WordPress for Beginners 16th & 23rd October
Join us for this 2 day workshop on 16th and 23rd October and learn the fundamentals of WordPress and how to manage and build a website using WordPress.
Date: 16th & 23rd October
Venue: County Wexford Chamber Boardroom
Time: 9.30 AM – 1.30 PM
Full Fee: €150 per person
Skillnet Funded Fee: €99 per person
Who Course is aimed at
A one day workshop delivered over two mornings, this workshop is aimed at small business owners, business managers, or anyone looking to develop web skills.
Course Overview
The workshop covers the fundamental basics of WordPress and is an introduction to managing and building a website using the WordPress framework. Participants will be introduced at a beginners-level to WordPress and the workshop will provide practical information as well as a demonstration of key elements that are common to all WordPress websites. The workshop can also address questions and issues that are common among WordPress beginners and show participants how to carry out simple tasks common to WordPress.
The Course Will Cover:
WordPress Dashboard
How to login and how the dashboard layout on WordPress works. Participants will learn where content is categorised and how to access key elements.
Posts and Pages
Commonly one of the frequently asked questions, participants will learn the difference between the two and how to edit their blog/website content.
Images
How to upload images and how the media library works. Also, where to find royalty free images and icons and things to consider when uploading external content to a website.
Menus
Learning how to create menus and how the menu structure works, participants will understand the different options in adding posts, pages and custom links to the main navigational bar and how to create custom menus for sidebars
and widgets.
Widgets
Participants will learn what widgets are and how to use them correctly to add extra content elements to posts and pages.
WordPress Plugins
Plugins allow users to add extra functionality to their website. Participants will learn what plugins are, where to find them and best practice when installing them.
WordPress Themes
Themes are the design templates that dictate the overall structure and look of the website. Understanding how themes work and choosing the right template is the fundamental building block of a WordPress website.
Page Builders
Understanding how WordPress themes use different page builders to organise content on a page and an overview of the most popular page builders currently available.
Analytics
Why we need to track website visits and what it means for GDPR compliance. We will look at different analytical tools and best practice for cookie and privacy policies on sites.
SEO & Performance Basics
Participants will install an SEO plugin (Yoast SEO), and I will demonstrate how we make search engine optimisations to a website by optimising titles, meta descriptions, permalinks etc.
Website Speed
Slow website speeds have an impact on Google Search Rankings. The workshop will demonstrate how to improve website load times, how caching works and best practices for optimal speed performance, including image optimisation. We
will also look at popular website speed test tools and how to monitor speed in the future.
Website Security, Back Ups and SSL Certs
Keeping a WordPress website updated means that there is less chance of websites being compromised by hackers. Participants will perform a basic back up of their website, learn how to add a firewall to their website and understand what an SSL Cert is and how it keeps data secure when transmitted from their website.
Question & Answer Session
The final part of the workshop will allow participants to voice any questions or issues they are experiencing with managing and/or editing their websites currently.
Learning Objectives
Participants will leave the course understanding the foundations of a WordPress-based website and the basics of the WordPress User Interface. The course will demonstrate how to use the main features of finding and managing plugins and themes and best practices going forwards for growing and developing a website.
Requirements
All participants will need a laptop or tablet as the workshop will be a hands-on learning environment. Participants will also need to have access to their WordPress dashboard in order to follow the demonstration aspects of the workshop.