WordPress Academy
WordPress Development
Build websites and customise them with WordPress — themes, plugins, page builders and management.
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Taught by
Yaw Asante
Yaw Asante
About this course
WordPress powers more than 40% of the web. This course takes you from installation to building complete, professional websites — choosing themes, installing plugins, customising with the block editor and page builders, and keeping everything fast and secure.\n\nYou will build a full business site by hand as you complete the lessons, with downloadable PDF guides throughout.
What you'll learn
Install and configure WordPress locally and on a host\n- Understand posts, pages, and the database behind them\n- Choose and customise themes\n- Use the block editor and page builders\n- Install and manage plugins\n- Make a site secure, fast and backed up\n- Work with the WordPress admin panel confidently\n- Download a PDF guide with every lesson
Course curriculum
3 modules · 9 lessons · around 78 min of video
Getting Started
- What is WordPress? Preview 8 min
- Installing WordPress Preview 9 min
- The Admin Panel Preview 9 min
Building a Site
- Choosing & Installing Themes Preview 9 min
- Menus, Widgets & Homepage Preview 9 min
- The Block Editor Preview 9 min
Plugins & Going Live
- Essential Plugins Preview 9 min
- Security & Performance 8 min
- Going Live & Managing 8 min
Requirements
Basic computer and internet skills\n- XAMPP for local development\n- A code editor if you want to customise (optional for beginners)
Instructor
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Yaw Asante
Instructor