WordPress 5 Essential Training: Site Administration

Learn how to administer a WordPress website. Find out how to adjust settings, add users, customize menus and themes, install plugins, and more.

Introduction

• WordPress: Settings, configuration, and management
• How WordPress works

1. Settings

• Admin panel
• General settings
• Change the language of your site
• Writing and Reading settings
• Discussion settings
• Permalink settings
• Privacy settings (GDPR)

2. Configuration with the Customizer

• Site identity
• Site visuals
• Create and customize menus
• Widgets
• Change what the front page displays
• Themes: What they are and how they work
• Preview, install, and activate a theme

3. Extending WordPress with Plugins

• Plugins: What they are and how they work
• Install, activate, and manage plugins

4. Management

• How WordPress handles users
• User profiles
• Add and manage users
• Manage comments and spam
• Advanced content management
• The Media Library

5. Security and Maintenance

• Is WP safe and secure?
• Keep WordPress up-to-date
• Monitoring site health
• Recover from a crash with recovery mode

Conclusion

• Next steps on your WordPress journey