WordPress Basics for Beginners

Name: WordPress Basics for Beginners
Rating: 4.5 (781 reviews)

This course features all the bare bone basics of the WordPress platform

Created byTamal Anwar Chowdhury

Last updated 5/2017

English

What you'll learn

You will know about the WordPress CMS
You will be able to turn a simple wordpress blog into a professional looking website

Course content

4 sections • 19 lectures • 1h 9m total length

What are the differences between Posts & Pages in WordPress?2:08
Differentiate WordPress posts and pages: posts support comments and feeds with categories and tags; pages stay static, in navigation menus, and may include forms.
Overview of the wordpress post/page editor8:31
Explore the WordPress post and page editor basics, including formatting, lists, links, alignment, and media, and learn how to publish, schedule, and manage visibility with categories and tags.
How to take your site offline from visitors/Make it under construction mode2:26
Learn how to put your WordPress site into under-construction mode to hide your work from visitors, using a plugin, dashboard settings, and admin-only visibility.

Setup a beautiful design/selecting a theme for your site2:44
Make your website look more like a website and less like a blog page2:44
How to setup a seperate blog page for your website1:35
Learn to create a separate blog page and set a static front page in WordPress, then assign the post page as the blog and add it to the menu.
How to copy content from one site to another using the WordPress export-import4:18
Learn how to copy posts and media between WordPress sites using the export and import tools, including selecting content, categories, and attachments for backups.
How to setup the navigation menu of Wordpress5:10
Learn to set up and customize the WordPress navigation menu: create a menu, add pages and categories, rearrange items, set labels, and enable auto add of new pages.
How to update the Wordpress Version1:40
Log into your WordPress dashboard, update plugins first, then update WordPress to the latest version to access new features, improved interface, and security tools.

How to handle spam comments with Akismet plug-in5:19
Learn to protect your WordPress site from spam comments by configuring discussion settings, enabling administrator approval, and installing Akismet with an API key to automatically filter spam and review comments.
Contact form 1 - Adding a contact form into your site3:09
Contact form 2 - Adding an extra field in your contact form2:47
Contact form 3 - Adding a word verification box in your contact form2:43
Learn to reduce spam on your WordPress contact form by adding a captcha verification box with a plugin. Install, activate, and insert the captcha codes to enforce user verification.
How to embed YouTube videos on your WordPress site3:32
learn to embed YouTube videos on WordPress by installing an iframe plugin, inserting the embed code into posts or pages, and adding video widgets to sidebars; Vimeo embeds too.
3 ways to insert an images in your site5:09
Learn three practical ways to insert images in your WordPress site: using the media uploader, inserting into a post, or adding images to a widget.
How to add or remove widgets from your website5:35
How to change page permalinks structure of wordpress3:04
Change your WordPress page permalinks by going to settings and the permalink section, replacing the default page id with a name like portfolio or contact.

How to use FTP or File Transfer Protocol to access your web server files5:37
Learn to use FTP with a file transfer client like FileZilla to access your web host, reach public_html, edit WordPress folders, and upload images with a shareable link.
Changing file permissions (CHMOD) of certain files through FTP0:54
learn how to change file permissions (chmod) for WordPress files through FTP, including setting permissions to 666 or 644, using right-click and basic upload actions.

Requirements

Web Server
WordPress installed

Description

This course covers all the bare bone basics of the WordPress CMS platform. You will learn about the basics and how to quickly turn a simple blog into a professional looking website. I covered all the major aspects in simple terms without any technical jargon. You can easily catch up and perform all the complicated stuff with a click of a button.

WordPress CMS Basics is aimed for the beginners who are getting started in self hosted WP platform. If you want to do it yourself or you want to get hired help, this course is for you get started.

This course has a total of 19 videos which teaches you all about,

Difference between posts and pages and which one to use in which case
WordPress editor overview
How to put your website under maintenance when you do not want other people to see it while you are working on it
How to chose a beautiful looking template/design to your website with a click of a button
Making WordPress look less like a blog and more like a standard website, so you can use it for your business purposes
Using the export/import function to move articles from another blog to yours
Setting up the WordPress navigation menu and adding new menu items
How to update the WP version

Additionally I have also covered some of the advances tricks like,

Handling SPAM comments and trackback
Adding a custom contact form in your website
Embedding third party You-Tube videos
Changing the WordPress permalink structure for usability
Inserting images, media, widgets and some other bonus materials

On average this course will take around 1-2 hours to complete and after completing this course you will know all the core basic features of a WordPress powered website.

You can also ask me questions about the course through the discussion area. I will be happy to answer them. I will also add new and updated videos with your feedback.

Who this course is for:

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 13min

Working with Wordpress6 lectures • 18min

Taking it to the next level8 lectures • 31min

Bonus materials2 lectures • 7min

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