Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • 1. Choosing your platform (WordPress.com & WordPress.org)

  • 2

    Module 2. Your First Website with WordPress

    • 1. Local Development vs. Remote Development and Static vs. Dynamic websites

    • 2. Set up, Log in, Configure, Create!

    • 3. Reviewing preferences to speed up your workflow in Local by Flywheel

    • 4. Logging in to a WordPress website

    • 5. Configuring WordPress Settings

    • 6. Pages in WordPress

    • 7. Create a custom navigation menu

    • 8. Introduction to plugins

    • 9. Introduction to widgets

    • 10. Introduction to themes

  • 3

    Module 3. Customize the theme design and page layout

    • 1. Recommended WordPress themes

    • 2. Introduction to page builders

    • 3. Installing and activating themes

    • 4. Child themes

    • 5. Create a Local blueprint Speed up your workflow & eliminate redundant work

    • 6. Installing demo content

  • 4

    Module 4. Building a portfolio website

    • 1. Building a portfolio website

    • 2. How to speed up your workflow with demo content

    • 3. Update the website name and remove the default logo

    • 4. How to make a simple, custom logo

    • 5. How to change fonts

    • 6. Creating a home page hero image and custom headers

    • 7. How to set up your portfolio

  • 5

    Module 5. Creating a Blog

    • 1. Why add a blog, and what is it

    • 2. WordPress blog settings

    • 3. Posts in WordPress

    • 4. Categories and Tags

    • 5. Comments in WordPress

  • 6

    Module 6. Contact Forms in WordPress

    • 1. Introduction to contact forms

    • 2. How to install Contact Form 7

    • 3. Configure your new contact form settings

    • 4. An easier (but not free) alternative Gravity Forms

  • 7

    Module 7. Migrating your new WordPress website to a live hosting server

    • 1. My thoughts on hosting, and some resources

    • 1.1 web-design-wordpress_hosting-services-list

    • 2.How to setup a hosting account with Flywheel

    • 2.1 web-design-wordpress_hosting-services-list

    • 3. How to pushpull your site between Local and Flywheel