Wordpress for Beginners: Build your Brand with Wordpress

Discover module 2 in Wordpress: explore out-of-the-box features, hidden settings, and customization options like navigation menus, social links, widgets, sidebars, and page view options.

Learn how to set up a local WordPress environment with Apache and MySQL, install and activate the 2017 theme, access the WordPress backend, and view a starter site.

Change the WordPress site title, tagline, and logo in the customize menu under site identity to boost SEO and Google friendliness, then upload, crop, and publish your logo.

Add a background video to the front page by uploading a file or embedding a YouTube URL, which plays without audio for a professional look.

Learn to create and manage WordPress menus and social links, including a social links menu, adding custom links, and organizing the top and footer navigation.

Learn the difference between posts and pages, customize posts with images, videos, and links, modify pages, create new ones, and tailor the front page to build a one-page WordPress site.

Add a new post in the 2017 WordPress theme and explore 2024 updates with Gutenberg blocks, media uploads, and formatting, while the appearance remains consistent.

Copy text from an older post, paste it into a new WordPress 2017 theme post, then add images via the media library in Gutenberg and publish.

Create and modify pages in WordPress by editing the home page, adding a contact page, and publishing updates. Learn to navigate the dashboard, add media, and customize menus and themes.

Install and activate the easy digital downloads plugin and the easy video downloads extension to sell digital products on wordpress. Leave the automatically created checkout and purchase confirmation pages untouched.

Disable the comment section on selected WordPress pages using bulk actions, then save updates to prevent unseen comments from appearing on the front page or posts.

Upload images to your digital products in Wordpress, optimize with a clear title and alt text for SEO, and set image details to support an ecommerce-ready, secure site.

Enable SSL on your WordPress site when moving to hosting, using Bluehost, by activating the SSL certificate under security to run on HTTPS and accept payments.

Add and publish a new WordPress download product, upload images, set a price, and assign categories like audio, video, and ebook, then configure payment gateways for checkout.

Explore configuring a WordPress product page: manage downloads, notes, excerpts, categories, tags, and download limits; use shortcodes and checkout buttons to promote and sell products.

Enable variable pricing to offer ebook, audiobook, and 30-minute skype consultations, creating three price variations on a product page and supporting bundled options in the backend.

Learn to set up recurring payments on WordPress with a premium plugin for memberships, configuring monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscriptions, sign-up fees, and free trials while managing customers.

Configure PayPal as a payment gateway in WordPress and set your currency, then enter your PayPal account email to enable transactions. The lesson notes Stripe as a future method.

Add and publish a products page in WordPress and update the menu for easy viewing. Enable a cart widget in the sidebar and test checkout to improve the customer experience.

Explore general and miscellaneous settings to tailor checkout and ssl options, discounts, and login requirements. Review file download controls, taxes, invoices, and extensions to optimize billing.

Create discount codes to incentivize purchases by offering a percentage or fixed amount. Apply codes to the entire purchase or select products, set minimums, and test at checkout.

Learn to find, install, activate WordPress plugins to boost your site's searchability on Google, Bing, Yahoo, optimize images, use cache plugins, back up, and monitor traffic with Google Analytics.

Learn how plugins extend WordPress by enabling backups, SEO optimization, and traffic monitoring; discover how to find, install, activate, and manage plugins from the WordPress repository to boost site performance.

Learn to use Yoast SEO in Wordpress: set focus keywords, edit snippets, craft SEO titles and descriptions, monitor page scores, and improve image alt attributes.

learn to enable xml sitemaps in wordpress to map pages for google indexing, and troubleshoot ssl issues that may hide the sitemap feature.

Install Google Analytics on your WordPress site using a plugin, create a Google Analytics account, obtain the tracking ID, and monitor traffic via dashboard with audience, acquisition, and behavior insights.

Learn how to use the Pretty Link plugin in WordPress to shorten long URLs for affiliates and social media, including creating, editing, and choosing permanent or temporary redirects.

Automatically back up your WordPress site with a free plugin, schedule database and file backups, and receive email notifications with download links stored in your hosting space.

Enable SSL for your Wordpress site by coordinating with your hosting provider. Install the free Really Simple SSL plugin to force https and secure pages and payment flows.

Create and publish terms of use and privacy policy on your WordPress site by using a plugin, insert shortcodes into your pages, and customize policies with legal guidance.

Learn to manage multiple sites, search for free themes, and install corporate X to build a modern Wordpress site with sliders, feature pages, and test the payment process.

Explore a variety of free WordPress themes, previewing features like image slideshows, overlays, portfolios, blogs, and e-commerce templates, and learn how to customize a chosen theme for a new website.

Learn to manage multiple Wordpress sites on desktop server by duplicating existing sites, copying content, and installing a new theme, with up to three sites in the free version.

Customize your Wordpress theme by configuring the top bar, header menu, and slider, manage social links and contact details, set feature images, and publish changes for an enhanced brand site.

Learn to customize a Wordpress site with the Corporate X theme: edit counters, update subscriber labels, configure the newsletter box, team and testimonials, and refine branding and site identity.

Customize a WordPress storefront by adding a product page, configuring the primary menu, enabling the cart and checkout, and testing the purchase flow.

Learn module 7 of Wordpress for beginners: edit pages with the editor, adjust the footer and theme, understand child themes, and start building an email list with opt-in forms.

Understand what a child theme is and why you need it for WordPress. Learn when to use it to preserve customizations during updates and how to install and customize it.

Install and activate a child theme with the child theme configurator, choose the corporate X theme, create the corporate X child, and transfer menus and settings from the parent.

Learn to create WordPress opt-in forms, add first name and email fields, set mandatory fields, assign lists, and insert forms via shortcode or widget, with welcome emails and activation links.

Create and automate WordPress newsletters and email sequences. Learn to design welcome emails, insert latest posts, schedule sends, and manage lists for targeted campaigns.

You now have the tools and knowledge to build beautiful websites with Wordpress, and the instructor invites questions and feedback, plus a call to visit magingacademy.com for more courses.

Explore how to build a premium site from scratch to sell online courses and products, linking payments, uploading media to a separate server, and protecting content with Amazon S3 storage.

Install a premium WordPress theme from ThemeForest by uploading the zip in appearance, then preview, activate, and delete unused themes.

Install and activate the required plugins, then import the theme content with the good layers importer, assign the administrator name, and include attachments and licenses.

Explore the Wordpress admin panel to customize layout and branding with theme options, blog setup, top bar elements, logo upload, social icons, fonts, and colors, and save changes.

Learn to add a master slider to your WordPress site by selecting a style, importing images, editing text, and previewing before saving.

Convert a video to webm for Chrome playback, create a thumbnail from a screenshot, and upload both video and thumbnail to Wordpress media to display on mobile.

Copy the master slider shortcode, paste it into the home page (below the text if needed), and update to verify the slider appears on the page.

Use the Wordpress theme builder to add columns, sliders, and media blocks without coding, replacing short codes. Drag elements to arrange layout, save changes, and preview updates.

Learn to add and customize a WordPress navigation menu by selecting a main navigation, adding home and courses pages, renaming items, and reordering with drag-and-drop to publish changes.

Create a coming soon image with the same aspect ratio as the original. Export it as an image, then drag it into the page's featured image area and update.

Discover where to access video tutorials for this wordpress for beginners course theme, from the clever course folder and index hd to lessons on courses, quizzes, portfolios, blogs, and galleries.

Link PayPal and Stripe on your WordPress site to offer PayPal or credit card payments; configure the PayPal business account and Stripe API keys in the backend, then save.

Learn how students sign up, purchase, and access courses on the WordPress academy site, including free and paid options, payments, and login flows.

Learn to secure your Wordpress media by encrypting the upload folder and applying a bucket policy that restricts S3 access to your website domain via a specific http referrer.

Learn to link Amazon media to WordPress with the FB player plugin, configure Amazon S3, paste access keys, set bucket and region, and display video content on your site.

Wraps up the Wordpress for beginners course by highlighting tools to sell products online, invites further questions via email or comments, and wishes continued online business success.