Overview
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Build a great website for your small business with WordPress.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Building a small business website with WordPress
- What you need to follow this course
- Installing WordPress
- Demo project overview
- Establishing site purpose and goals
- Identifying site requirements
- Making a basic content inventory
- Tips for writing copy
- Tips for sourcing images
- Working with images
- Overview of Full Site Editing
- Finding a theme that meets your needs
- Installing and activating Astra
- Exploring customization options
- Using starter templates
- Setting up the front page
- Customizing the theme
- Customizing the site using widgets/blocks
- Understanding the plugin landscape
- Finding plugins that meet your needs
- Roundup of plugins for this course
- Posts vs. pages
- Create an about page
- Create a contact page
- Create a blog or news page
- Add a Custom Menu
- Showing up in search engines
- Understanding cost of ownership
- Reviewing site specifications
- Testing the site before going live
- Securing your site and managing spam
- Ongoing site maintenance and health
- Taking your website further
