Elstree Film Studios - Training Courses - An Introduction to WordPress
WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. Since it's inception in 2003, WordPress has grown to become one of the largest self-hosted CMS and blogging tools in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything. It is also an 'Open Source' project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on it. (More than most commercial platforms.) It also means you are free to use it for anything without paying anyone a license fee. For all of these reasons (and many more), WordPress is now the patform of choice when a quick, robust CMS/blogging solution is required.
However, installing and mastering the software and it's many uses can initially be a daunting task. This one day intensive course gives you a complete and detailed overview of WordPress: from downloading and installing the software, through learning how to use it quickly and effectively, to customising Wordpress and highlighting some the options open to you for expanding on it's possibilities and potential. The perfect course for those looking to master the software within the minimum amount of time and expense.
Duration: 1 day.
Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of using Windows and the Internet is required.
Location: 21st Century New Media Ltd, Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, WD6 1JG. [
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Times: 10.00am to 4.30pm. For security reasons, further details are only provided upon booking.
Software Versions: All of our Adobe courses include lessons generic to both CS3 and CS4 versions of the Adobe suite: whichever version you use is covered in detail. In addition, we also now preview the functionality of the new Adobe CS5 suite. Our Apple training courses utilise the latest versions of Final Cut Studio HD (also known of as version 3 or FCS 2009).
Equipment: Our fully featured training room includes six top-of-the-range iMac computers configured to work in both Macintosh (OSX) and PC (Windows) modes, ensuring you the maximum familiarity with your chosen operating system.
Courseware: The book which accompanies this course is posted to you upon payment confirmation.
Accommodation & Transport: Details of local accomodation and transport can be found
here.
Further assistance: Our
FAQ help page contains the answers to many popular questions. Alternatively please call
0844 844 2428 to arrange to speak to our training manager.
COURSE CONTENT
Introduction to WordPress
- New features in Word press 3.0
- Creating Content: Posts vs. Pages
- How to Write a Post in WordPress
- Managing WordPress Posts
- How to Write a Page in WordPress
- Managing WordPress Pages
- Managing WordPress Links
- WordPress Categories Explained
- Managing WordPress Tags
- Managing the WordPress Media Library
- Updating Your WordPress Profile (includes changing your password)
- Managing WordPress Comments
- Fighting SPAM with Akismet
Configuring WordPress
- General Settings
- Discussion Settings
- Permalink Settings
- Privacy Settings
- Reading Settings
- Writing Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings
Customizing WordPress
- Installing and Activating WordPress Themes
- Using WordPress Plugins
- Working with WordPress Widgets
- Making Wordpress search engine friendly
Installation and Upgrades
- Best Practices for Upgrading WordPress
- Installing WordPress in Five Minutes
- Upgrading WordPress
- Importing and Exporting Data
WordPress Administration
- Best Practices for Upgrading WordPress
- Managing WordPress Users
- WordPress User Roles Explained
- Managing Files
- The WordPress Dashboard
