WordPress Course Outline
Objective: Understand what WordPress is, its features, and how it fits into the website development ecosystem.
Introduction to WordPress Module-1
Getting Started with WordPress Dashboard Module-2
Objective: Familiarize with the WordPress Dashboard and essential settings.
- Navigating the WordPress Dashboard
- Managing Content with Posts and Pages
- Media Management
- User Management
Themes and Customization Module-3
Objective: Learn how to customize the design and functionality of a WordPress site using themes.
- Choosing and Installing a WordPress Theme
- Free vs. Premium themes
- How to install and activate a theme
- Understanding theme demos and documentation
- Customizing Your Theme
- Using the WordPress Customizer
- Site Identity (Logo, site title, tagline)
- Site Colors and Fonts
- Header, Footer, and Sidebar customization
- Using Widgets and Menus
- Theme Customization with Plugins
- Installing a page builder (e.g., Elementor, WPBakery)
- Introduction to child themes
- Customizing themes via CSS (beginner level)
- Choosing and Installing a WordPress Theme
Plugins and Functionality Module-4
Objective: Understand the importance of plugins and how to extend WordPress features.
- What Are Plugins?
- The role of plugins in WordPress
- How to find and install plugins
- Essential plugins for every WordPress site (e.g., SEO, security, backups)
- Top Plugins to Know
- SEO Plugins (Yoast SEO, Rank Math)
- Security Plugins (Wordfence, Sucuri)
- Performance Plugins (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache)
- Backup Plugins (UpdraftPlus, VaultPress)
- Managing Plugins
- Activating and deactivating plugins
- Plugin updates and maintenance
- Troubleshooting plugin conflicts
Content Creation and SEO
Module-5
Objective: Learn how to create high-quality content and optimize it for search engines.
- Creating Effective Content
- Writing blog posts and articles
- Structuring posts for readability (headings, lists, images)
- Using the WordPress editor (Classic vs. Block editor)
- Basic On-Page SEO
- Importance of SEO for WordPress websites
- SEO-friendly URLs, Titles, and Meta Descriptions
- Using Yoast SEO or Rank Math for basic optimization
- Image SEO (Alt text, file names)
- Advanced SEO Techniques
- Internal linking and external linking strategies
- Optimizing content for mobile
- Schema Markup and Rich Snippets
- Creating Effective Content
E-Commerce with WooCommerce Module-6
Objective: Learn how to set up and manage an online store using WooCommerce.
- Introduction to WooCommerce
- What is WooCommerce?
- Installing and setting up WooCommerce
- WooCommerce settings overview (currency, shipping, taxes)
- Product Management
- Adding simple and variable products
- Product categories and attributes
- Managing inventory
- Payment Gateways and Shipping
- Setting up payment options (PayPal, Stripe)
- Configuring shipping zones and rates
- Managing Orders and Customers
- Order management (processing, completed, cancelled)
- Handling refunds
- Customer management and segmentation
WordPress Security
Module-7
Objective: Learn how to secure your WordPress website from hackers and attacks.
- Why WordPress Security is Important
- Common WordPress security threats
- Best practices for securing your site
- Installing Security Plugins
- Using plugins like Wordfence or Sucuri
- Enabling two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Securing login and admin areas (strong passwords, limiting login attempts)
- Backup and Restore
- Importance of regular backups
- How to schedule automated backups
- Restoring from backups
- SSL Certificates and HTTPS
- What is SSL?
- How to install an SSL certificate on your WordPress site
- Force HTTPS on your website
- Why WordPress Security is Important
WordPress Performance Optimization
Module 8
Objective: Improve website speed and performance for better user experience and SEO.
- Why Website Speed Matters
- The impact of speed on SEO and user experience
- Tools to test website speed (Google PageSpeed Insights, GTmetrix)
- Caching Plugins
- Installing and configuring caching plugins (e.g., WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache)
- Leveraging browser caching
- Optimizing Images
- Compressing images without losing quality
- Using lazy loading for images
- Minifying CSS, JS, and HTML
- What is minification?
- Tools and plugins for minifying scripts and styles
- Why Website Speed Matters
WordPress Maintenance and Updates
Module 9
Objective: Learn how to maintain and update your WordPress site regularly.
- Updating WordPress Core, Themes, and Plugins
- How to safely update WordPress
- Updating themes and plugins
- Dealing with compatibility issues
- Database Maintenance
- How to clean up the WordPress database
- Using plugins like WP-Optimize
- Monitoring Website Uptime and Errors
- Tools to monitor uptime (e.g., UptimeRobot)
- Fixing broken links and errors
- Content Strategy for Long-Term Growth
- Keeping content fresh and updated
- SEO strategies for long-term traffic growth
- Updating WordPress Core, Themes, and Plugins
Advanced WordPress Topics (Optional)
Module 10
Objective: Explore more advanced WordPress topics for deeper customization and development.
- Custom Post Types and Taxonomies
- What are Custom Post Types (CPT)?
- Creating and using CPTs and custom taxonomies
- Developing Custom WordPress Themes
- Introduction to theme development
- Setting up a theme from scratch
- Building Custom Plugins
- Introduction to plugin development
- Creating basic WordPress plugins
- WordPress Multisite Network
- Setting up and managing WordPress Multisite
- Use cases for Multisite
- Custom Post Types and Taxonomies
Conclusion: Final Project & Certification
- Final Project: Build a complete WordPress site (blog, business, or e-commerce site)
- Evaluation: Peer review or submission of the final project
- Certificate of Completion: Upon successful completion, receive a certificate