Introduction
  • Course Roadmap (What you will learn)
  • How to take this course
  • WordPress: What and Why; Two Flavors of WordPress; Alternatives
  • Elements of a WordPress site: Header/Footer, Pages & Posts, Navigation, Sidebars
  • About Themes and Theme Licensing
  • Themes and Page Builders
  • Image Editing and Image Libraries
Hosting WordPress
  • Hosting Concepts: Domain, Server, and Email
  • Choosing a Hosting Company
  • Hosting WordPress on local server (no domain)
Build-out your first site
  • Tour of the Dashboard
  • Get and install the Divi theme
  • Optional Assignment: Copy the WP Academy site to your local server
  • Create blank (place-holder) pages
  • Setup a navigation bar
  • WordPress Settings: Configuring a static site, Permalinks, Comment Moderation
  • Use the default WordPress editor (Gutenberg) and Page Settings
  • Add and edit images in the media library
  • Posts, Post Categories, Blog pages, and RSS Feeds
  • Create your home page with Divi Builder
  • Fill-in Sidebar and Widget Areas
  • Use the Theme Customizer: Logo, Footer, Defalt Fonts, and more
  • Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
  • Install a Backup Plugin