WORDPRESS TRAINING COURSE CORK
We will teach you the fundamentals of using the WordPress content management system to create, edit and update your website or blog.
Requires No Prior Knowledge Of WordPress
We provide WordPress training courses in Cork for anyone looking to build a website/blog or want to update the content of their existing website themselves. The WordPress training is available for individuals, groups or even if you wish to train a member of staff to take care of your website content.
The training provided requires no prior knowledge of the WordPress content management system.
Some of the areas we look at are the creation of web pages and including them in the main menu, publishing blog posts and have them appear on your blog page as snippets, customising your website or blog with both free and premium themes, use of widgets, adding media and editing text and enhancing your WordPress site by installing various plugins.
In addition, we will show you how you can optimise the speed loading times of your website, optimise your website keywords to be found in the search engine results page (SERP), adjusting the settings and installing plugins that can keep your website safe and secure for the future.
Content Management System or CMS for short, is a program that is 100% web-based, therefore you don’t need to install any software. A Content Management System allows a person without any programming experience to update and maintain the content of their website.
Having a nice website is very important, however keeping your website content updated and current is far more important and with some many users now using smartphones and tablets it is very important to have a website that is optimised for all internet connected devices.
Who is this training for?
The WordPress training provided by Baldwin Digital is best suited for beginner users, whether your a small business owner or sole trader looking to maintain the content of your business website yourself. We provide this training on a one to one basis.
How much does it cost?
As we provide this training on a one to one basis, we do not provide certification after the training has been completed. The training is provided to solely help small business owners or sole traders to get trained up on WordPress in a cost effective way without procuring heavy costs due to offical courses and certification. The training is charged on an hourly basis and travel time is taken into account also.
You can decide to meet at your place of work, a convenient place nearby or travel to meet the trainer in our office in Cork City to save you the cost of the trainers travel time. The duration of the training usual takes between 4-8 hours depending on the individual’s current setup and knowledge. This can be arranged either over two half days or one full day but we do recommend two half days.
Some of the items we cover with our WordPress training;
Getting started with WordPress
Choosing WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
Purchasing a domain name
Find the best WordPress hosting
How to download and install WordPress
WordPress account
How to use the WordPress dashboard
How to manage your settings
How to setup your profile
How to setup an avatar
Getting things ready for content with WordPress
Choosing a good template (free and premium)
Pages vs Posts: when to use each
How to create a new page (home and blog)
Choosing from your static page and blog page
Customising your WordPress site
How to customise your theme
How to install and use WordPress plugins
How to use widgets
Integrating social media plugins
Creating content with WordPress
How to write a post in WordPress
How to write a page in WordPress
Save as draft, publish and update posts and pages
Working with media
How to use the WordPress media library
Adding images to a post
Creating a photo gallery
Adding video to posts
Adding maps to posts
Adding PDF download
Organising content
Adding menus and adjusting
Adding widgets and sidebars
Creating and using RSS Feeds
Catagories vs Tags
Combating spam comments and disabling
Optimising your site
Installing and optimal settings for SEO plugin
How to use WordPress permalinks for better SEO
Installing and using Google Analytics
Basic on-page SEO techniques
Preventing duplicate content
Sharing your blog posts on social media
Mobile friendly websites
WordPress site management
How to upgrade WordPress
How to upgrade your theme
How to upgrade plugins
WordPress user roles explained
WordPress disaster recovery
WordPress backup plugins
WordPress security