WordPress for Beginners - How to Run Your Own Site/Blog
Characteristics Of This Class:
If you've finished installing WordPress (or had a web developer do it for you), this two-night workshop will teach you the ins and outs of the WordPress interface so you'll be comfortable updating your site.
Day One will cover:
- Introduction to WordPress
- Glossary of terms
- History and understanding of expansion from blogging to full site
- Visitor vs. admin
- Logging in - where to go
- Getting around the WordPress Dashboard
- Navigating the menu options
- Customizing your Dashboard
- Finding help and inline documentation
- Publishing Your Content
- Pages vs. posts
- Creating pages
- Parent/child pages
- Page templates (different depending on theme)
- Creating posts
- Categories and Tags
- Visual Editor
- Reviewing the Tool Bar options
- Copying from Word
- Inserting images
- Inserting links
- Exploring Settings
- Reading settings (creating a static home page and specifying a 'page' that will show the blog)
- Appearance
- Themes - finding them, installing them, and what to look out for in a theme
- Widgets - what they are and a quick look at default widgets
- Custom Menu
- Theme-specific options
- Plugins
- What is a plugin?
- How to find them, install them, and what to look out for
- Comments and Spam (discussion)
- Akismet - spam comment control
- Links List - creating 'blogrolls'
- Media (images, video, audio, PDFs)
- Media settings under Settings
- Cropping
- Managing Users
- User roles
- Changing default 'admin'
- Nicknames and publically displayed name
- Security - a quick overview of importance of backing up, keeping updated
Please note:
WordPress.org is different from WordPress.com. WordPress.com is only for blogs and non-commercial sites. Though some of the information will be relevant to people using WordPress.com, BDA's workshops cover WordPress.org.
Who Should Take This:
People who will be creating and managing content on a WordPress site, and web developers who need to train their clients. You must have a site set up and ready in WordPress 3.0+.
If you're confused by terms like CMS, web host, and domain registrar, you should take Fundamentals of Web Design first.
Bethany Siegler
Bethany Siegler of UniqueThink helps build your complete online presence and find cost-effective marketing solutions. Bethany has created online marketing campaigns for musical artists as distinct as Frank Black (Pixies) and David Wilcox, software developers as diverse as Wild Divine and OfficeTime, and local independent businesses like The Video Station and Boulder Weekly. She has represented major corporations like SONY and Budweiser, yet prefers to find solutions for smaller companies, often by building sustainable websites and blogs in WordPress.
I needed to learn the basics - this class was very helpful. The instructor taught at a great pace and did a great job of answering questions. I would recommend her to my friends and co-workers.
Matt, 6/13/2013
[The instructor was] easy to follow and understand.
Scott, 6/13/2013
I attended Bethany's beginning WordPress class this week and thought it was great! She covered a lot of ground, which I appreciated, and explained it very clearly. I highly recommend it as a good overview of this tool.
France, 5/9/2013
Whoo! On FIRE!! It clicked!! Like a fuel injection engine. I learned SO much for immediate benefit to 1) my new creative project, 2) my current job, and 3) I now feel able to get REALLY hands-on creating websites for potential future clients (freelance) and/or friends and family!! Yesss! Bethany is SO tolerant, generous, thorough, patient, and absolutely BRILLIANT. I really admire her and learn so much in her classes. She is a great educator and super good with people!
Nadia Eve, 5/9/2013
Fabulous instructor with an energetic, friendly, and knowledgeable teaching style.
Suzanne, 4/9/2013
A good overview of what WordPress can do. Good pace, good knowledge, good resources.
Sarah Paz, 3/14/2013
I am a true beginner and I could follow well and I learned what I needed to.
Margaret, 1/9/2013
I learned a lot of practical steps. Very good instruction!
Erika, 7/25/2012
I learned the details of managing my WordPress blog.
Julio, 5/10/2012
I will use what I learned for three websites.
Vivian, 3/15/2012
The instructor was very knowledgeable, easy to understand, and explained well.
Ruth Roslyn, 3/15/2012
Bethany was great! Knowledgeable, helpful and patient.
Linda, 10/27/2011
The instructor was great!!!
Peter, 8/3/2011
The instructor was very helpful! I was very impressed with the facility, snacks, etc.
Brenda, 8/3/2011
It rocked! I own my business and it helped!
Jeff, 5/19/2011
Thanks for a great class! As a newbie to WordPress, the WordPress - Managing Content class gave me the confidence to dive in and explore all the options.
Betty, 9/7/2010
Great overview of the basics of WordPress management.
Michael, 9/7/2010
I learned more than I came for. Instructor was very sensitive to individual goals and questions.
dana, 9/7/2010
Very great follow up from the Intro to Wordpress class.
Chelsey, 5/18/2010
This class will not only help me better serve our clients, it will help me with my blog.
Annie, 5/18/2010
I've used ModX CMS - very similar - so I found this familiar and easy to follow the way Bethany presented. Lots of great tips/shortcuts & how-tos offered and demonstrated.
Alyson, 2/24/2010
Just started to use WP and felt clueless about managing it. Now I feel VERY comfortable!
Annie, 11/19/2009
Great introduction for Developers looking to offer an inexpensive CMS to clients. The support doesn't end when the class does - Angela has sent several follow-up emails with even more information!
Mary, 7/15/2009
I learned a great deal about how to apply WordPress to my personal and freelance web development efforts. The included PowerPoint was a wealth of well organized knowledge that was easy to understand and consolidated.
Ryan, 7/14/2009
Knowledgeable & entertaining.
Alex Miles, 2/19/2009
Right at my level & well-presented.
Bob, 2/19/2009
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Optional Payment Plan for Transitions Certificate Programs:
We want to make our training as accessible as possible so we offer a simple payment plan for our Transitions Certificate Programs. Each of the 4 payments is 25% of the total registration fee with no finance charges or other costs. The first payment will be taken when you register and the remaining 3 payments are paid every month for the following 3 months (detailed payment information in the table below). It's easy to take advantage of this option and we encourage you to sign up early since these programs often fill up fast! If you're interested, don't register online. Instead, please contact BDA staff at 303-800-4647 or email us with the name and start date of the program you wish to attend (info@boulderdigitalarts.com) and we'll get you setup, take your first payment, and confirm your registration.
Payment Program Details
| BDA Member | Non-Member | |
| Payment 1 Paid at time of registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Payment 2 Due one month after registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Payment 3 Due two months after registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Payment 4 Due three months after registration. |
$37.25 | $42.25 |
| Note: registrants using the payment plan are not eligible for the early registration discount and always pay the standard registration fee ($149.00 for BDA members and $169.00 for non-members). | ||
Registration Fees
BDA Members: $139.00
Non-Members: $159.00
Registration Discount Applied
You save $10.00 by registering before midnight on 7/26/2013. Standard registration fees for this program are $149.00 for members and $169.00 for non-members.
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July 30, 2013 - August 01, 2013
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I think [Bethany] pointed out her hard-learned lessons and gave good examples.
SuAnna, 6/13/2013