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Build A Website With Wordpress
Getting Ready For This Course
What do you need to complete this course? (1:54)
What to expect and how to get the most out of this course (1:24)
What will you have at the end of the course? (2:02)
The Fundamentals
What is a Domain Name and which one should I use? (2:48)
What is hosting and how much space do you really need? (3:21)
What exactly is Wordpress and why should I use it? (3:39)
What is a Wordpress theme? (1:21)
PRO TIP - FREE Wordpress themes vs PREMIUM Wordpress themes. (3:02)
PRO TIP - Wordpress.com vs Wordpress.org. (1:54)
QUIZ: The Fundamentals of Your Website.
Before You Begin Building Your Website
The "MUST HAVE" webpages for your website. (1:53)
Who is your target audience? (4:36)
EXERCISE - Create your target audience profile (2:28)
What do you want your target audience to do on your website? (2:36)
PRO TIP - 60% of traffic is from MOBILE devices and growing, what should you do? (2:02)
Which hosting provider should I use? (1:13)
QUIZ: What to know before building your website.
Let's Get Started - Part 1
Let's purchase your hosting and domain name - Option 1. (8:09)
Setting up your hosting, domain and Wordpress is as easy as 123. (8:09)
Wordpress walkthrough - Part 1. (7:35)
Wordpress walkthrough - Part 2. (7:31)
Changing the default Wordpress settings. (15:48)
What are Wordpress categories and how should you use them? (7:24)
What is a Wordpress tag and how should you use them? (5:46)
Overview of the Post workspace. (8:07)
An overview of the Page workspace. (3:00)
PRO TIP - The difference between PAGES and POSTS and what Google thinks? (3:10)
The Media Library and how to use it. (6:44)
QUIZ: Let's Get Started - Part 1.
Let's Get Started - Part 2
How to use the Wordpress text editor - PART 1. (5:07)
How to use the Wordpress text editor - PART 2. (5:39)
How to insert an image into a post or page. (3:32)
How to embed a video into a post or page. (3:44)
How to preview a post or page without publishing it to the internet. (2:43)
How to add or change your website logo. (2:40)
How to change your website header image. (2:03)
How to change your website's background image. (2:44)
How to change your background colour on your website.
EXERCISE - Create your website pages and posts. (2:22)
How to create a menu for your website. (5:14)
Keeping everything up to date. (4:31)
QUIZ: Lets get Started - Part 2
A Premium Wordpress Theme The Only Way To Go
Which premium theme provider do we use and why? (1:08)
More information on the premium Wordpress theme provider we use. (8:27)
Purchasing a premium Wordpress framework and a child theme. (3:46)
Installing your new premium Wordpress framework and Child theme. (5:01)
How to setup your premium Wordpress theme. (4:04)
How to easily edit your PREMIUM child theme. (8:33)
Premium theme pages and post overview. (2:41)
PRO TIP - How to edit the credits at the bottom of your website and copyright. (6:39)
Extra support for your new premium Wordpress theme. (2:44)
Change the background images - ALTITUDE PRO. (3:44)
How to setup your homepage - ALTITUDE PRO. (4:24)
QUIZ: A premium Wordpress theme.
Taking Your Website To The Next Level
What are widgets and where to find them? (7:52)
What are plugins, where to find them and how to use them. (4:12)
How to install the Jetpack plugin powered by wordpress.com. (3:45)
Social Sharing with SUMO ME - PART 1. (5:55)
Social Sharing with SUMO ME - PART 2. (4:33)
Setting up your sidebar on your website - PART 1. (6:33)
Setting up your sidebar on your website - PART 2. (7:01)
Using forms on your contact page - PART 1. (9:07)
Using forms on your contact page - PART 2. (6:39)
Adding Google Maps to your website. (4:33)
Setting up a blog roll for your website. (4:39)
QUIZ: Taking your website to the next level.
Final Thoughts
We take a look at the final website and what it looks like.
QUIZ: The Fundamentals of Your Website.
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