Learn WordPress in 1 day – get inspired!

Learn WordPress in just 1 day!

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Come along to this inspired and hands on training day to learn how to build and manage your own WordPress website – whether you run your own business, are a business start up, Charity, entrepreneur or anything in between – you will be amazed how much you can achieve yourself. For the course description SCROLL DOWN.

Our founder Faith has been building websites and working with Voluntary, Charity, Community and Commercial groups for nearly a decade, leading courses at your pace and providing expert business advice along the way.

“Working as a Director and CEO in different industries, I know the frustration of being told something can’t be done without a hefty price tag – or that a simple update can take weeks. Well, I’d like to show you how to do these things yourself, it changed the way I worked! Get inspired and see just how much you can achieve in 1 day, it might just be a day that changes your life!”

Faith S

COURSE COSTS £90 – full day!

UPCOMING DATES:

2020 courses – coming soon!

To find out more details please email: hello@thequirkyorange.com

Who is this course for?

“I want to create my own website that I can manage and update myself!”

“I already have a WordPress website but want to be able to improve it, manage it and make it work for me!”

“I work for an organisation and need to know how to update the website.”

“I want to enhance my skills and CV by learning how to use WordPress.”

“I’m fed up of depending on developers managing my websites, I want to do this myself and take back control of my sites.”

“I work for a business, charity, Church, School or group and want to create and develop our own website!”.

Any of this sound familiar?

What does the course cover

This 1 day WordPress training course runs typically from 10am – 4pm
You will need to bring your own laptop computer as this course is hands on
You do not need any prior experience however being able to use a computer is useful
This course is great if you want to build your own website from scratch, or update or improve one that already exists
On the day you will get your own website which you can practice on, build on and keep after the session

Setting up your site

What is WordPress?
Choosing your domain / setting up with a good hosting company
Applying your domain name with your DNS settings / setting up emails
How to install and set up your site with WordPress
Your website security and making sure you back-up your website
The fundamentals: looking at the dashboard, settings and basic configurations

Adding Posts, Pages and Media

What is the difference between posts and pages
How to add different types of Media: images, video, You tube, links and where to source from
Arranging the look of pages and posts
How to add categories and users, how to arrange these
Displaying your blog/news
How to manage comments / spam
Menu’s: how to create, display and edit menus

Search Engine Optimisation

What is SEO and why do I need to do it?
Improving your Google ranking by: adding meta descriptions to content, using keywords, best plugins to improve SEO and making sure your URL settings ensure best optimisation

Using Themes to Look fantastic

What are themes and where can I find them
Overview the top ranking WordPress themes
How to upload and install a theme

Using Plugins and Widgets

Learn what plug ins are
Find out about some of the best and most used plug ins
How to install and update plugins / what to look out for
Learn about Widgets
Discover how plug ins and Widgets can improve the look and functionality of your website

Interesting features to enhance your site

How to add a contact page / configure
Integrating Social Media with your website
Google Analytics / how to track visitors and what to do with analytical data
The Legalities: EU Cookie law, Terms and Conditions and Terms of Use
Selling products / building a shop and added features
Quick demo on how quickly you can build a great looking site using all the features learned

After the course:

Be sent the presentation from the course day
Receive a link to quick guides recapping some of the topics covered
Get to keep the website that you have trained on for 12 months to practice with

What will I be able to do after the course?

After completing this course, you will be able to have the skills to create your own WordPress site. Be able to create pages, posts and integrate different types of media. You have a good understanding of Themes, Plugins and widgets and what they can do for your website. Go away more confident with using WordPress yourself.

Some of our work – view the gallery here

Wave your cursor over some of our work – from websites, logos, consultant packs, reports to annual brochures and fundraising support. Our work has ranged from small businesses, charities to councils and public health teams …