Product Description
WordPress Essentials for Business is a quick (90 min) but thorough overview of using WordPress to create a business website.
WordPress is designed for busy small-business owners and self-employed professionals who want to quickly master the WordPress software for the purpose of creating an attractive website that generates leads and sales.
The course covers almost all of the WordPress user interface.
We learn by doing as we build out an actual website for a client of ours, explaining and demonstrating key concepts along the way, such as themes, plugins, widgets, images, and more.
Highlights
It helps image cropping and resizing tools that have been available since WordPress 3.5 only
It enables custom menu widget which has replaced the Links widget since WP 3.5
It guides how to use commercial plugins (and when you would need one)
It enables how to setup multiple blog pages on a single site
It ensures WordPress security fundamentals (avoid getting hacked)
Entry Requirements
Basic English reading and writing skills, as full tutor support is given.
Whats Included
Learning documentation, Online Resources and Tutor support for 2 years.
Course Study Format
Course will be delivered online.
Courseware Support
The biggest advantage of studying with us is that using your unique student account, you can immediately access the course materials online and submit all the question papers to the tutor online. On submission of question papers, you will immediately, receives the email containing the results and feedback.
Study Hours
Study hour is dependent upon the dedication and grasp towards the learning concepts mentioned in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to the tutor.
Learning Hours
Approximately 300 hours.
Assessment Method
The Examination:
The course is examined in below components:
Examination Paper 1 Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting
This paper is one hour and thirty minutes in length and the marks provide 50% of the overall marks of the course, AS, and 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.
Examination Paper 2 Unit 2 Financial and Management Accounting
This paper is one hour and thirty minutes in length and the marks provide 50% of the overall marks of the course, AS, and 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.
Examination Paper 3 Unit 3 Further Aspects of Financial Accounting
This paper is two hours in length and the marks provide 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.
Examination Paper 4 Unit 4 Further Aspects of Management Accounting
This paper is two hours in length and the marks provide 25% of A Level. There are four compulsory questions.
Exams would need to be carried out at an approved examination centre. Please contact us for assistance.
Exams
Exam vouchers supplied with our courses must be used within the duration of your course. Exam Vouchers become invalid once the course has expired.
Chapter 1: WORDPRESS FUNDAMENTALS (7 min)
WordPress: What & Why
WordPress.org or WordPress.com?
What You Will Need
Chapter 2: HOSTING WORDPRESS (10 min)
Understanding Domain, Hosting, & Name Servers
Choosing a Domain Registrar & Hosting Company
Installing WordPress on Your Domain
Chapter 3: BUILDING OUT YOUR SITE: CONTENT & NAVIGATION (42 min)
Tour of an Out-of-the-Box WordPress Site
Tour of the WordPress Dashboard
Creating Pages & Posts
Using the Visual Editor
Working with Images
Hyperlinking
Configuring a Blog, Static Site, & Mixed Site
Removing the Home Page Title & Comments Box
Adding a Flat Navigation Bar
Adding a Drop-Down Navigation Bar
Installing a Free Theme
Installing a Commercial Theme
Modifying Your Theme Settings & Adding a Header
Working with the Weaver Theme
Setting Up Post Categories & Blog Pages
Chapter 4: WIDGET & WIDGET AREA (13 min)
Using the Latest Posts, Post Categories & Custom Menu Widgets
Using the Text Widget to Post Arbitrary Text or Images to Your Sidebar
Using the Text Widget to Post a Youtube Video
Chapter 5: PLUGINS (11 min)
Introduction to Plug-ins: Akismet Comment Spam Protection
Using the RSSImport Plug-in; Plug-ins that Require Shortcodes
Installing a Commercial Plug-in
Chapter 6: FINE-TUNING YOUR SITE (3 min)
Permalinks
Discussion Settings & Comment Moderation
Chapter 7: NEXT STEPS (8 min)
Commercial Themes
Graphic Sources
WordPress Security
How to Learn More
Job Prospects
Become fully trained and substantially improve your chances of employment or earn more money!
Skills Assessments
Test yourself and receive a certificate online. Multiple choice or fill in the blanks style questioning helps you remember and learn.
Certificates
Upon completion of the course, you can download the completion certificate as well as any other qualifications you have been awarded.
Interactive simulations
Feel like you are actually using the software you are being trained about in the added security of our learning environment.
Printable reference guides and exercises
Every chapter has its own hands on exercises for you to carry out to help you gain essential experience. You also have automatic glossary and search features to help you use the course as a ‘quick reference’ guide.
Course Completion Certificate
*Please note, unless stated otherwise or included in package, our online courses only offer course completion certificates ( £10 fee) and in all cases official testing (at a charge made by testing centre) is required to gain officially certified recognised qualifications.
Our Online IT Training Courses are available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week for any computer that has online access!
Unless otherwise specified, official exams are not included.
