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Wordpress Create A Website or Blog Syllabus

This document is a course syllabus for learning how to create a website or blog using WordPress. The syllabus outlines topics that will be covered in the course, including getting started with WordPress, writing and formatting posts, adding images and video, customizing themes, installing plugins, and best practices for security and backups. The course is suitable for beginners and aims to teach participants how to build and manage a WordPress site regardless of their technical experience level. Group classes and onsite training are available in New York City.

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Wordpress Create A Website or Blog Syllabus

This document is a course syllabus for learning how to create a website or blog using WordPress. The syllabus outlines topics that will be covered in the course, including getting started with WordPress, writing and formatting posts, adding images and video, customizing themes, installing plugins, and best practices for security and backups. The course is suitable for beginners and aims to teach participants how to build and manage a WordPress site regardless of their technical experience level. Group classes and onsite training are available in New York City.

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WordPress: Create a Website or Blog

This course is geared for anyone, so you do not need prior experience with computer
graphics or coding. WordPress enables you to create and maintain a website, even if you
COURSE SYLLABUS

have no web design background. Whether you want to create a new website or blog, or
manage an existing WordPress website, this class is for you.

Group classes in NYC and onsite training is available for this course.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit:
https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/wordpress

[email protected] • (212) 226-4149

Course Outline

Getting Started with WordPress


Creating a WordPress Site (Installing WordPress)
Installing WordPress with a Web Host’s “1-Click Install”
Manually Installing WordPress

Logging Into the WordPress Admin & General Site Settings


Logging Into the WordPress Admin
General WordPress Settings
Editing Your Profile
Setting Your Profile Picture (Gravatar)

Writing Posts & Formatting Text


Posts versus Pages
Creating a New Blog Post
Using the Visual Editor
Pasting Without Formatting & Clearing Formatting
Formatting Headings
Formatting Bulleted & Numbered Lists
Formatting Quotes
Publishing a Post
Deleting a Post
Restoring a Post from the Trash (or Deleting it Delete Permanently)

Publishing a Post (Making it Live)


Publishing a Post (Making it Live)

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Status
Visibility
Publish Date & Time

Adding a Read More Link to a Post


Adding the Read More Tag
Changing the Text in the More Tag

Creating Links (Hyperlinks)


Linking to Another Website
Opening a Link in a New Tab
Linking to a Page Within Your Site
Editing & Removing Links

Adding Images & Managing the Media Library


Adding an Image to a Post or Page
Editing Images (Manually Resizing, Cropping, & Rotating)
Media Settings (Customizing the Size of Thumbnail, Medium, & Large)
Adding a Featured Image
Uploading Images & Files Directly Into the Media Library
Editing & Deleting Images in the Media Library
Deleting Unused Images (Cleaning Out the Media Library)

Adding an Image Gallery


Adding an Image Gallery
Editing an Existing Image Gallery

Adding Video
Embedding YouTube Videos
Uploading a Video File

Diving Deeper into WordPress


Categories, Tags, & Reading Settings
Categories & Tags Explained
Creating & Editing Categories
Changing the “Uncategorized” Default Category Name
Setting the Default Category
Creating & Editing Tags
Changing Categories/Tags for Multiple Posts
Reading Settings

Widgets
Editing & Adding Widgets

Making Pages
Pages versus Posts
Creating a New Page

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Publishing a Page (Making it Live)
Deleting a Page
Changing the Page Order

Menus
About Menus & Locations
Adding & Removing Links in Menus
Creating Submenus
Opening Menu Links in a New Tab

Installing Themes
What Are WordPress Themes?
Where Do I Get WordPress Themes?
Installing & Activating a Theme
Manually Uploading & Activating a Theme
Deleting a Theme

Customizing Theme Appearance


Customizing Appearance
Customizing the Site Identity (Logo, Title, & Tagline)
Adding a Site Icon (Favicon)
Customizing the Header
Customizing Colors

Changing the Template Layout for a Page/Post


Changing a Template Layout

WordPress Plugins: About, Installing, & Updating


About WordPress Plugins
Installing a WordPress Plugin
Updating Plugins

WordPress Plugins You May Want to Install


Recommended WordPress Plugins

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)


Creating SEO-Friendly Permalinks (URLs) for the Site
Customizing the URL of an Individual Page/Post
Setting Titles & Meta Descriptions with an SEO Plugin

Customizing WordPress
Page Builders: Customizable Page Layouts
Theme Builders: Control the Website’s Look
Child Themes
Custom Post Types
Advanced Custom Fields

WordPress Best Practices

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Automated Backups
WordPress Security

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