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Build A WordPress Website

This ‘bootcamp’ course will help you develop a website layout using a self-hosted version of the popular content management system WordPress in under an hour. Learn to create and publish posts and pages, change the look of the site by using different themes, and manage the navigation, menus, and other content, such as as contributed modules and an image gallery.

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Course Info

  • Duration 13 video lessons (50 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2014
  • 4.17
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 1 min
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    2.
    What is WordPress?
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    3.
    Great WordPress Examples
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    Self-Hosted FTP Setup
    Chapter Duration 2 mins
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    5.
    Install WordPress
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Pages vs. Posts
    Chapter Duration 1 min
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    Create Posts
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Create Pages
    Chapter Duration 3 mins
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    Themes
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    Menu Items
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    Plugins
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    Contact Forms
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    13.
    Add Image Gallery and Wrap Up
    Chapter Duration 5 mins

Course Description

This ‘bootcamp’ course will help you develop a website layout using a self-hosted version of the popular content management system WordPress in under an hour. Learn to create and publish posts and pages, change the look of the site by using different themes, and manage the navigation, menus, and other content, such as as contributed modules and an image gallery.

Learn these skills

  • Civic Engagement
  • Communications & Media
  • Technology
  • WordPress

Meet Your Instructor

Alexander Schilpp

Alexander Schilpp

Alexander is a talented web developer who enjoys applying the latest visual techniques creating elegant and precise websites. Alexander holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Media & Communication from Reutlingen University defending his thesis on the Possibilities of HTML5 and Web Standards for rich Internet applications focused on User-Centered Design.

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