Introduction to WordPress

This course is aimed at people who have a WordPress website or are planning to have one but are not sure how to make it work for them or their business.

 

This Green Shoots course will cover how to add and edit content on your site, customise the way it looks as well as how to add new features.  By the end of the course you will know how to easily, creatively and efficiently make your WordPress site look good and work best.

 

In addition, as part of the course, some of the basics of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) will be covered to help you learn how to make changes that will benefit your site in search sites.

 

Course Content:

 

Introduction to WordPress Content Management System

Pages & Posts, the building blocks of WordPress

The WordPress Dashboard

The Media Library

Looking at News Items

Introducing Feature Images

Looking at Pages

Modifying Menus, Adding Pages to Navigation

Themes to Change the Look of your Site

Plugins to Add to New Features

Sites Security

Tools to Improve your SEO

Users & Users Accounts for Different Roles

Adding Videos to WordPress Pages/Post

 

The course will be held at Poultec in Mattishall where there are computers to work on.  You will be provided with a temporary WordPress site to work on for duration of the course but you can bring your own laptop and work on your own site if you prefer.

 

The cost of the course is £245 which includes refreshments and a light lunch.

 

Places are limited to 12 so early booking is recommended.