WordPress Training
Duration: 30 Hours
Description:
Our WordPress training course has been designed to give you a complete overview so you can work effectively fast. We take you from the basics to a practical level, developing your skills and getting you to use them straight away. If you can create a word document you can use wordpress.
Things you will do and skills you will gain by attending this course
– Learn to design a website effectively.
– Learn to upload, optimize and manage your website correctly
Course Outline:
1. Basic Web
Basic Concepts
- Networking
- Internet
- Domain
- Hosting
- Website & its types; Dynamic & Static
- Blogs, Web, CMS, MicroBlogging, Social Community,Application
Basic HTML
- Notepad
- Basic HTML Tags
- MS Front Page
Introduction to web accessories
- cPanel
- FTP Softwares
- Color Picker
- Pixel Ruler
2. WordPress Introduction
- What is WordPress?
- How can WordPress help me?
- How much does WordPress cost?
- How/where do I get WordPress?
2.1 WordPress Installation
Preparation
- Reserving a domain name
- Choosing web hosting
Installation on Server
- Installing WordPress from scratch
- Creating & Connecting Database
- Changing your password
Installation on Local Host
- Downloading & Installing XAMPP
- Understanding the folders
- Creating & Connecting DB
3. Getting Started
Overview of the Homepage
- Posts
- Pages
- Sidebar
- Search
First Face of Dashboard.
A blog would be made, in default theme.
4. What is a post?
- Your first post basics
- Post; Details
- Working with photos
- Working with videos
- Categories & slugs
5. What is a page?
- Difference between post & page
- Your first page
- Pages; Details
- Working with photos/videos
6. Media
7. Links
8. Comments
9. Themes
- What is a theme?
- Folder Strategy
- Finding a great theme
- Theme directories
- Paid themes
- Installing a theme, ways & techniques
10. Plugins
- What are plugins?
- Folder & File Strategy
- Finding plugins
- Plugin directory
- Plugin search
- Installing plugins – ways & techniques
11. Widgets
- What is a sidebar?
- What are sidebar widgets?
- Choosing and installing sidebar widgets
i. Adding links
ii. Adding text and images - Header; how to make a beautiful header ?
i. Using theme features
ii. Using Static images
iii. GIF files
13. Footer; How to maintain Footer?
- Using widgets
- Static & gif images
14. Working with sliders
- Working with Theme options
- Using plugins
- Dynamicity & possibilities\
15. Menus
- Menus default options
- Theme default options
- Arranging multiple menus
16. Users
- Add/edit users
- User roles
- How to delete users
- What if user is mistakenly deleted
17. Tools
18. Settings
- General
- Writing
- Reading
- Discussion
- Media
- Privacy
- Permalinks
- Flickr RSS
Changing & working with a new theme, this too would be a blog.
19. Themes; Advance Lecture
- Finding a great related theme
- Theme Options
- Troubleshooting with theme options & wp default options
- Artisteer; download, usage, tips & tricks
20. Plugins; Advance Lecture
- Choosing a plugin
- Do,s and don’t,s
- Recommended plugin list for:
- Photo galleries
- SEO
- Contact and other Forms
- Web Statistics
- Anti Spam
- Social Networking
- WP Super Cache
- All in one SEO
- Google Sitemaps XML
- Search Everything
- WP-DB Manager
- WP Touch
- The mobile pack plugin
- Rank Tracker
21. Basic CSS
- Basic rules & tags
- Quick understanding of CSS
22. WP in operation theater
- Inspect Element
- Location of files
- Customizing website as required
A new website would be made using a premium theme
23. Understanding the exact needs of website
- Business/organization/product info
- Vision & expectations from website
- Estimated budget/time
WordPress Expert Level
24. Posts
- Backing up & restoration
- Bulk post creation/deletion
25. Migrating WP
- From localhost to server (all possible scenarios)
- Using advance plugins
- Auto installation of WP on server
26. Managing Users
- Understanding user management
- User Role management
- Plugins used for managing users
27. Working with Advance Plugins
- Forms; reating and customizing a contact form
- Anti Spam; Preventing Spam in your comments
- Social Networking; Hooking in Twitter and Facebook
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO); Making your site more “Google Friendly”
- Urdu Plugins
- Islamic Plugins & Gadgets
- Ecommerce plugins/themes overview
- Video advance plugins
28. How to adapt & grow the site
- Custom Post Types
- Custom Taxonomies
- Parent-child themes
29. WordPress Upgrades
- How to upgrade WordPress
- Advance Tips & Tricks
- Generating RSS & Atom Feeds
- Troubleshooting & finding support on internet