Using WordPress Lessons

In this course you will learn how to; Create and manage a test server Install the WordPress software Change it’s function from a blog to a website Configure a WordPress site Add pages and content Add dynamic content via widgets Install themes to enhance the look of your website Create a custom contact form Use…

In this tutorial you will use XAMPP to create a test web server, which will be used to host the WordPress test site. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use – just download, extract and start. At the moment…

XAMPP is not meant for developers in a development environment not production use. XAMPP is configured to be as open as possible and in a production environment it could be problematic. In this lesson we will look at some configuration options to make XAMPP more secure. We will also create an empty database which will…

In this lesson we will download and install WordPress on the test server, we created in the previous lessons. This could also be applied to an online hosted server, where you would need to upload the WordPress software to your website home folder. If your chosen web host offers a one click script installer parts…

In this lesson we will look at the components that make up the dashboard of the sites backend. These components are used to manage the sites content, pages and configuration. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson Right Now Various stats, such as how many posts, pages and comments do you have on…

In this lesson we will convert WordPress from its default blog format to a website. Firstly we will log into the site’s backend, change the default setting of allowing comments. We will then create a static front page and set this as the sites home page. After this we will remove the default pages and…

In this lesson we will look at changing from the installed default WordPress theme too a new theme. Changing and adding themes can be done in two ways, 1: using the built in theme editor. 2: Downloading a theme from the internet and installing it. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson WordPress…

In this lesson we will look at adding pages to the site, we will also look at ordering those pages on the menu. Although in a previous lesson we added the welcome (home) page, we will look at the page options the Weaver theme offers and adding pages to a dropdown menu. Firstly we need…

In this lesson we will look at adding content to the pages, this content will be basic text and pictures. We will look at the built in WordPress text editor, though you can add a more advanced text editor if required just search for text editor plugins. We will also look at adding links to…

In this lesson we will look at adding plugins to the site to enable more dynamic content. Plugins can be added to the site as widgets which will appear in the sidebars or as enhancements to for example the text editor. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson There are numerous plugins available…

In this lesson we will look at updating the WordPress software and applying updates to plugins and themes. Occasionally updates to software are released, these could be bug fixes, new features or enhancements. Fortunately WordPress makes it very easy to handle these update as the vast majority can be done automatically with no site downtime.…

Now we have completed the course on building a website using WordPress. We now need to look at publishing the website to the internet. Use the buttons below to navigate through the lesson In order to complete this we will need two things firstly we need to register a domain name and then find a…