Do you have an existing WordPress website? Do you need some training on how to unleash its full potential? Our website development training & courses teach you how to run and market your own website using WordPress, the world’s leading website Content Management System.
Training can be flexible to suit your needs, whether that be a day or half day, where we build your site together, work on an existing site or even a client’s site. You will be able to take control of any WordPress website, which you can easily make changes to without having to rely on your website developer. Our WordPress training courses can be delivered 1-2-1, in a group or virtually via Skype. We can deliver the course at in house at your office, home or at a local meeting space with an internet connection.
Email us or call for friendly, no obligation discussion about your unique needs: 0754 006 2968
WordPress training course overview
We’ll show you everything you need to know about WordPress and set up to all the most useful features and tools within the CMS (Content Management System). You’ll learn how to use your existing WordPress website and will be working on it throughout the day. You will learn how to add new pages, posts, make the site search engine friendly and add all of the features and functionality you need to further develop and run the site yourself.
The WordPress training course in more detail…
- Please bring your own laptop with WiFi enabled. Wireless broadband access is provided on location
- WordPress is the world’s favourite Content Management System. It’s easy to learn and you can go at your own pace throughout the day
- A full training manual written in easy to understand English!
- There’s lots to learn on this course, therefore you should be pretty comfortable using a computer & the internet, even if you have little or no prior experience with WordPress
- Arrive from 9.00am to meet your trainers, have a cup of tea or coffee be ready for to start at 9.30pm. We will cover all the basics of WordPress and have your updated site up and running
- We’ll run through everything WordPress can do in further detail. You will learn how to control the structure, look and feel, add essential features, conversion forms, track visitors, get ranked well on search engines, take easy PayPal payments, connect up your social media accounts, add a newsletter signup box, get the best out of blogging and learn how to connect with visitors plus much, much more
- The course will finish at 5.00pm. By all means stay for an informal drink at the bar and to network with the trainers and course attendees
- You’ll be given a step-by-step training manual so you can carry on where you left off with your site at any stage of the build process
Timetable
- 9.45am – Arrive for tea, coffee and registration
- 10.00am – Introduction and setup of workstations and the course begins
- 1.00pm – Break for lunch (NB – lunch is not included, however the venue offers food and beverages)
- 1.30pm – Course resumes
- 5.00pm – Course ends. You are invited to stay for further assistance with your new site and for networking over drinks.
WordPress Training Course – topics covered
- Introduction to WordPress
- Set Up & upgrading main software
- Admin Panel, Settings and Basic Configuration
- Posts/Blogs and Pages
- Categories and Tags
- Users, Links and Comments
- Themes, Plugins and Extensions
- Theme Frameworks
- Customising your theme using CSS & Firebug
- Menus and Widgets
- Images and Videos
- Galleries, Sliders and Portfolios
- Contact Forms and Maps
- Security, Stability and Backing Up
- Ecommerce stores (Woocommerce)
- Take online payments with PayPal
- Tracking & Monitoring – traffic, visitors and site stats
- How to get visitors and website traffic
- Search Engine Optimisation – an introduction
- Google’s free tools: Analytics, Keyword Tool, Webmaster Tools
- Useful resources, forums and where to get answers quickly
- Facebook, Twitter and social networking
- MailChimp & the newsletter signup process
- RSS Feeds – stream external news and content on your site
- Adding a sitemap, privacy policy and terms & conditions easily
- Advanced WordPress techniques
- Questions and Answers
Locations
We’re based in Berkshire and operate all over Buckinghamshire, Greater London and all surrounding areas, including…
* Amersham * Beaconsfield * Berkshire * Booker * Bourne End * Buckinghamshire * Burnham * Chalfont St Giles * Chalfont St Peter * Chesham * Chorleywood * Cookham * Cressex Business Park * Downley * Forty Green * Frieth * Flackwell Heath * Gerrards Cross * Great Missenden * Handy Cross * Hazlemere * Hemel Hempstead * Henley-on-Thames * High Wycombe * Holmer Green * Holtspur * Knotty Green * Lane End * Latimer * Loudwater * Maidenhead * Marlow * Monks Risborough * Naphill * Oxfordshire * Penn * Piddington * Princes Risborough * Sands * Seer Green * Slough * Studley Green * Taplow * Tylers Green * Wendover * West Wycombe * Widmer End * Winchmore Hill * Windsor * Wooburn * Wooburn Green
We’re also happy to travel to you. Invite us into your premises to train your team! If you’d like a bespoke training course for your company at your offices or in a different location to the ones above, please call us on 0754 006 2968 or contact us with your training requirements
* This course can also be delivered virtually, with support for entire year. For more information on virtual courses & prices, please email us
To find out our latest WordPress training course dates and to book, please call us on 0754 006 2968 or email us
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