WordPress Essential Training

Learn how to launch, customize, and manage a self-hosted website with WordPress 6.0, the latest version of the popular website builder.

Introduction

• Getting started with WordPress

1. What Is WordPress?

• The open-source philosophy
• What's new in 5.9 and 6.0?
• The difference between .com and .org
• The WordPress community
• Navigating this course

2. Setting Up WordPress

• Choosing a WordPress host
• Launching a WordPress site
• Creating user accounts and logging in
• Updating WordPress core

3. Navigating the Admin Area

• Navigating the main menu
• Navigating the dashboard homepage
• Navigating the top bar

4. Customizing Site Settings

• Navigating the settings menu
• Choosing and managing themes
• Setting colors and fonts
• Installing your logo

5. Widgets and Menus

• Creating a menu
• Creating a footer
• Creating and managing widgets

6. Pages

• Creating a new page
• Managing pages

7. Posts

• Creating a new post
• Managing posts
• Using categories and tags
• Adding a featured image

8. Blocks

• Adding a new block
• Customizing blocks
• Using the blocks sidebar
• Using reusable blocks
• Using advanced Gutenberg features

9. Media Library

• Adding new media files
• Managing media files

10. Plugins

• Finding WordPress plugins
• Installing plugins
• Managing plugins

11. WordPress Security

• Creating secure user accounts
• Installing an SSL certificate
• Taking WordPress backups
• Long-term WordPress security

12. Troubleshooting

• White screen of death
• Theme has stopped working
• Site has been hacked
• Site health and troubleshooting

Conclusion

• Next steps on your WordPress journey