WordPress Training Course

Installing WordPress

• Hosting Options
• Sandbox Server
• Configuring Directory Permissions

Navigating the WordPress Interface

• Dashboard
• Posts, Pages, Tags, Media, and More: Content Administration
• Optimizing Core Blog Settings
• Additional Settings

Configuring WordPress

• Selecting Appropriate Settings for Your Blog
• Moderating Comments and Managing Spam
• Managing Multiple Authors on Your Blog
• Caching and Performance Tuning
• WordPress.com Considerations
• Differences Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
• WordPress.com and WordPress.org: Complementary Features
• Account Creation
• Setting Up Distinct Blogs
• Familiarizing Yourself with the WordPress.com Dashboard
• Optimizing Settings for WordPress.com
• Selecting the Ideal Theme for Your Blog
• Configuring Sidebar Widgets
• Determining When to Add WordPress.com Upgrades
• Organizing Blog Content
• Distinguishing Between Posts and Pages
• Structuring Posts with Categories
• Connecting Posts Using Tags
• Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies
• Adding a Blogroll of Links
• Creating and Managing Content with WordPress
• Practical Editor Workflows
• In-Depth Use of the New Image Editor
• Incorporating Media into Blogs and Posts

Plugins

• Discovering and Utilizing Plugins
• Finding Suitable Plugins
• Quick and Easy Plugin Installation
• Upgrading Plugins
• Recommended Plugins

Themes

• Understanding WordPress Theme Structure
• Finding and Selecting the Right Theme
• Installing Themes
• Enabling Additional Theme Features
• Configuring Widgets
• Customizing Themes to Reflect Your Brand
• Using Theme Frameworks and Parent-Child Relationships
• Theme Best Practices
• WordPress.com Notes

Maintaining WordPress

• Updating and Upgrading WordPress
• Maintaining Plugins and Themes
• Database Maintenance for WordPress Users
• WP-DBManager