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Did you know that 20-30%%%% of all websites on the Internet are powered by the Wordpress platform?

One of the reasons behind the success of Wordpress is it's flexibility, which allows developers to give superpowers to any website on a modular and easy manner.

In this course we'll cover the art and science of Wordpress Development from scratch. By developing a Simple Website we will cover everything you need to know to be able to create awesome websites that will run on the web.

This course shows how to get the most out of the self-hosted version of WordPress 3.x and create feature-rich blogs and websites.We explain how to get a web host, set up a domain, and download, configure, and upload WordPress to your newly hosted site. The course then dives fully into the tools in WordPress, demonstrating how to set up your profile and create content to share with your web audience. The course also includes tutorials on everything from adding images, video, formatting, and links that make posts pop, to installing plugins, creating custom themes, and attracting readers with permalinks, social sharing, and more.

Note: This course is also useful for migrating a blog from WordPress.com to a self-hosting solution.

Topics include:

  • Building and modifying a profile
  • Publishing posts and pages
  • Utilizing page templates
  • Inserting images, video, and other media
  • Working with themes
  • Understanding widgets
  • Creating child themes
  • Working with the Twenty Twelve theme
  • Setting up a site for search engine optimization (SEO)
  • Ensuring site security

If you've always wanted to create your own Wordpress Website or you need to learn how to do it quickly for work reasons, this is definitely the best way to go.

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Updated on 08 November, 2015
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