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WordPress has evolved to be the number one open source code program for web development. The numerous plug -ins available on the web allows to create stunning web sites. Wordpress does not necessarily need coding, enabling people with no programming background to create web sites and extend the functionality with plug-ins.

People from all kind of businesses turn to WordPress in order to create web sites, multilingual platforms and e-commerce sites. This course takes the participants step-by-step through the process starting from the creation of a simple WordPress Site towards extending its functionality with forms, intranet, document management, newsletter automations and more.

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Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to create impressive, multilingual sites with themes and custom themes, login pages, secure parts of the web site, social media shares and much more. They will also understand the 3 main languages supported in Wordpress and how they can be used to customize a site.

The course is practical in nature, which means that by the end of the course the participants will have the opportunity to create their own custom web site. Most importantly, our experienced trainer will introduce  the must-have and useful plugins to power up your web site and to  customize its looks using CSS, HTML and PHP.

ΣΕ ΠΟΙΟΥΣ ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΕΤΑΙ

• Individuals or professionals who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge for the construction, maintenance and management of a completely free and easy to use website with no programming knowledge.
• People who want to communicate their views, their through a blog (blog knowledge) and learn all of Blogging capabilities.
• Columnists who want to create and maintain their personal blog
• Web Developers, Web Designers, staff from the Information Technology Department and Managers of SME enterprises

Prerequisites

Basic Knowledge of Computers and Internet

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Topics

Introduction to WordPress    

Understanding the Difference Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org

• Understanding the Web Hosting
• Understand the Domain Name
• Programming your website

Working with WordPress (WorldPress.org)

• Installing WordPress from WordPress.org
• Navigation on WordPress.com
• Log in WordPress
• Start Working with WordPress
• Create your Profile WordPress
• Getting Help
• Disconnect from WordPress

Specifying Settings of WordPress

• General Settings Definition
• Define Recording Settings
• Specifying settings Reading
• Configuration Management Forum
• Modify Settings Media
• Configure Attribute Polling (Polling)
• Configuration Assessments (WordPress.com)
• Specifying Email Settings Changing Suspension (WordPress.com)
• Adding Trusted sites OpenID (WordPress.com)

Working with themes

• Search and install a theme (WordPress.org)
• Upload a theme (WordPress.org)
• Use Live Preview
• Customize your theme
• Theme Customization Options
• Add a custom header image to your subject
• Customize your theme Background
• Delete a theme (WordPress.org)

The Four Languages You Must Know to Understand WordPress Themes

• Intoduction to HTML
• Basic CSS
• The conceptual principles of PHP
• Introduction to JavaScript

The Three Core Concepts of WordPress Themes

• The Wordpress Factory

Demystifying “The Loop” in WordPress

Understanding the Template Hierarchy

Create, Manage and Format pages and posts

· Adding and editing a page/post

· Manage pages/posts

· Deleting and Restoring  Pages

· Applying Various Themes

Working with Media Files

· Insert an image from your computer

· Introduction of a media file from a URL

· Upload files directly in media library

· Importing a Gallery

Working with Widgets

· Add and configure a Widget in a sidebar

· Removing a Widget from a sidebar

Working with Categories

· Creating Categories

Adding and managing a menu

· Create custom and dropdown menus

· Using Themes for menu positioning

Working plugins

· Look  and install  a plugin

· Enable /Disable/Update plug-ins

· Reviewing the most useful plugins (Elementor, Polylang, WP-Forms, If Menu etc)

User management

· Add new users

Manage comments

· Setting Update comments to existing posts and pages

· Moderate comments

· Delete comments

· Managing comments

Uploading the Site for Hosting

· Exporting the necessary files

· Creating a hosting account

· Uploading the files

Make Your Themes Better By Getting to Know get_template_part()

• Understanding PHP snippets from your page templates

WordPress Post Template Tags: What They Are, How You Use Them, and Why You Care

How to Link to Your WordPress Theme Resources

Four Things a WordPress Theme Shouldn’t Do

Dealing with Theme Creep

Using a Child Theme!

Methodology

Lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice.