To sign up for the class click HERE

PreRequisites:

  • The eager desire to learn and improve yourself
  • A laptop (if this is not possible let us know)
  • If you have your own brand new WordPress company/personal site then it would be good to use that. If you need one then go here and sign up for one. Otherwise we will be providing clean student WordPress sites during class.

Session 1 – WordPress Overview

  • Content Management – How we got here
  • Why are you (the student) here?
  • Why WordPress vs. anything else?
  • What WordPress can do
  • What WordPress cannot do
  • Your WordPress Domain vs. Hosting
  • Understanding Page & Post Layouts/sidebars
  • Logging in and user management
  • Getting Around : Dashboard
  • Pages & Posts: What is the difference?
  • Quiz Time

Session 2 – Content Management Best Practices:

Being good webmasters

  • Updating Pages and Blogging
  • The Editor: Changing & Scheduling Content
  • Content Hierarchy
  • Menus
  • Linking to other sites/pages/content
  • Uploading and Managing other types of documents (PDF, Graphics, etc)
  • Categories vs. Tags
  • Managing page and blog comments – Akismet
  • Quiz Time

Session 3 – Tweaking Our WordPress:

Making it mine, mine, mine

  • Settings
  • Reading and Writing
  • Appearance Options
  • Sidebars and Widgets
  • WordPress Themes: Free vs. Paid
  • WordPress Framework
  • The Theme Editor
  • Permalinks
  • Quiz Time

Session 4 – Plugins:

Oh the power!

  • Plugins? What are those?
  • Recommended Plugins
  • Finding and Installing Plugins
  • Basic eCommerce
  • Managing Event Sign Ups
  • Contact Forms
  • Managing Mailing Lists
  • Gathering Statistics
  • Quiz Time
  • Post Class Survey

To sign up for the class click HERE

The syllabus for the class can be found HERE

Important notes for attending – PLEASE REVIEW :

  • If you don’t have your own WordPress site and would like one before class signup here. This is not required for class. But would be good for you if you’d rather work on your own site and not lose anything you do during class.
  • Campus Location (if the class is at MACU, verify the location): Don’t believe Google Maps when looking up the address. It is wrong. Heading south on the Broadway Extension from the Edmond area, exit Hefner, stay in your left lane and make the “U” turn under the freeway and onto the service road. You’ll see the MACU.EDU sign on the building in about 3/4 mile. Driving north on the Broadway Extension exit Hefner and go straight at the signal onto the service road for 3/4 mile. Look for MACU.EDU on the right. . If you need to use Google Street view ahead of time so you know what you are looking for all you will see is a dirt field where the building is now. But do not trust the default Google Overview Map. We tried. Trust us. Use THIS Google Maps Link.
  • We are scheduling this class assuming all attendees have laptops. If you do not have a laptop or the ability to borrow one for the day please let us know ASAP. We might be able to use a computer lab.
  • Timeliness will be very important in this class. We will be starting right at 8:30a. If you need to be late please let us know.
  • Please share this with anybody that you know has been looking for this kind of training. We’d like to expand our classes in the area and we need to know what is the biggest demand.