Creating WOW (Websites on WordPress): The Basics

WordPress is a Web publishing platform consisting of themes, widgets, plugins — all prebuilt,
and are easily set up and customized. It’s a build-it-yourself website creation system without
the rigors and complexities of HTML and PHP coding. This course covers methods and
principles necessary to install, customize and maintain a basic WordPress site.

What will be covered

 Setting up a WordPress account
 Importing and installing themes
 Modifying settings
 Working with widgets
 Content creation and management
 Uploading media
 Basic theme customization
 Adding plugins (Shopping cart, video gallery, etc.)

Who should attend

Anybody wanting to build websites but are intimidated by HTML and other web programming
languages.

Prerequisites
 Be comfortable working with Windows operating systems or the Macintosh operating
system.
 Familiarity with Web terminology, e.g., URL, downloading/uploading content, etc.