Course Outline
COURSE SYLLABUS
WordPress: Create a Website or Blog
Learn how to create and maintain a website using WordPress, even if you have no web
design background or coding experience. This comprehensive course will cover everything
from installing WordPress to customizing themes and optimizing your site for search engines.
Group classes in NYC and onsite training is available for this course.
For more information, email hello@nobledesktop.com or visit:
https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/wordpress
hello@nobledesktop.com • (212) 226-4149
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)
Status
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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
Publishing a Page (Making it Live)
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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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