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  • WordPress Basics

    WordPress Basics

    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.

  • HTML & CSS Basics

    HTML & CSS Basics

    Learn the building blocks of every website: HTML to structure a page and CSS to style it. No programming experience needed.

    What you’ll learn

    • How to structure a page with HTML
    • How to style a page with CSS
    • The box model
    • Colors and fonts
    • Build a simple page from scratch

    Course content

    1. How the Web Works

    What happens when you open a web page: the browser, the server and HTML.

    2. Your First HTML Page

    We write our first HTML page and meet the basic tags: headings, paragraphs and links.

    3. Styling with CSS

    We add colors, fonts and spacing with CSS.

    4. The Box Model

    Every element on a page is a box with borders, padding and margins. Understanding this makes styling much easier.

    5. Build a Simple Page

    We put everything together and build a simple personal page.

  • Git Basics

    Git Basics

    Learn how to track changes in your code and collaborate with others using Git – the tool every developer uses.

    What you’ll learn

    • What version control is
    • How to install and configure Git
    • How to create your first repository
    • How to save changes with commits
    • How to push your project to GitHub

    Course content

    1. What Is Version Control?

    Why every developer uses Git: keeping a history of changes and going back to any previous version.

    2. Installing Git

    We install Git and set it up with your name and email.

    3. Your First Repository

    We create our first Git repository and meet the init and status commands.

    4. Commits and History

    We learn how to save changes with clear messages and browse the project history.

    5. Working with GitHub

    We push the repository to GitHub and meet the push and pull commands.