Working with a Self-Hosted WordPress Website

Course Overview

What you will learn

This fast-paced training course will give you confidence in building and maintaining a WordPress-based website. In addition to being able to add and edit content such as text, images and video, you will be able to change the way the site looks and the way it operates.

Course timetable

Session 1 — Introduction to WordPress and CMS Concepts

• Selecting a good Hosting Provider
• Installing WordPress using CPanel
• Installing Updates
• General and Reading Settings

Session 2 — Introduction to WordPress Themes

• Selecting and Installing Themes
• Basic Theme options using the Customise menu
• Blog Posts
  • Adding Content
  • Adding Media (images/video)
  • Categories
  • Tags
  • Publishing Options

Session 3 — Creating Pages

• Pages
  • Choosing Templates
  • Adding Content
  • Adding Media
  • Parent/Child Pages
• Reading Settings
• Creating and placing Menus

Session Four — WordPress Plugins and Widgets

• Selecting and Installing Plugins
  • SEO Plugins
  • Contact Form Plugins
• Adding Widgets to Widget areas in a Theme

Session Five — WordPress Administration

• Important Settings
• Moderating Comments
• Adding Users and Responsibilities
• Installing Key Updates

Session Six — Going under the Hood

• Basic introduction to the code WordPress uses
• Viewing the Theme Templates
• Viewing the Theme Editor
• Changing Font Styles in the Theme Editor using CSS
• Selecting the most appropriate Theme for your Website

This course is only available as a one-to-one or private group booking — please get in touch for availability.

The Small Print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to either install GoToTraining on their machines or use the Web App in a browser (either Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are supported). Full technical requirements are on the GoTo website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up GoTo correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera – if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

The course runs 9:30am to 5:15pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:15am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 20 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

Coronavirus Policy

In light of the current Coronavirus outbreak we want all of our customers to be reassured that we are working to maintain the highest standards of Health and Safety. We are monitoring the situation closely and are following all current Government guidelines.

Please see our Coronavirus Policy for more details and the latest information.

If you have any questions or concerns, our friendly team are available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. You can leave a message on 020 7375 7300 or email us at hello@happy.co.uk.