Student Resource: Facebook Discussion Page

I have created a Facebook page for students of my courses to discuss anything related to the
courses you are taking or online marketing in general.   

The page is not set up for course support (use Udemy for that).  However, it is a chance to
chat and start/engage in discussions with fellow students and like-minded people.   

It is free to sign up and the Facebook page is educational only, so promotions and ads are not
allowed. 

Just log into your Facebook account and go to this URL to join.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/409924023087181/

Introduction

This document contains information related to the Wordpress for Beginners Course on
Udemy:

https://www.udemy.com/wordpress-for-beginners-course

This document contains links to the resources used in this course. If you find any resources
missing, please let me know and I will add them.  This document is available as a PDF
download in the resources of this lecture.

Web Hosting & Registrar

As mentioned in the course, I use Name Cheap as my domain registrar, and Stablehost as my
web host. You can read more about my recommended web host and registrar here:

https://ezseonews.com/web-hosting/recommended-domain-registrar-hosting-companies/

For those of you using Hostgator or Bluehost, you can read my comparison of Stablehost v
Hostgator here:

https://ezseonews.com/web-hosting/hostgator-v-stablehost-review/

In my testing, Bluehost was very similar to Hostgator, and therefore not recommended.

Note that on those pages, I do have a link to Stablehost. That link is an affiliate link, so if you
choose to order hosting through that link, I will make a commission. However, I have also
arranged for huge discount for you.   Using the coupon on that page, you can get up to 60%
off, so read those pages for more details if you are interested.
Stablehost often publish coupons on their site, but they have assured me that my coupon will
always get you a greater discount than theirs.

Mind Map Software

I use Mind Mapping a lot when I am creating a website or just trying to organize my thoughts
on a given topic. The tool I use is called Edraw Max, and you can read a review I wrote about
that tool here:

http://ezseonews.com/review/diagrams-mind-maps-more/

Edraw Max is not free, but there are some free mind mapping tools available, like Free Mind
and Xmind.

Freemind – http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

XMind - https://www.xmind.net/

Windows Live Writer

Windows Live Writer is a free tool from Microsoft that I use to compose my content.
However, Microsoft has stopped supporting this tool. The good news is that a bunch of
coders have taken over the project and released an almost identical program called Open Live
Writer.

You can find Open Live Writer here:

http://openlivewriter.org/

Plugins Used on the site

Classic Editor

Allows you to use the old Classic editor instead of Gutenberg.

Yoast SEO

· Allows us to correctly optimize the site for the search engines.

WP-Insert

· Ad manager and legal page generator.

Contact Form 7

· Create simple contact forms.

All In One WP Security & Firewall

Secure your site against all manner of online threats.

Stop Spammers

Stop unwanted website spam with this plugin

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery by dFactory

UpdraftPlus

For backing up your site.

Pretty Links is now called Shortlinks

Really Simple Captcha

· Adds Captcha to the contact form.

Wordpress Themes

I use a range of Wordpress themes. Below are some of those I recommend.

Genesis Framework & Themes:

http://ezseonews.com/genesis

Customizr Pro. You can download a free version of that theme here:

http://ezseonews.com/custzrpro (affiliate)

http://presscustomizr.com/extension/customizr-pro/ (non-affiliate)

Astra free theme

There is also a commercial version of this plugin here:

https://ezseonews.com/astra

Stock Photos for your Site

The place I get my stock photos is Photodune. You can find them here:

http://ezseonews.com/photodune

Wordpress Installation Course

https://www.udemy.com/course/installing-wordpress-domain-registrars-and-web-hosting/?
couponCode=F62FEFACA3493347B927