WordPress Foundations Online Class
Class Date: June 25, 2010
Time: 10am – 12pm PST
Class Type: Online, real-time, Instructor-lead
Number of participants: 8 maximum
Class duration: 3 weeks
Cost: $150
Important! In order to learn online with me, you’ll need the following:
- A broadband internet connection
- Skype (free)
- A web browser (Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc)
Class Overview
Want to add a blog to your website? Want to use WordPress as a CMS (Content Management System) for your entire website? If your answer is yes, WordPress is probably a great tool for you. Over the course of this 3-week class, I’ll walk you through installing WordPress, creating pages/posts, finding and adding themes, navigating the world of plugins, and more. This class meets for 1, 2-hour online session per week.
Class Outline
- Installing WordPress on your own server
- Getting started with WordPress
- Working with the admin/blog settings
- Posts & Pages: the difference, and working with both
- Adding media to pages and posts
- Adding and working with categories
- Adding and working with tags
- Managing WordPress users
- Creating protected posts
- Managing comments & spam
- Finding, installing, and changing themes
- Finding, installing, and working with plugins
- Creating pretty permalinks
- Making “sticky” posts
- Working with “widgetized” sidebars
- Modifying WordPress themes
- Backing up and upgrading WordPress
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