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Beginner Wordpress Website Design and Wordpress Development

Name: Beginner Wordpress Website Design and Wordpress Development
Rating: 4.1 (160 reviews)

Easy Wordpress website design/Wordpress development for beginners: Writer, writing, write, self-publish, self-publishing

Created byBrian Jackson, Writing a Book, Self-publishing an Amazon Book, Book Marketing, Microsoft Word, Grammarly, KDP and ChatGPT AI

Last updated 7/2015

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Install and maintain their own Wordpress based website
Save money by installing and maintaining your own website

Course content

10 sections • 33 lectures • 4h 4m total length

Course Overview5:45
In which I discuss the topics addressed in this course.
How Wordpress Works14:28
In which I provide a brief overview of how Wordpress works.
Sample Website2:40
In which I show the website we'll be developing during the course (http://class.chloeboston.com).
Cheap Wordpress Hosting, Theme and Plugins (2019 Edition)8:37
In this lecture I provide pointers to cheap Wordpress hosting, themes and plugins.

Initial Website Configuration5:00
In which I demonstrate initial Wordpress website configuration.
Choosing and Installing a Theme5:46
In which I demonstrate how to install the Responsive theme.
Responsive Theme Home Page Configuration10:17
In which I demonstrate configuring the home page of the Responsive theme.
Installing Plugins15:09
In which I demonstrate the installation of the dozen or so plugins we'll be using in our website.

Creating Your Blog Page and Primary Menu6:40
In which I create a blank page for our blog and add it to the website's primary menu.
Configuring Your Widgets and Sidebar8:37
In which I show how to configure widgets and add them to the web page sidebar.
Upgrading to the Responsive II Theme11:29
In which I upgrade from the Responsive theme to the Responsive II theme.
Creating Your Other Pages4:04
In which I add a Contact page to the website.

Switching Between Standard and HTML Editing Modes3:20
In which I demonstrate how to switch between Visual and Text mode while editing a page or post.
HTML Structure13:35
In which I discuss the basic structure of HTML markup.
Common HTML Markup Pt. 19:41
In which we learn the basics of HTML markup.
Common HTML Markup Pt. 25:42
In which we learn the basics of HTML.
Inserting Images in HTML5:45
In which I teach you how to insert image while in Text or HTML mode.

Installing Multiple Wordpress Websites on a Single ISP and Cheap Domain Names8:01
Install and manage multiple WordPress sites on one hosting account using subdirectories and domain management; learn about cheap domain names and linking options.
Browsing for, Selecting and Installing a Theme - The Albar Theme10:08
Another Example of Arcane Wordpress Theme Configuration - The Albar Theme7:46
What is Woo Commerce and Do I Need It?3:44
Initial Installation and Configuration of Woo Commerce4:22
More Configuration Pointers for the Albar Theme12:30
Learn to configure the Albar theme by installing and managing plugins like Contact Form 7, activating widgets and menus, and setting a front page with a home and blog page.

Requirements

All you need is a web browser (I demonstrate Chrome running on a Windows PC)
You'll also need approximately $50 to register a domain name and obtain web hosting for you site for one year

Description

Note: This course is out of date. It is retained for historical purposes and made available for completists only.

Hello and welcome to the course,

This is a beginner course on creating Wordpress websites.

Authors, artists and entrepreneurs all need websites. How about you?

This course explains how to design and develop a Wordpress website from scratch.

Wordpress is free, it's easy and it’s fun. You don’t want to miss out on this once in a lifetime opportunity to create your own Wordpress website. Easy to install, easy to configure, easy to maintain.

There's no need to fear, this course will take you step-by-step through everything you need to know to implement and maintain your own Wordpress based website. In this course, you'll learn about:

Domain name and website hosting
Wordpress installation and configuration
Installation of plugins and themes
Adding pages and blog posts to your site
Adding Facebook like and email signup forms

Using Wordpress to implement your own website provides many advantages:

Save money by doing it yourself
Maintain creative control of the end product
Update your own web page, when you want and how you want
But most of all, have fun!

So, come join me on this journey. Follow the step-by-step instructions and end the course with a new website. We'll do it together the easy way using Wordpress.

Good luck and happy Udemy'ing.

---Brian

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in creating a personal website

Beginner Wordpress Website Design and Wordpress Development

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Course content

Introduction4 lectures • 32min

Wordpress Installation4 lectures • 20min

Wordpress Configuration4 lectures • 36min

Wordpress Fundamentals2 lectures • 19min

Wordpress Website Creation4 lectures • 31min

Using Your Wordpress Plugins2 lectures • 9min

Introduction to HTML5 lectures • 38min

Odds and Ends1 lecture • 8min

Conclusion1 lecture • 5min

Continuing Education - Student Questions About Wordpress Installation6 lectures • 47min

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