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WordPress for Beginners

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3.2200 ratings at Alison

Overview

Do you want to dive into the exciting world of web design and take control of your online presence? Look no further than this WordPress tutorial for beginners. This course provides the skills required to navigate the WordPress platform and efficiently create fantastic websites. We introduce you to the unique features and benefits that make WordPress a popular content management system (CMS). We show you why WordPress is the go-to choice for web design and content creation across the world as we examine its user-friendly interface and enormous range of options you can use to customise your work. Building your website starts with a strong foundation, so we explain how to install WordPress and set it up on a hosting provider, thus making sure you're ready to embark on your web design adventure. We explore the vast array of WordPress settings that you can employ to gain control over the design and functioning of your website.

‘Categories’ are an essential organisational tool used to manage content on your website. We go through WordPress ‘categories’, allowing you to effectively organise and structure your posts to enhance users’ experience as they navigate your site. The primary way to add content to WordPress is by producing new posts and managing how those posts should be displayed. We show you how to use the ‘Admin’ area of your WordPress installation to create, edit or delete posts. We explain how to format your posts and publish them on time. Visual elements play a pivotal role in attracting and keeping visitors to your site so this WordPress tutorial demonstrates how to upload, organise and optimise images, videos and other media files to create an immersive webpage.

The effective use of ‘tags’ and ‘links’ make it easier to find and move around your website. TYhis WordPress tutorial explains how to use ‘tags’ and ‘links’ to enhance user experience and improve search engine optimisation (SEO). This course is designed for beginners and anyone interested in learning the basics of WordPress and bringing their online dreams to life. WordPress makes it easy for beginners to manage their websites without any coding experience as it minimises technical difficulties. You can quickly create articles and pages, change the look of your website, add navigation menus and more. Whether you are a small business owner, aspiring web developer or someone looking to improve their digital skills as they create content, this course is a great place to start. WordPress is free and easy to use so sign up for this WordPress tutorial to pick up the web design skills required to turn your creativity into content.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Free to study, and short.
  • Completely free.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • Certificates and diplomas are paid, and not widely recognised by employers.
  • Quality varies a lot between publishers; check the ratings.
  • The site shows many ads on the free plan.
  • Learners rate it 3.2 out of 5, lower than most.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free to study

  • Free: Every module is free with an Alison account (with ads).
  • Certificate: Optional and paid: a digital or printed certificate or diploma.

Alison is in Tier 4: commercial training companies and platform-made courses of our institution ranking (50/100). Free to study, paid certificates, quality varies.

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