The Beginners Guide to WordPress

Teacher: Topher DeRosia
Released: December 17, 2016
Length: 2 hours
Level: Beginner
Certificate: Finish lessons, plus pass quizzes with an average of 70%

Table of Contents

Description

Exercise files

Teacher

Introduction

Introduction to WordPressFree

Introduction to the WordPress Beginner ClassFree

Why Choose WordPress?Free

Install

Install WordPress With a Hosting CompanyFree

Install WordPress on Your ComputerFree

Create

Getting Started With the WordPress DashboardFree

How to Create WordPress PostsFree

How to View Your WordPress PostsFree

How to Use the WordPress Text EditorFree

How to Add Categories to WordPress PostsFree

How to Add Tags to WordPress PostsFree

How to Add Comments on WordPress ContentFree

How to Create Pages in WordPressFree

How to Use the WordPress Media LibraryFree

How to Use WordPress Photo GalleriesFree

How to Create Multimedia Playlists in WordPressFree

How to Embed Multimedia from Other SitesFree

Quiz 1

Extend

Introducing WordPress Plugins

Adding Your First WordPress Plugin

How to Create a Form with WordPress Plugins

How to Create a WordPress E-Commerce Store

How to Use the Jetpack Plugin

Design

Introducing WordPress Themes

Where to Find Good WordPress Themes

How to Use the WordPress Theme Customizer

Introducing WordPress Widgets

Menus and Navigation in WordPress

Quiz 2

Manage

How to Use the Tools Area in WordPress

How to Manage WordPress Users

How to Use the WordPress Settings, Part 1

How to Use the WordPress Settings, Part 2

Wrapping Up Wordville

Security

How to Keep Your WordPress Site Safe

How to Guard Against Comment Spam

How to Backup WordPress Sites

How to Speed Up WordPress

How to Update Your WordPress Site

Wrapping up the WordPress Beginner Class

Quiz 3

This class teaches you everything you need to get started with WordPress. This is a Beginner class and is aimed at people who are completely new to WordPress.

In the first part of the class, you'll create content and learn how to handle text and images.
In the second part of the class, you'll add extra features to your site with plugins.
In the third part of the class, you'll learn to control the design of your site with themes.
In the final two parts of the class, you'll learn how to manage your site and keep it safe.

Download the exercise files:

WordPress Beginner Files

Topher DeRosia

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Christopher DeRosia (Topher) has been "doing the web" since 1994. With the advent of PHP in 1998, his web sites became much more dynamic and exciting.

He is an accomplished programmer, having written his own content management systems and managed some very large websites. He loves to help people enjoy their websites and believes, "playing with WordPress is fun!". He has built over 30 sites with custom themes and plugins.

Topher lives in Michigan, USA.

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June 27, 2015

How to Build a WordPress Club Site

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May 2, 2015

How to Build a WordPress Hotel Rental Site

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June 9, 2015

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August 20, 2016

How to Build a WordPress Real Estate Site

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July 19, 2014

How to Build a WordPress Recipe Directory

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August 22, 2015

How to Build a WordPress Restaurant Site and Theme

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October 25, 2014

How to Build a WordPress Widget

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November 28, 2017

How to Build Multilingual WordPress Websites

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April 18, 2018

How to Build WordPress Themes

Advanced

August 28, 2016

How to Collect Stripe Payments in WordPress

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September 20, 2014

How to Contribute to a WordPress Plugin

Advanced

January 1, 2015

How to Create Custom Post Types

Intermediate

March 3, 2015

How to Create Quick Post Types and Metaboxes in WordPress

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June 10, 2015

How to Develop WordPress Plugins

Advanced

April 21, 2017

How to Improve SEO on WordPress Sites

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September 30, 2016

How to Keep Your WordPress Site Safe

Intermediate

August 14, 2017

How to Publish Your Plugin at WordPress.org

Intermediate

January 17, 2015

How to Speed Up WordPress Sites

Intermediate

May 16, 2014

How to Use DesktopServer

Intermediate

February 6, 2015

How to Use Google Analytics

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April 18, 2015

How to Use Google Search Console

Intermediate

August 4, 2015

How to Use Gravity Forms in WordPress

Intermediate

May 9, 2015

How to Use PHP Code Sniffer in WordPress

Intermediate

January 3, 2015

How to Use phpMyAdmin to Manage MySQL

Intermediate

July 7, 2015

How to Use the BackupBuddy Plugin in WordPress

Beginner

January 10, 2015

How to Use the BackWPup Plugin in WordPress

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January 16, 2015

How to Use the BuddyPress Plugin in WordPress

Intermediate

October 1, 2015

How to Use the Developer Plugin in WordPress

Advanced

December 5, 2013

How to Use the Easy Digital Downloads Plugin in WordPress

Intermediate

May 17, 2016

How to Use the Give Plugin in WordPress

Intermediate

July 21, 2015

How to Use the Jetpack Plugin in WordPress

Beginner

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How to Use the Web Developer Browser Plugin

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October 11, 2015

Why Should Developers Use WordPress?

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Why Should You Use WordPress?

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