WordPress - Create a simple website
Two x 2-hour sessions
For users of Windows 10 or Apple OS, laptop or desktop.
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Participants need to be proficient in using their device.
You may bring your own charged laptop and charger or you may use a SeniorNet Nelson Computer.
Overview
This course will show you how to build a simple website using the free version of WordPress. The site will consist of a homepage, a blogs/news page and a gallery page. Editing of the site will be done using a web browser such as Google Chrome or FireFox. The finished site will be live on the Internet if you so wish.
Here is a link to an example site. Note that the content of the site created during the course will be different – it will be about sloths – but the example gives you an idea of what your site could look like. Link to site: My Cool Cats site
Prerequisites
You will need to have good, basic computer skills.
For example, you will need to know how to use a web browser and manage files on your computer.
For logging into WordPress Online it will be an advantage to have a Google Account.
Visit this link to create one: Create a Google Account
Learning Objectives
In this course you will learn to:
- Create a WordPress account
- Use a theme to style your site
- Add and edit pages and posts
- Add text, images and videos to pages
- Manage site settings and publish your site
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