WordPress training course outline

• Time 10am – 4pm
• Please note that you will need to bring a laptop (PC or Mac) as the course is ‘hands-on’
• Attendees get a WordPress training site to learn on during the day
• All attendees get electronic copies of the training materials used throughout the day
• The course is great if you want to learn how to build a new website, or learn how to update and improve your existing one
• No experience required. As long as you can use a computer you will be able to build a great looking website with WordPress

How to set up WordPress

• Introduction to WordPress
• How to set up a WordPress website in 15 mins

How to publish posts, pages, images and video

• How to manage content in WordPress
• An explanation of content management in WordPress
• How to create professional looking pages and posts
• How to add links
• Inserting and embedding media – images, video, audio
• How to create and arrange menus

Comment moderation

• How to monitor and moderate comments
• How to stop spam

How to make your site look great with WordPress themes

• Themes and how can you use them
• How to install themes
• Recommended themes

How to add functionality to your site with WordPress plugins

• Overview of plugins
• How to install plugins
• 5 top WordPress plugins and what they do
• How to use plugins and widgets to improve your website’s functionality

Search Engine optimisation

• How to make sure your website is optimised for Search Engines
• Use ‘pretty url’s’ that will improve ‘click through’ rates
• Tagging and categorising your posts – how to do it and why it’s important
• How to add meta descriptions in your content to improve ranking
• Best practices when linking

Security

• How to make sure your WordPress website is secure
• How to back up your WordPress website

How to take advantage of the social web

• How to sharing your content on other social networks
• Auto-posting to Twitter
• Adding ‘Share’ buttons
• How to add a newsletter
• How to integrate your content with Twitter and Facebook
• How to add an online community to your website