Your First Day with WordPress CMS
Pluralsight
Course Summary
In this WordPress CMS tutorial we'll learn how to download and install WordPress on your computer to start creating WordPress sites locally. Software required: WordPress, Web Browser, XAMPP.
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Course Description
In this WordPress CMS tutorial we'll learn how to download and install WordPress on your computer to start creating WordPress sites locally. WordPress is one of the most popular Content Management Systems in the world, powering over 20% of the entire web. If you want web software that can help you create powerful websites with features that allow you to easily manage a site and add content and just about any functionality at the click of a button, then WordPress is for you. We'll get familiar with WordPress's interface by learning how to create a new website from scratch with an existing theme. We'll also learn best practices for WordPress like how to choose themes and plugins, customizing a pre-existing theme with CSS or a child theme, and things to look out for before publishing a site. Software required: WordPress, Web Browser, XAMPP.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 0s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 0sYour First Day with WordPress CMS- 2h 46m
—Setting up a Local Server 7m 34s
—Setting up a MySQL Database 6m 47s
—Installing WordPress 8m 40s
—Previewing the Default 2014 Theme 7m 29s
—Admin Screen and Dashboard Overview 7m 35s
—Choosing a New Theme 12m 47s
—Installing a Theme and Changing Permalink Settings 7m 31s
—Creating Pages and Posts Versus Pages 7m 52s
—Changing Page Layout and Removing Comments 8m 10s
—Adding Content to a Sidebar 7m 42s
—Creating a Navigation Menu 5m 6s
—Creating a Static Home Page 7m 29s
—Customizing the Home Page with Widgets 11m 7s
—Customizing the Footer 7m 36s
—Installing Plugins 5m 32s
—Using Plugins and Controlling Widget Visibility 6m 18s
—Adding Media 10m 38s
—Customizing a Theme 8m 32s
—Advanced Customization with CSS and a Child Theme 13m 50s
—Things to Change Before Publishing a Site 8m 14s
