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Foundations & WordPress Setup
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Welcome
How to get the best out of this course
What is WordPress?
WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
Domains, hosting, file transfer, PHP, MySQL
Choosing a host & domain name
Setting up a local server (WAMP or LAMP)
Installing WordPress (auto-installer vs manual)
Working With Posts, Pages, Media
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Posts vs Pages: when to use each
Using the block (Gutenberg) editor: blocks, reusable blocks
Embedding media: images, video, audio, galleries
Managing the Media Library
Categories, tags, featured images
Themes & Design Basics
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What is a theme? how to choose a theme
Installing and switching themes
Using the Customizer: site identity, colours, menus, widgets
Creating navigation menus
Using theme page templates and child themes
Plugins, Extending Functionality & Security
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What are plugins? how they extend WordPress
Installing, activating, deactivating, and deleting plugins
Essential plugin categories: SEO, forms, caching, security
Backup & restore plugins
WordPress security best practices (updates, permissions, firewalls)
Customization, Layouts & Page Builders
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Introduction to page builders (Elementor, Beaver Builder, etc.)
Building a page with a page builder (drag-and-drop)
Creating global header/footer / template parts
Using blocks and patterns (Full Site Editing concepts)
Adding custom CSS
SEO, Performance & Analytics
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What is SEO?
On-page SEO basics: titles, meta descriptions, alt text, headings
SEO plugins (Yoast SEO, All in One SEO, RankMath)
Site performance: caching, image optimization, lazy loading
Minimizing CSS/JS, using asset optimization plugins
Analytics: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, site stats
Advanced Features & Maintenance
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eCommerce integration (WooCommerce basics)
Membership / user-restricted content
Child site vs multisite network
Maintenance best practices: updates, monitoring uptime, cleanup
Publishing, Launch & Post-Launch Strategy (Go Live)
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Pre-launch checklist: content review, broken links, SEO checks
Moving from development to live
DNS and domain pointing, SSL, HTTPS
Launch announcement, promoting site
Launch announcement, promoting site
Closing
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Next steps
WordPress for Absolute Beginners
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