Take your HTML and CSS skills to the next level, by mastering the world's most popular content management system for building websites!
About This Video
In Detail
This course is for anybody looking for a career building WordPress websites or …
Take your HTML and CSS skills to the next level, by mastering the world's most popular content management system for building websites!
About This Video
In Detail
This course is for anybody looking for a career building WordPress websites or themes, or even hobbyists looking to learn a new skill.
In this course, we will be using WordPress 4.8; however, the course is compatible with all the newer versions of WordPress.
We begin the course by getting you familiar with WordPress and looking at how to install it using a local host. We then look at WordPress essentials while you build your very own blog website.
Then we will move on customizing our blog. Also, optimize your WordPress website for search engines and create backups.
The second project takes your WordPress knowledge even further. We create a fully functional eCommerce T-Shirt store. More techniques are introduced throughout this project such as child themes, dealing with products, categories, shipping, and taxes, all while building a beautiful, customized website.
After that, we move things on even further by introducing you to WordPress theme development and converting an existing HTML and CSS website into a fully functional WordPress theme. This section involves coding in PHP; however, if you are new to PHP a dedicated PHP basics section will get you up to speed.
This project introduces new techniques, and you will gain a deeper knowledge of how WordPress themes are created. You will learn how WordPress templates are used and employ various WordPress functions to build your theme.
Finally, the last section focuses on useful techniques to enhance your WordPress knowledge. Here we will cover exporting localhost websites to a live server, various plugins, and more.
By the end of this course, you will have mastered all the WordPress skills that you would need for your own web design project.
Who this book is for
This course is ideal for novice students keen to begin their journey into web development and WordPress, or students who want to refresh their skills. It will also be useful for designers (or anybody from another industry) keen to get a grounding in how a website is built.
The course uses WordPress 4.8; however, the course is compatible with all the newer versions of WordPress.
Chapter 1 : Introduction and Getting Started
Welcome
Why WordPress?
How to get Your FREE Live Hosting
OPTIONAL: Installing MAMP
OPTIONAL: Installing WordPress 4.8 Locally
WordPress.org or WordPress.com?
WordPress Dashboard
WordPress Files and Folders
Chapter 2 : Let’s Get Building: WordPress Blog
Finding and installing Themes
Import Sample Data
Adding and Updating Posts
Where to Find Great Photos for Your Blog Posts
Including Media
Users, Permissions and Managing Comments
Adding Pages
Adding Our Navigation Menu
Chapter 3 : Customizing Our Site: WordPress Blog
The customizer and site identity
Adding the Header Image
Adding a Logo and Background Image
Plugins and Social Media Integration
Home Page Setup and Widgets Part 1
Home Page Setup and Widgets Part 2
Creating the Footer
Adding a Slider
Creating the Contact Form
Adding Press This
Improving SEO
Backing up your site
Chapter 4 : WordPress eCommerce: T-Shirt Store
Database Setup and WordPress Installation (If Using MAMP)
Getting Started with WooCommerce
Why Use Child Themes
Child Theme Setup
Product Categories, Tags, and Attributes
Adding Products
Home Page Layout and Slider
Customizing the Look of Our Store
Flexible Layouts Using Page Builder
Rearranging Menus
The Footer Area
WooCommerce Settings
Chapter 5 : PHP Basics/Refresher
Hello World
Strings, Variables and Constants
Data Types and Operators
PHP Arrays
PHP Functions
Conditional Statements and More Operators
Switch Statements
Loops
The Codex
Chapter 6 : Convert an Existing Website to WordPress
Database Setup and WordPress Installation
Underscores Starter Theme
Understanding WordPress/PHP Templates
Header and Footer Sections
Adding the CSS and Images
Converting the Front Page
Converting Our Menu
Setting Up the Blog Index Page
Setting Up the Blog Posts
Sidebar
Single Post Page
Converting the About Page
Search Box and Finishing Touches
Chapter 7 : WordPress Networking/Multisite Installation
Multisite Introduction
What is a WordPress Multisite?
Activating a WordPress Network
Adding Sites to the Network
Users and the Super Admin
Plugins and Themes
Allowing Users to Add Websites to the Network: Part 1
Allowing Users to Add Websites to the Network: Part 2
Chapter 8 : Bonus Videos
Uploading to a Live Server
Easy Child Theme Plugins
Removing Sample Data and Resetting Our Database
Chapter 9 : Thank You
Summary