New to WordPress? This course walks you through the essentials: what WordPress is, how the dashboard works, and how to publish your first content.
What you’ll learn
- What WordPress is and when to use it
- The difference between posts and pages
- How to find your way around the dashboard
- How themes change your site design
- How plugins add new features
Course content
1. Introduction to WordPress
WordPress is a content management system that powers over 40% of the web. In this lesson we look at what WordPress is and why it is so popular.
2. Posts vs Pages
Posts are for regularly updated content like news and tutorials. Pages are for static content like About and Contact.
3. The WordPress Dashboard
A quick tour of the dashboard: where to find posts, pages, media and settings.
4. Themes
A theme controls how your site looks. We will pick a theme and customize it without writing any code.
5. Plugins
Plugins add new features to your site, like contact forms and multilingual support.
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