WordPress Training Course

Installing WordPress

• Hosting options
• Sandbox Server
• Configuring Directory Permissions

Navigating the WordPress Interface

• Dashboard
• Posts, Pages, Tags, Media, and Additional Content Administration
• Utilizing Core Settings for Your Blog
• Additional Settings

Configuring WordPress

• Selecting Appropriate Settings for Your Blog
• Moderating Comments and Mitigating Spam
• Managing Multiple Authors on Your Blog
• Caching and Performance Optimizations
• Notes on WordPress.com
• Differences Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
• WordPress.com and WordPress.org: Complementary Features
• Creating Your Account
• Setting Up Distinct Blogs
• Familiarizing Yourself with the WordPress.com Dashboard
• Optimizing Settings for WordPress.com
• Selecting the Ideal Theme for Your Blog
• Configuring Sidebar Widgets
• Timing for WordPress.com Upgrades
• Organizing Blog Content
• Distinguishing Between Posts and Pages
• Categorizing Your Posts
• Linking Posts with Tags
• Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
• Adding a Blogroll of Links
• Creating and Managing Content with WordPress
• Practical Editor Experience
• In-Depth Review of the New Image Editor
• Incorporating Media into Blog and Posts

Plugins

• Discovering and Utilizing Plugins
• Finding Plugins
• Quick and Easy Plugin Installation
• Updating Plugins
• Recommended Plugins

Themes

• Understanding WordPress Theme Architecture
• Finding and Selecting the Right Theme
• Installing Themes
• Configuring Additional Theme Features
• Widget Configuration
• Customizing Themes to Create a Unique Look
• Using Theme Frameworks and Parent-Child Themes
• Theme Best Practices
• WordPress.com Notes

Maintaining WordPress

• Updating and Upgrading WordPress
• Updating Plugins and Themes
• Database Maintenance for Users
• WP-DBManager