Key Information	WordPress: Create a Website or Blog	WordPress for Coders	Web Design with WordPress & PHP Certificate
	$695 12 Hours	$425 6 Hours	$5,000
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Overview	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.	If you already have experience with coding webpages and using the visual content management side of WordPress, this class will teach you how to take more control over WordPress through coding. You will learn how to set up a local testing server, install WordPress, create a custom WordPress theme, and more.	Learn front-end and back-end web development, including HTML and CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, PHP, MySQL, and building custom WordPress themes. Develop skills in coding webpages, creating web graphics, and coding HTML emails, while also learning about code management and deploying sites.
Prerequisite	Open to Beginners	You should feel comfortable coding HTML and CSS, with knowledge equivalent to our Advanced HTML & CSS class. You should also know how to use WordPress, with knowledge equivalent to our WordPress: Create a Website or Blog class.	Open to Beginners
Location	185 Madison Ave, NYC or Live Online	185 Madison Ave, NYC or Live Online	185 Madison Ave, NYC or Live Online
Schedule	Next start date: July 28–29, Monday to Tuesday, 10–5pm Other scheduling options Weekdays only View full schedule	Next start date: July 30, Wednesday, 10–5pm Other scheduling options Weekdays only View full schedule	Not currently scheduled
Certification	Receive a Certificate of Completion		New York-licensed Certificate Program
Software Included
Free Retake Within 1 Year See our class policies for more details
Workbook Included
Courses Included (Certificates & packages only)	N/A	N/A	18 HoursWeb Development with HTML & CSS 12 HoursSketch Bootcamp 18 HoursAdvanced HTML & CSS 12 HoursFlexbox, Grid, & Bootstrap 18 HoursJavaScript for Front-End 18 HoursFront-End Tools & Portfolio 6 HoursIntro to HTML Email (Inactive) 18 HoursPHP & MySQL Bootcamp 6 HoursWordPress for Coders
Payment Plan See our payment plan FAQ for more details			This program is eligible for our “pay-as-you-go” payment plan.
Financing See our Climb Credit FAQ for more details
Target Audience	This WordPress class is for anyone who wants to learn to create or work with a WordPress website or blog. It’s a good fit for: Anyone who needs to edit the content (text, photos, etc.) of a WordPress website or blog. Those who want to build a website or blog without having to learn code. Web designers or web developers that want to know how to use WordPress.	Anyone	Anyone
What You’ll Learn	Create a new website or blog with WordPress (no coding knowledge required) Add new webpages and blog posts to a WordPress site, or edit existing pages or posts Format text as headings, paragraphs, lists, and more Add links, images, video, and more Install themes and start customizing their appearance Learn how WordPress plugins can add additional functionality	Learn how to use code (HTML, CSS, and PHP) to customize or control various parts of WordPress Use CSS code to customize WordPress themes (which control the appearance of a WordPress site) Install WordPress locally so you can write and test your code Learn WordPress developer best practices See how WordPress code functions behind the scenes so you can gain a better understanding of how WordPress works	Build the front-end of webpages by coding HTML, CSS, & JavaScript/jQuery Code fluid-width layouts that adapt to different size screens Use browser developer tools to see how things work Learn JavaScript/jQuery to add animation and interactive functionality to your webpages Use and skin Bootstrap to build out layouts quickly, using their grid system & components Learn modern CSS page layout technique such as flexbox and grid Use Git to track changes in your code and collaborate with other developers Design webpage layouts & optimize graphics with Sketch Learn how HTML & CSS are also used to code HTML Emails Build custom WordPress themes & edit existing WordPress themes Add back-end functionality to websites with PHP & MySQL

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WordPress: Create a Website or Blog July 28–29 Monday to Tuesday 10–5pm EDT	$695 12 Hours	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.
WordPress for Coders July 30 Wednesday 10–5pm EDT	$425 6 Hours	If you already have experience with coding webpages and using the visual content management side of WordPress, this class will teach you how to take more control over WordPress through coding. You will learn how to set up a local testing server, install WordPress, create a custom WordPress theme, and more.