The Wordpress Course
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The WordPress Course – Get up and running without the fluff.
With technology constantly changing, WordPress has been around for many years and will continue to be one of the main ways for websites to be developed. More than 1/3 of all websites on the internet are built on WordPress. With the plethora of themes both free and premium, plug-ins, and different ways to customize a WordPress website leaves many people hesitant to spend time learning this skill set.
In this Course you will be able to learn what WordPress is, why you should learn it, and quickly get up and running building a site you can launch and add to your portfolio. I will teach you this all within 3 hours.
NOTE: This course will always be updated to cover the latest version of WordPress. Covers WordPress 5.0 and later.
The goal of this course is to provide anyone with an invaluable skill set to quickly learn how to make amazing WordPress websites without any code. In this course I will take you on a step-by-step journey learning new technologies without the need to spend countless hours prepping. The WordPress course assumes no prior knowledge to building or designing websites which allows me to teach you the essentials needed without the added fluff.
All you will need is a computer and internet connection. Thats it!
I will walk you through creating a WordPress website using amazing themes and plug-ins with a FREE WordPress environment that you can install on your computer saving you costs on hosting and domain name purchasing. This course also provides additional lectures if you decide you want to host and launch your website.
This course uses the WordPress 2020 and Astra themes with a free plug-in Elementor to show you do not have to be a developer in order to make custom websites for your brands or clients.
What will I learn?
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Introduction to Course
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What is WordPress
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Local by Flywheel
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WordPress Administrative Portal
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Build a Site using WordPress 2020 Theme and Astra
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Themes In-depth
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Plugins In-depth
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Hosting
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Resources
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Extend Website
You will be guided through the fundamentals without the extraneous detail so you can get up and running quickly building WordPress websites from start to finish. Information covered will consist of how to create beautiful, responsive designs that will work across all devices showing off uniqueness and professionalism.
There are no additional costs in the course. Each section progresses on the knowledge necessary to start designing a WordPress website while providing additional information and bonus lectures on if you were to upgrade to premium themes and plug-ins.
This course is taught by WordPress teacher Samuel Bifalco, who has a decade of experience product managing websites and mobile applications spanning an array of frameworks, libraries, and technologies. In the last five years many WordPress websites have been custom developed using what you will learn in this course to grow your brand and client presence.
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What is Wordpress.com? -
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Login to Wordpress.com
In this lecture you will learn about Wordpress.com and how you can get a simple free blog up and running hosted on the Wordpress infrastructure. In this course you will learn what Wordpress.com is and the benefits, and how you can stand up your own instance of Wordpress to make your own.
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What is Wordpress.org?
Wordpress.org is your version of Wordpress. You have full flexibility to customize with themes and plugins and choose your hosting provider. Once you download Wordpress from Wordpress.org you have the flexibility to do what you would not have been able to do with Wordpress.com.
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Download Local by Flywheel
Go to localwp.com in order to Download Local by Flywheel to help with your Wordpress development.
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Install Local
Once you download the Local application to your desktop you will be able to open it and explore the features within Local.
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Create new Wordpress Site
Start by clicking the Create New Site button. Once clicked you will be able to fill out some information to get your new site up and running. The 3 step wizard is simple and will allow you to create as many sites as your computer storage will allow.
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Explore New Local Website
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View Created Site
This is a default site that is provided on an initial installation. This course will show you how to create your own custom designed site so it will not look like any amateur default. Local does however have a default setup which will give you an idea of how your site could look.
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Dashboard
The Dashboard page is a simple page where you can customize widgets to see pertinent information quickly. You have the ability to click on some quick actions in order to access different parts of the site without having to navigate.
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Posts
A Post in Wordpress is a page of information that a user is filling out. Posts and Pages are structurally similar in that you are able to edit the Post like you can a Page. In this scenario a Post is a template page that will be used for Blogging. You will be able to create Posts by typing in content and adding images and display the Posts within your Wordpress website. Once a Post is clicked on from the consumer side, the Post will open into a Page with the information, images, and other assets you added while creating the Post.
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Media
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Pages
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Comments
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Appearance
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Plugins
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Users
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Tools
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Settings
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Elementor Plugin
Learn about the free Elementor Plugin http://elementor.com/ to take your designs and creativity to the next level.
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SEO Plugin
Learn about the free Yoast SEO Plugin http://yoast.com/ to optimize your pages and posts for search engines.
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Backups Plugin
Learn about the free UpdraftPlus Plugin http://updraftplus.com/ to keep backups of your site incase you mess something up along the way.
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Email Plugin
Learn about the free Email Plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/ to allow a reputable source to send emails on your behalf. Your current Wordpress site defaults to the built in email sender which may cause issues in the future.
The link provided above will take you to a manual download of the plugin. You can do this or just go to your Plugins link in your Wordpress Administrative panel and click Plugins and do a search for "WP SMTP".
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Security Plugin
Learn about the free Security Plugins https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteground-migrator/ to quickly take your site from your Local instance and add it to your Hosting account on Siteground.
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Migration Plugin
Learn about the free Siteground Migrator Plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/siteground-migrator/ to quickly take your site from your Local instance and add it to your Hosting account on Siteground.
The link provided above will take you to a manual download of the plugin. You can do this or just go to your Plugins link in your Wordpress Administrative panel and click Plugins and do a search for "Siteground Migrator".
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Contact Form Plugin
