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September 19, 2026

WordPress Web Development – Essential

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This course teaches you how to build professional websites using WordPress, the world’s most popular content management system. Covering everything from installation and themes to plugins, page builders, and basic customization, this course is designed for beginners and marketers who want to build and manage their own websites without needing to code from scratch. By the end, you’ll be able to design, launch, and maintain a fully functional WordPress website for personal use, business, or marketing purposes.

What Will I Learn?

  • Understand what WordPress is and how to install and set it up with hosting
  • Navigate the WordPress dashboard and configure essential site settings
  • Choose, install, and customize WordPress themes without coding
  • Build custom page layouts visually using the Elementor page builder
  • Install and configure essential plugins for SEO, security, and backups
  • Create and organize pages, blog posts, and media content
  • Set up basic eCommerce functionality using WooCommerce
  • Prepare a website for launch and maintain it effectively over time

Course Content

Introduction to WordPress
This topic introduces students to WordPress as a platform, helping them get it installed and understand its role in modern website building before diving into hands-on design work.

Navigating the WordPress Dashboard
This topic gets students comfortable with the WordPress admin area, teaching them where core settings and content management tools are located.

Themes and Website Design
This topic covers how the visual appearance of a WordPress site is controlled through themes, teaching students how to choose and customize one for their needs.

Page Builders (Elementor)
This topic introduces Elementor, a popular drag-and-drop page builder, giving students the tools to design custom pages visually and efficiently.

Essential Plugins
This topic introduces key plugins that extend WordPress functionality, covering must-have tools for SEO, security, and performance.

Adding Content – Pages, Posts, and Media
This topic covers how to create and organize the actual content of a website, from static pages to blog posts and media files.

Basic eCommerce with WooCommerce
This topic introduces WooCommerce, the leading WordPress eCommerce plugin, giving students the basics needed to sell products online.

Launching and Maintaining Your Website
This final topic covers the steps needed to take a website live and keep it running smoothly and securely over time.

About the instructor

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9 Courses

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Durations: 8 hours
Lectures: 18
Students: Max 0
Level: Beginner
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Material Includes

  • 8 hours on-demand video
  • 1 article
  • 6 downloadable resources
  • Full lifetime access
  • Certificate of completion

Requirements

  • No prior coding or web development experience required
  • Basic computer literacy
  • A domain name and hosting account (guidance provided in the course, but not included)
  • Willingness to build along with practical examples and launch a live website

Audience

  • Beginners with no coding experience who want to build their own website
  • Marketers who want to create and manage websites for campaigns or businesses
  • Small business owners looking to build an online presence
  • Freelancers who want to offer WordPress website services to clients
  • Anyone interested in starting a blog, portfolio, or small online store