Blog Creation using WordPress

Course Description

WordPress is a free open source blogging tool and content management system. WordPress can be used to create a traditional blogging site; however, it can also be used to create a standard website for business or personal use. This course focuses on creating websites using WordPress. No previous experience is needed. This course is structured in a way to help all students, regardless of their experience, learn WordPress.

Learning Outcome – You will learn how to :

• Search for themes in WordPress

• Select, install, and activate a theme

• Add posts to their website

• Create website pages

• Add images, photo galleries, and more

• Create tags for SEO and categories to organize their posts

• Use WordPress as a content management system (CMS)

• Use widgets and plugins

• Create an eCommerce site

• Integrate WordPress with social media

• Customize a WordPress site using PHP, and CSS

Course Requirements

• You should have a high school reading level and be competent in basic computer

Course Topics

• Lesson 1: Introduction to WordPress

  Scrape Websites using PhantomJS and CasperJS

• Lesson 2: Finding a Home for your WordPress Site

• Lesson 3: Installing WordPress on Your Site

• Lesson 4: Content Management using WordPress

• Lesson 5: Selecting the Right Tools

• Lesson 6: Image Formats

• Lesson 7: Fonts and Colors

• Lesson 8: Designing Your WordPress Site

• Lesson 9: The WordPress Default Layout

• Lesson 10: Themes and Templates

• Lesson 11: More on Widgets and Template Tags

• Lesson 12: Parent and Child Themes

• Lesson 13: Creating a Custom Site

• Lesson 14: Using WordPress as a Content Management System

• Lesson 15: Using WordPress Plugins

Course Duration and Mode

• 2 Hours, Online