OSTraining Class: WordPress 3.0 Beginner
Teacher: Sam Bible
Released: 10-11-2011
Level: Beginner

Certificate: Coming soon

WordPress 3.0 is no longer an officially supported version of WordPress. Consider this class archived for everyone except the few users who cannot upgrade to a newer version.

Table of Contents
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Introduction
Setting the Foundation
Creating Content
Additional Types of Content
Controlling Your Blog
Customizing Appearance
Working with Plugins
Maintaining Your Website
Description

WordPress 3.0 is no longer an officially supported version of WordPress. Consider this class archived for everyone except the few users who cannot upgrade to a newer version.

This class teaches you all of the essential concepts and knowledge you need to get started with WordPress 3.0.

This WordPress Beginner class is aimed at people who are completely new to WordPress. You don't need have any experience or know any coding.

In the first part of the class, we introduce you to the class and show you the resources you'll need to get started:

  • Introduction to the Course
  • How to Get the Most Out of this Course
  • What is WordPress?
  • Resources You'll Need for the Course

In the second part of the class, you'll learn how to install and start using WordPress:

  • Picking a Web Host
  • One-Click Installations
  • Manual Installations Navigating WordPress

In the third part of the class, you'll add content, images and comments to your site:

  • Creating Content
  • Organizing Posts
  • Creating a Post
  • Inserting and Formatting Text
  • Inserting Images, Audio and Video
  • Managing Content
  • Listing Links
  • Adding Pages
  • Moderating Comments

In the fourth part of the class, you'll learn how to manage and configure your site:

  • Users
  • Tools
  • Settings
  • Site Activities

In the fifth part of the class, you'll learn how to control the design and layout of your WordPress site:

  • What is a Theme?
  • Finding and Installing Themes
  • Theme Settings
  • Widgets
  • Menus 

In the sixth part of the class, you'll use plugins to add extra features:

  • What is a Plugin?
  • Finding and Installing Plugins
  • Recent Tweets
  • Adding a Contact Form
  • Adding a Photo Gallery

In the final part of the class, you'll learn how to keep your WordPress site safe and secure:

  • Maintaining Your Website
  • Comment Spam
  • Backups
  • Security and Updates
  • Site Activities

 

Teacher
Sam Bible

Sam has been designing websites since 1996, and in 2004 it was love at first site when he discovered content management systems like WordPress. He lives near Portland, Oregon where he is a part of the team at Marah Creative, a full-service marketing & creative agency. He's passionate about design work, not stopping at W3C compliance when coding but raising the bar a notch with best practices and code optimization. Before going into web design, Sam spent his time working for a non-profit group as a full-time lecturer and trainer.


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