WordPress : Get into Context
What you'll learn
- The learner will be able to understand WordPress’s core principles and functionalities, enabling them to make the right calls from the get-go.
- The learner will be able to apply what was learned immediately, setting up their website in a proper and tidy way, so their users can navigate smoothly, leaving less room for downtime and spending time dealing with servers and technicalities no one wants to deal with.
- At the end of the course, the learner will be able to analyze their first demands and ideas and choose the best path to implement their ideas, without putting a burden on their server and users’ experience.
WordPress can be overwhelming at first and it’s just too easy to make early mistakes that will set you back down the line when it’s time to scale, update a layout or add new functionality. Your early decisions matter, and we’ll help you make the right calls from the start so you can avoid critical errors, server overloads, rework and headaches.
WordPress 101 is the introductory course for anyone who will be building or managing a WordPress website and needs a solid foundation for a high-performance, scalable, and easy-to-edit website.
This course aims to teach you how to set your WordPress site up in a way that doesn’t end up harming the site’s overall performance and will help you to avoid burdensome and expensive constraints down the road.
Course Content
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Understanding what's WordPress once and for all
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Making sense of basic internet terminology: hosting, servers, database, and the like
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WordPress content types: what are they and their differences
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How WordPress's admin dashboard is structured
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Making the right call: when to use a custom post type
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Posts, Pages, and Themes: making a sense out of it
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The most basic concept: appearance vs function (shared)
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Making the right call: when to use a page or a dynamic template
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A quick view on additional terms: glossary for beginners
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Editing your content on WordPress: editors
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Browsing through plugins and add-ons: the WordPress's ecosystem
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The most common types of rework people face for bad decisions
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Site performance: making your pages faster to load (how to avoid creating performance issues early on)
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Making the right call: when to install a new plugin vs develop from scratch
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Different ways to create your content: WP's native editor, page builders, template, and custom content
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Understanding menus and widgets
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Making the right call: ways to use menus and widgets