Mastering WordPress Class

Due to social distancing, all classes are presently given as live, on-line video conferences (details).
Each class consists of 2 half-day sessions.

What You Will Learn

This course is designed to show you how to use WordPress to create and maintain a web site or blog. Class discussion and exercises cover —

• The nature of the Internet and world-wide web,
• What WordPress can do,
• How to edit with WordPress on your own computer or on a server,
• Overview of WordPress features and interface,
• The basic rules of HTML,
• Choosing a WordPress template, working with template options and widgets,
• The difference between WordPress posts and pages,
• Creation of a basic WordPress post of page, saving a draft and previewing it, publishing and updating the page,
• Inserting graphics, specifying alternative text and size attributes,
• Creating links within your own site and to outside sites,
• Creating and implementing custom menus,
• How to remove the default Comment box and "Like" links for creating of a page for a web site rather than a blog,
• Viewing and editing HTML in WordPress,
• Factors that affect visibility of your site to search engines.

6 hours, $260 (available for Windows and Macintosh)

Training Format

• Live trainer in room — not on-line or remote learning,
• Exercise-based, hands-on classroom instruction,
• Emphasis on questions and student participation,
• Small size (limited to 8), personal attention.

Class Location

• 15 Court Square, Boston, MA (Downtown, directions).
• Private training available at your office or ours.

Dates and Registration

• See current schedule for dates.
• Register On-Line or call (617) 720-6161.

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of mouse and menu-based computer applications, and the Windows or Macintosh operating system.

Related Classes

CSS, HTML, JavaScript

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