Wordpress for Beginners - Master Wordpress Quickly

Wordpress for Beginners - A Complete Guide to Wordpress!

In 2025, it's never been easier to build a fantastic, responsive website that looks great on computers, tablets, and mobile phones.  

You can learn Wordpress WITHOUT having to buy web hosting or a domain name.  I'll show you how you can set it all up on your own computer using free tools. 

NOTE: FULLY update was completed in December 2024.

The primary goal of this course is to teach anyone, even a complete beginner, how to become a Wordpress guru in a few short hours, without lots of technical jargon.  I'll guarantee that after taking this course you'll have the knowledge you need to build a responsive, beautiful website with the latest version of Wordpress.  Not only will you know more than 99% of Wordpress users out there, but you'll actually enjoy using Wordpress too. 

This course is taught by Wordpress author and teacher, Dr. Andy Williams, who has been using WordPress since 2004, and teaching Wordpress to people of all skill levels since then.

Here is an email from one student on this course:

"Hi Andy,

I have taken several of your courses (and have a couple that I've purchased and haven't started yet). I just want to let you know how much I appreciate your commitment to updating your courses in meaningful ways (including asking for input from students at times). I also appreciate your notifications when changes have been made or are pending. I have taken many online courses and have never seen this level of commitment to students and to keeping the content up to date and relevant. And your courses are great too! Just know that what you are doing is appreciated.

Many thanks,

Jan Beasley"

About the Course

This course will guide you through every single step from installation to finished website.  I'll show you how you can install Wordpress on your own computer for free, so you don't have to pay for a domain name or hosting fees while you complete this course.  Once you've got Wordpress installed on your computer, you will learn how to build and run a successful, beautiful, responsive-design website you can be proud of. 

After taking you through all of the main options in Wordpress, explaining what everything does and showing you how to set things up, you can watch over my shoulder as we explore the many tools available to create pages, and build a beautiful site.  You'll learn how to use the Gutenberg editor to create your web page content, but also to edit the headers, footers, and templates on your site, so you can create the design you want.

I've even got some content you can import into test sites so you can follow along as we build three different types of website - A blog, a business site, and what I call a hybrid site.  WordPress is so versatile, you can create just about anything.

 Who is this Wordpress course for? 

Have you ever wanted to build a professional looking website, but didn't know where to start?  Now you can.  Wordpress for Beginners is a complete course for anyone, no matter what your technical ability.  This course assumes no prior knowledge!  

At the start of the course, I'll walk you through setting up Wordpress on your own computer so that you don't need to pay for a web host (or a domain name) while you master wordpress.  When you decide you want to put a website online, you can then watch over-my-shoulder as I buy a domain name and hosting, and install Wordpress online.

Whether you decide to host your site on your own computer, or at a web host, you'll be ready to start mastering Wordpress. We'll start at the very beginning by logging in to have a look around to familiarize ourselves with the main areas of the Dashboard.

Once you are happy navigating around your new tools, we'll go through the main features you will need as you create your site, including: 

1. The WordPress editor, called Gutenberg.  This is your tool for building web pages using dozens of building blocks.

2. We'll consider WordPress themes, and you'll have the option of using a newer block theme, which gives you total control over your site design in WordPress's Full Site Editor. Of course, many people still use the older non-block themes, so we cover those as well.

3. The Media Library, to manage your images, videos, sound files and other media you want to share on your site.

4. Wordpress Settings, and I'll take you step by step to set those up just right.

5. We'll look at the differences between Wordpress posts and pages, and I'll give you a simple way of knowing which one to use on any occasion.

6. We'll look at post excerpts, categories and tags, and how to use them on a well-structured site to maximize visitor experience and search engine ranking benefits.

7. You'll see the two main ways you can set your homepage up.

8. We'll use a plugin to create a contact form so visitors can get in touch. And another plugin to create a Terms and Conditions page.

9. We'll discuss the navigation system on your site, and how you can set up customized navigation in the header, footer, or widgetized areas (theme permitting) of your site.  We'll also talk about internal site linking.

10. You'll learn how to use the Full Site Editor to customize a block theme, and how to use the Customizer (and other tools) for non-block themes.

11. We'll cover Wordpress security, and set up a system that will keep the site safe from hackers.

12. We'll check out some great free plugins.

13. At the end of the course I'll provide some downloadable content that you can import into your own site, and use to follow along three special tutorials.  The first takes you through the steps of building a blog. The second tutorial will show you how to setup a business site.  And the third will create a highly customized site that has features of a blog and business site.  I call this model a "hybrid" site.

14. The final section of the course provides some tutorials I created over the last few years to answer student questions.  And if you have any questions yourself that need a tutorial to explain, I may add that too.

15. If you have questions or problems throughout the course, I am always available.  I answer Q&A questions from students daily, around 360 days of the year.  You rarely have to wait 24 hours to get a response.

By the end of this course, you will have a website that you are truly proud of. 

Just of few of the many Student Reviews

• This is a fabulous course, and I would it give it six stars if such a rating were available! Everything is very clearly explained, and Andy promptly answers any question you might have. If you are interested in using and learning WordPress, you owe it to yourself to take this outstanding course. Robert Weiser

• Lectures are well-structured with lots of details given. The instructor is extremely knowledgeable and communicates very effectively. I've been able to set up my first website based on what I've learned here. A definite plus is that questions posted via the course are answered quickly! Susan Worms

• I love this course. I have spent a few hours today and I have already learned so much. Really excited about the potential for when I am done. Great Course! A. Luis Acosta

• I learned a lot more than how to use WordPress in basic terms. Andrew shares a lot of insider knowledge and tips that would take you countless hours of doing your own research to learn...and answering questions you may not have thought to ask. Couldn't have asked for a better course to help me jumpstart into WordPress. Nathaniel Stephens

• What a fantastic share of knowledge. I really appreciated and loved how a "real" site was used for the lectures, real world examples of everything. I would definitely take this course - highly recommended! Glen Schafer

• This course is perfect for people who want to start a blog or info page with wordpress. He covers all the basics and sometimes goes even a little deeper, to give you an idea what to look for. The provided documents are gold and very helpfull. I can't wait to go public with my site. Thank you for the great lectures. Andreas Lackmann

• I really wish I had access to a course such as this four years ago when I first started dabbling with Wordpress as a hobby in my retirement. The learning process at the time, for a non-techy like me, was painstaking. Andy's course was the ideal step-by-step teaching method. I'm now much more confident about starting a new affiliate marketing website. Leon

• Well delivered, well structured. Easy to follow and logical. Developed my own website in parallel with the course, and had it up and running within two weeks of starting. Looking forward to undertaking a couple of the course developers other courses now. Highly recommended. Steve Laing

• Excellent instructor. Andy is great. He used visuals for everything he say. I was able to pause him and go to my site and test my understanding in all areas that I did know. The results and excitement are fantastic. Esau Khan

• A fantastic course. Thank you Andy. This is a great course and it has helped me start to build my own WordPress website. I was very impressed when I had a problem with viewing my site that you took time to check for me. That shows what a great teacher you are. I have booked up another course by to and can't wait for more. Once again. Thank you. B Brown

• Many of the courses I've been through related to learning Wordpress are either too complicated or the author doesn't spend enough time explaining concepts so that you can understand what's being said. Andy strikes a nice balance with this course in that all the modules are broken up into easily digestible pieces. I like that he takes enough time to explain each new concept or module without being repetitive or using jargon that's difficult to follow. I also love being able to follow along with Andy as he explains each new module as well (as opposed to just talking off of slides all the time). He literally walks you through everything, so it's like you're right there looking over his shoulder. For anyone wanting to understand all the fundamentals of Wordpress, I think you'll absolutely love this course. It will save you tons of time by having all this information in one place. And you'll even learn some additional features like setting up affiliate links (not that everyone needs to know this but I like that Andy included it so it's there if you ever want to know). Truly a fantastic course! Lance Gross

• Superb Course - Extraordinary Instructor!! Andy's Wordpress for Beginners-Master Wordpress Quicky course is by far the best Wordpress course I've seen. And I definitely wouldn't say it's just for beginners. I'm not a beginner - I thought I knew Wordpress pretty well, but I learned SO MUCH MORE from this course! I've always had a lot of questions about the many settings and various options in Wordpress and most courses just skip over them or tell you to check this box and move on with no explanation. I never really got my questions answered until now. Andy is very detailed in his instruction. He walks you through step by step and tells you what each setting or section is for, how it is used (or not used) and why. I got more out of Andy's course than any other course I've ever taken. He has an extensive teaching background and it is evident in his clearly produced videos. After taking this course, you'll find your confidence level will soar. Carol