About this Event
This course is free to Hackney residents. A deposit of £20 will be taken at booking and fully refunded upon completion of the course. Find full details on your website. WordPress started as the world’s favourite blogging platform, but is now commonly used as a flexible content management system on which to build highly functional self-hosted websites. This two-day WordPress course will enable you to build your own self-hosted Word Press web site from scratch.
The course covers the following:
- WordPress interface and dashboard
- Configuring General Settings
- Adding Users and assigning Roles
- Previewing and installing Themes
- Understanding the difference between Pages and Posts
- Creating / using Post Categories
- Using the built-in Page Builder to design pages with text and media
- Previewing, publishing and page revisions
- Creating and editing menus
- Understanding the Media Library
- Working with Theme Customiser
- Adding Widgets to Sidebar / Footer
- Selecting and installing Plug-ins
Completing this course will enable you to:
- Become confident using WordPress for professional or personal use
- Achieve a working knowledge of WordPress as a Content Management System
- Know your way around the WordPress interface
- Understand WordPress’ features and capabilities
- Build a user-friendly and easily maintained website
- Confidently customise the Theme and visual elements
- Add functional elements with Plug-ins and Widgets
Course requirements:
This course is provided free of charge to Hackney residents who have UK/EU citizenship and were aged 19 or older on 31/08/2023. To enrol you will need to give a Hackney address. The course runs on 2 days, once a week for 2 weeks.
Places are booked on a first come first served basis. A deposit of £20 will be taken at booking and fully refunded upon completion of the course. We are operating a stand by / waiting list in case courses are fully booked.
This course is suitable for anyone with basic PC or Mac skills who wishes to learn how to create a website with WordPress.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Platform Training, 3 Westland Place, London, United Kingdom
GBP 20.00
