Learn how to create and manage websites using WordPress without any web design background. This extensive training course covers everything from installing WordPress to customizing themes and creating custom templates, making it an essential skill for web developers as over 40% of websites use WordPress.
Learn how to create and maintain a website using WordPress, even if you have no web design background or coding experience. This comprehensive course will cover everything from installing WordPress to customizing themes and optimizing your site for search engines.
In this certificate program, you will become a well-rounded Web Designer and learn to design webpages, code them with HTML & CSS, and JavaScript, and build websites with WordPress, allowing you to create a diverse portfolio to showcase your skills to potential employers or clients.
WordPress is a popular software for individuals looking to create a website or blog. It is beginner-friendly and has a massive community of users who continually post useful tips and tricks for optimizing WordPress features and plugin tools. Those looking to launch a blog or host a website will be happy to know that using WordPress allows them to scale up their websites quickly and with ease.
Learning WordPress can help users learn the fundamentals of website design, blogging, and even coding. Aspiring Web Designers in Houston need to know WordPress and might also benefit from web design classes that teach HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and visual design apps such as Adobe XD, Sketch, and Photoshop.
While knowledge of WordPress alone might not be enough to begin a career, it is an essential skill required for many marketing and writing positions. In Houston’s main industries of energy, healthcare, aerospace, and biomedical research, there are certainly opportunities for those who can launch a website quickly and professionally.
Houston has the 4th largest GDP of any US city and is 33rd in the nation’s 361 MSAs (Metropolitan Statistical Areas), with incomes 11.5% higher than the national average. WordPress skills can lead to careers as a Digital Marketer or Digital Strategist, earning approximately $56,000 per year. For some jobs such as Marketing Manager, in which you need to have some subject-specific training and understand many important SEO concepts and terms in addition to WordPress, salaries tend to be higher, in the range of $67,000.
WordPress classes can be taken in-person or online. In-person classes are a good choice for learners who benefit from the structure of a live class with the added benefit of a live instructor who can answer questions as they come up. There are several schools in and around Houston that offer in-person WordPress classes.
Ledet Training, located in Houston, offers several classes. Participants can choose from WordPress Intro, a 2-day workshop that introduces students to the fundamentals of WordPress.
WordPress 501—5 Day Bootcamp is an immersive bootcamp that offers a comprehensive introduction to WordPress, and WordPress 202—WordPress Search Engine Optimization focuses on WordPress’s more advanced search engine optimization features and concepts.
Two schools in Houston offer hybrid courses. Students are able to take courses from the schools’ computer labs with other students. The instruction is live; however, the instructor is virtual. ONLC Training Centers and Certstaffix Training both offer WordPress classes at their Houston locations.
Virtual WordPress classes are a great alternative for those who would like the flexibility of learning from home. Live online classes are similar to in-person classes in that they are interactive, hands-on, instructor-led classes that take place in real-time. The instructor can answer questions as they come up, share their screen, and even, with permission, access participants’ screens. Participants have the added benefit of taking the class from anywhere that has a reliable internet connection.
Several schools including Noble Desktop, the provider of this tool, offer virtual WordPress courses in Houston. Noble offers a beginner-friendly WordPress course taught by experienced professionals who provide an introduction to WordPress, with a focus on website and blog creation. For individuals ready to go beyond WordPress, who are interested in pursuing a career in web design, Noble offers a beginner-friendly Web Design Certificate also taught by experienced professionals who cover core web design concepts.
For those interested in WordPress classes, NYC Career Centers and NYIM Training also offer WordPress. See live online WordPress classes from NYC Career Centers and NYIM Training’s live online WordPress classes as well.
Providing WordPress training for your company can help you bring web design and content management in-house, which not only can save you money but also can provide employees with much-needed professional development. Professional training is a great way for businesses to demonstrate that they are invested in their employees. Corporate are led by experienced instructors who are prepared to adapt their lesson plans to your needs.
Noble Desktop offers companies the option to purchase vouchers for scheduled open enrollment group WordPress classes. For companies looking to train their employees in WordPress, virtual training is also an option. Discounts are available if you purchase multiple vouchers. Noble Desktop offers free consultations. If you’re interested in offering WordPress classes at your company, contact Noble Desktop for more information at hello@nobledesktop.com.