No previous knowledge of Wordpress is required. The course can be completed in under 30 minutes.

    The videos in this course never expire, and you may come back and watch them as many times as you need.

  • Obtain a domain name and hosting services3:40

    This lecture is for students who do not yet have a domain name with the Wordpress platform installed. Students who already have a domain name with Wordpress installed may skip this portion of the course.

  • Build a Wordpress Site from Start to Finish (Part 1)13:48

    Covered in this lecture:

    • The Wordpress dashboard
    • Importing test/dummy Wordpress content
    • Posts, pages, and comments
    • Front end vs. back end of a website
    • Structuring menus
    • Installing themes
    • The Chromatic theme
    • Configuring Wordpress settings
    • Changing a website header
    • Static front pages vs. blog front pages
    • Enabling/disabling comments
    • Configuring permalinks for SEO optimization
  • Build a Wordpress Site from Start to Finish (Part 2)13:07

    Covered in this lecture:

    • Creating a homepage
    • Adding items to menus
    • Using the "quick edit" function
    • Sidebars: adding, deleting, editing widgets
    • The search bar
    • The calendar widget
    • Displaying a list of posts in the sidebar
    • Adding new posts
    • Changing theme options
    • Using templates
    • Implementing an image slider
    • Uploading images
  • Questions?0:13

    Still have questions? Here's how to get them answered.

Requirements

  • No previous web design experience is required.
  • It's recommended that students already have a domain name with a Wordpress installation, but obtaining a domain name and installing Wordpress is covered briefly at the beginning of the course for students who have not already completed these steps.

Description

If you need a functional, attractive website but don't have the money to hire a topnotch web developer, you've found the right course. Geared for both business websites and personal websites, Build a Wordpress Site from Start to Finish gives you the tools you need to create a website that looks great and works exactly the way you want it to. You'll learn how to structure menus, install themes, change your website's header, configure Wordpress settings, add widgets to your sidebar, install an image slider, and adjust your SEO settings to make your site search engine friendly.

No previous knowledge of Wordpress is required. The course can be completed in under 30 minutes.

The videos in this course never expire, and you may come back and watch them as many times as you need.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is designed for brand new Wordpress users or beginning Wordpress users. No prior web design knowledge is required.

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