WordPress Website Creation Course
Learn how to create a website in 3 days from scratch
Target Audience
Marketing executives, Managers, Administrative Staff, Solopreneurs, Graphic Designers, Content Developers, Web Developers, and Individuals who want to learn how to create, customise, and maintain a WordPress website.
Certification
A Certification of Completion will be issued upon achieving at least 75% attendance for the course. Course Code: CRS-N-0043888
Course Outline
Essentials of creating a WordPress website
Instructor-led | Mode of delivery (Presentation)
- Why you need a website
- Domain name, web hosting, and content management system (How it all connects together)
- Open source vs propriety content management systems – which should you go with and why?
- WordPress.com or WordPress.org? – Similarities, differences, pros and cons
- Recommended domain name registrars
- How to buy a domain name
- How to choose a reliable web hosting provider
- What is a content delivery network (CDN) and why is it important
- How to point/link your domain name to your web host
- Navigating cPanel within your web host
- Setting up work emails (i.e. [email protected]) in cPanel versus G Suite Gmail
- Understanding file manager within your web hosting cPanel and managing your website files (images, videos, plugins, documents, databases) from the backend server
- 3-step WordPress installation
- Logging into WordPress for the first time
Design and building the core pillars of your WordPress website
Instructor-led | Mode of delivery (Presentation, practical hands-on)
- Modern Web Design
- Free themes versus premium themes
- How to choose a reliable WordPress Theme
- How to install a parent theme
- How to install a child theme
- Introduction to drag-and-drop webpage builders
- How to install a WordPress theme (DIVI theme)
- Customising site-wide settings (General, Writing, Reading, Discussion, Media, Permalinks)
- Adding and managing website users
- Planning website architecture
- Adding site content: How to create webpages, add content with the Visual Editor and Text Editor, create hyperlinks, and more
- How to set up a main navigation menu
- Uploading and retrieving images to and from the media
- How to edit images within
- How to create image
- How to set up a blog section and create
- How to plan and design what to include on your landing page (
- How to create landing pages that drive important actions from your users (i.e. generate leads, signups, downloads, pageviews, and sales)
Enhancing your WordPress website with Plugins
Instructor-led | Mode of delivery (Presentation, practical hands-on)
- Introduction to WordPress
- Recommended plugins every WordPress website should have
- Introduction to creating and running an eCommerce online store on WooCommerce
- Creating product pages
- Setting up eCommerce workflows (from add-to-cart, shipping methods, and checkout to payment methods, order confirmation, and email notifications)
- Exploring WooCommerce extensions (from promo codes to membership systems)
- How to create contact forms and set up notification emails
- How to enhance your website speed and page loading times
- How to test whether your website is mobile-friendly
- How to secure your website from hackers
- Basic search engine optimisation
- How to ensure your website is fully functional and resolve any potential issues such as plugin conflicts
Producting WordPress Design Documentation for Website Managers
Instructor-led | Mode of delivery (Presentation, practical hands-on)
- How to produce a WordPress web design documentation for website managers and web development
- Essential details to include in a WordPress web design documentation
