WordPress: Create a Website or Blog Book

Setup & Introduction

Downloading the Class Files

About WordPress, Domain Names, & Web Hosting

• Domain Names & Web Hosting Explained
• What is WordPress?
• WordPress Features
• WordPress.com versus .org

Section 1

Creating a WordPress Site (Installing WordPress)

• Installing WordPress with a Web Host’s “1-Click Install”
• Manually Installing WordPress

Logging Into the WordPress Admin & General Site Settings

• Logging Into the WordPress Admin
• General WordPress Settings
• Editing Your Profile
• Setting Your Profile Picture (Gravatar)

Writing Posts & Formatting Text

• Posts versus Pages
• Creating a New Blog Post
• Using the Visual Editor
• Pasting Without Formatting & Clearing Formatting
• Formatting Headings
• Formatting Bulleted & Numbered Lists
• Formatting Blockquotes
• Publishing a Post
• Deleting a Post
• Restoring a Post from the Trash (or Deleting it Delete Permanently)

Publishing a Post (Making it Live)

• Publishing a Post (Making it Live)
• Status
• Visibility
• Publish Date & Time

Adding a Read More Link to a Post

• Adding the Read More Tag
• Changing the Text in the More Tag

Creating Links (Hyperlinks)

• Linking to Another Website
• Opening a Link in a New Tab
• Linking to a Page Within Your Site
• Editing & Removing Links

Adding Images & Managing the Media Library

• Adding an Image to a Post or Page
• Editing Images (Manually Resizing, Cropping, & Rotating)
• Media Settings (Customizing the Size of Thumbnail, Medium, & Large)
• Adding a Featured Image
• Uploading Images & Files Directly Into the Media Library
• Editing & Deleting Images in the Media Library
• Deleting Unused Images (Cleaning Out the Media Library)

Adding an Image Gallery

• Adding an Image Gallery
• Editing an Existing Image Gallery

Adding Video

• Embedding Responsive Videos
• Uploading a Video File

Section 2

Categories, Tags, & Reading Settings

• Categories & Tags Explained
• Creating & Editing Categories
• Changing the “Uncategorized” Default Category Name
• Setting the Default Category
• Creating & Editing Tags
• Changing Categories/Tags for Multiple Posts
• Reading Settings

Widgets

• Editing & Adding Widgets

Making Pages

• Pages versus Posts
• Creating a New Page
• Publishing a Page (Making it Live)
• Deleting a Page
• Changing the Page Order

Menus

• About Menus & Locations
• Adding & Removing Links in Menus
• Creating Submenus
• Opening Menu Links in a New Tab

Installing Themes

• What Are WordPress Themes?
• Where Do I Get WordPress Themes?
• Installing & Activating a Theme
• Manually Uploading & Activating a Theme
• Deleting a Theme

Customizing Theme Appearance

• Customizing Appearance
• Customizing the Site Identity (Logo, Title, & Tagline)
• Adding a Site Icon (Favicon)
• Customizing the Header
• Customizing Colors

Changing the Template Layout for a Page/Post

• Changing a Template Layout

WordPress Plugins: About, Installing, & Updating

• About WordPress Plugins
• Installing a WordPress Plugin
• Updating Plugins

WordPress Plugins You May Want to Install

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

• Creating SEO-Friendly Permalinks (URLs) for the Site
• Customizing the URL of an Individual Page/Post
• Setting Titles & Meta Descriptions with an SEO Plugin

Bonus Material

Adding Downloadable Content (.pdf, .docx, etc.)

Adding Audio

• Embedding Audio from SoundCloud
• Uploading & Embedding an Audio File

Comparing & Restoring Revisions

• Viewing & Restoring Past Revisions
• Comparing Revisions

Comments & Discussion Settings

• Managing & Moderating Comments
• What Are Trackbacks & Pingbacks?
• Disabling Trackbacks & Pingbacks

Adding Users & Assigning Roles

• User Privileges Explained
• Adding a New User
• Changing a User’s Role

Logging Out Everywhere Else