WordPress Development BootCamp Workshop : 8 Hours
Description
WordPress Development Course for College Freshers (8 Hours)
Description: This course introduces college freshers to the basics of WordPress development, covering everything from setting up a WordPress site to customizing themes and plugins. The course is designed to provide hands-on experience and practical knowledge, culminating in a final project where students will create their own WordPress website.
Prerequisites:
- Basic understanding of web concepts (HTML, CSS)
- Laptop with internet access
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to WordPress (1 hour)
- Overview of WordPress and its features
- Differences between and
- Setting up a local WordPress environment using tools like XAMPP or MAMP
- Getting Started with WordPress (1 hour)
- Installing WordPress
- Introduction to the WordPress dashboard
- Basic settings configuration
- Content Management (1 hour)
- Creating and managing posts and pages
- Using categories and tags
- Adding and managing media (images, videos)
- Themes and Customization (1.5 hours)
- Understanding WordPress themes
- Installing and activating themes
- Customizing themes using the Customizer
- Introduction to child themes
- Plugins and Site Functionality (1 hour)
- What are plugins and why use them?
- Installing and managing plugins
- Essential plugins for different functionalities (SEO, security, contact forms)
- Custom Post Types and Fields (1 hour)
- Introduction to custom post types
- Creating custom post types
- Adding and using custom fields
- SEO and Security Best Practices (0.5 hour)
- Basic SEO practices for WordPress
- Essential security measures to protect your site
- Building a Simple WordPress Site (1 hour)
- Setting up a live site
- Creating pages and navigation menus
- Adding widgets and customizing the footer and sidebar
- Final review and deployment
Project: Building Your Own WordPress Site (1 hour)
- Project Overview: Develop a personal or small business WordPress website.
- Tasks:
- Set up a live WordPress site.
- Choose and customize a theme.
- Create and organize content (pages, posts, media).
- Install and configure necessary plugins.
- Optimize the site for SEO and ensure basic security measures.
Duration: 8 hours
What’s Necessary for Freshers:
- Laptop with internet access: For accessing and configuring WordPress.
- Web Hosting and Domain Name (optional for live site deployment): To host the WordPress site and make it accessible online.