
WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. It's the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.
In this lesson, you'll learn why it's useful to learn WordPress.
In this course, we'll be learning about how to build websites using the self-hosted version of WordPress. Here's what you'll need to get started.
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I log into my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I change the Title and Tagline for my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I change the default timezone for my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I adjust the privacy settings for my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What's the difference between Posts and Pages on a WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I create a new Post on my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I get rid of unnecessary formatting when pasting into a WordPress Post or Page?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add bold, italics, and other formatting to my WordPress Post or Page?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add bullets, blockquotes, and subheadings to my WordPress Post or Page?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What's the difference between internal and external links on a WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add an external link to a Post or Page on my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I use the "More Tag" in a Post on my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I schedule a Post for future publication on my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I create user-friendly permalinks for my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add images to a WordPress post?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I resize and align images in a WordPress post?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How does WordPress handle images and other media?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add a YouTube or Vimeo video to a WordPress post?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add a SoundCloud song or set to a WordPress post?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add an image gallery to a WordPress post?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What are categories in WordPress and how do I use them?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What are tags in WordPress and how do I use them?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What are updates in WordPress and how do I do them?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What are themes in WordPress and how do I change my theme?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I find and install new themes for my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I change the header for the Twenty Thirteen theme in WordPress?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I add new Pages to my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How can I have a static front page on my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I create a custom menu for my WordPress site? (part one)
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I create a custom menu for my WordPress site? (part two)
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How (and why) would I use Categories in a navigation menu on my WordPress site?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What are Widgets in WordPress, and how do I use them?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: What are the default Widgets available in WordPress and what do they do?
This tutorial screencast answers the question: How do I use the Text Widget to add a custom Twitter widget to my WordPress site?
Learn how to use WordPress to build your own flexible and dynamic website in this comprehensive introductory course. No prior experience necessary!
Whether you plan to build your own WordPress website or hire a WordPress developer to help you, understanding the basics of how WordPress works will help you build and maintain a better website!
HOW IS THIS COURSE DIFFERENT?
My name is Kathleen, and I've been teaching technology to beginners under the moniker Robobunnyattack! since 2009. I believe that with the right approach, anyone can learn anything.
My goal in this course is to help you develop an intuitive understanding of how to use WordPress to build your own website.
In this course, we'll explore the many configuration options, functions and features available in the self-hosted version of WordPress. As we work together, I'll explain WHY and HOW things work in WordPress, so you can learn more quickly and with more confidence.
As we discover WordPress together, we'll cover:
By the end of this course, you'll be able to configure, edit and update a WordPress site with confidence, following best practices every step of the way!
Here's just a sample of what my (awesome!) students have to say about this course:
"This course is perfect if you are totally new to Wordpress as it will give you a very firm foundation on the key skills required to make Wordpress work for you." —Kieran
"I've worked a bit with WordPress here and there over the years, but RoboBunny certainly has filled in many of the missing parts and I have a much better understanding." —Kimberly M.
"I love how the tutorials are divided into such specific sections. I can watch the ones I need to learn and simply skip the things I already know... perfect set up and clear, detailed explanations." —Steve L.
"I really feel like I understand Wordpress now, and I got through it in a night!" —Sean B.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
BONUS: I've also included a FREE bonus section ("SECTION 13: Publishing your website") explaining how web publishing works. If you don't already have webhosting where you can install WordPress, you can start there!
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME?
WHAT IF THIS COURSE ISN'T FOR ME?
I'm confident you'll LOVE this course, and I'm excited to help you learn. Enrol now and you can start building your very own WordPress website today!
—Kathleen Farley (aka Robobunnyattack!)