Easily Build A WordPress Website - Avada Theme
What you'll learn
- This class is for Avada theme version 5.5.2. Please know that BEFORE you buy the class.
- This class is for beginners to intermediate level website designers/developers
- You will learn a broad overview of what WordPress is and why you should use it to build your website
- Learn how to download, install, and customize the Avada theme to build out your website.
- Learn every Avada Theme option, including global options to update elements of the site from one location, and on-page options that will allow you to override the global options for that one particular page.
- Learn how to build out a page using the Fusion Page Builder, how to add elements like text, blogs, image carousels, flip boxes and more
- Learn how to build out your blog page, segment the posts onto various pages, setup categories, etc.
- Learn how to build a slider element to use on your pages
Course content
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- 03:42Pros and Cons of the Avada Theme
- 14:54How to Purchase, Download & Install the Avada Theme
- 09:59Review of the Avada Tab Options
- 19:58Layout & Menu - Global Options
- 05:29Responsive Design & Colors - Global Options
- 17:02Header, Logo, & Page Title Bar - Global Options
- 15:39Sliding Bar, Footer, and Sidebar - Global Options
- 17:49Background, Typography, Blog, and Portfolio - Global Options
- 09:53Social Media, Slideshows, Elastic Slider and Lightbox - Global Options
- 19:15Contact Form, Search, Extra, and Advanced - Global Options
- 10:19Custom CSS, Fusion Elements, Import & Export - Global Options
- 21:29Building a Blog Post
- 17:01Building a Page Using the Page Builder
- 05:09Creating & Using Templates Throughout Your Site
- 05:40Creating a Portfolio
- 09:24How to Build, Edit, or Remove the Navigation Menu
- 14:27Build Sliders Using the Fusion Slider
- 09:46Creating & Using Widgets
- 09:08Installing & Using Plugins
- 06:24Maintenance - Updating Your Theme, Plugins, and WordPress Files
- 00:52One Final Avada Tip!
Requirements
- This class is for beginners to intermediate level website designers/developers. I will be using WordPress and the Avada Theme. Some knowledge of domain name registration and website hosting will be helpful to know in order to setup your platform for building your website.
Description
Wordpress is a very powerful, very popular content management system (also called a CMS) that allows you to build a powerful website using plugins, built-in features, theme, and even a page builder. Wordpress is older than Twitter and Facebook and has more than 50,000 free plugins available for you to use in building your sites.
In this class, we will review what WordPress is and how it works, and why you should use it to build your website. Then, I will show you how to download and use one of the most popular WordPress themes, Avada. It's a highly customizable and very easy to use theme that will allow you to easily build a professional and original WordPress website.
I will review every Avada Theme option, including global options that will allow you to update elements of the site from one location, and on-page options that will allow you to override the global options for that one particular page.
Avada is an amazingly powerful and customizable theme that will allow you to build a beautiful website with tons of built in features that will make your website eye-catching and professional.
Who this course is for:
- Beginner or intermediate users who want to be able to install a WordPress theme, then customize it to build out their website.
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Instructor
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Hey there! I'm Melissa, a native Texan, lover of design, and a beekeeper! My day job is running a freelance design business where I focus on WordPress website design and print design.
In my spare time I focus on pen and ink drawings, watercolor marker illustrations, and patterns. I sell my art work on Society6.