Course Description
Aimed at journalists and non-journalists alike this course will give you the tools you need to build your own website. For most people, the idea of building their own website is a daunting one. The options are either to use a pre-templated website, which lacks flexibility, or to hire a web designer to do it for you. Using WordPress as a content management system, you don't need technical or coding skills to leave the course with your own site that you can work on from anywhere.
Whether you want a portfolio or CV, a travel site or platform for your work, the course will teach you the five basic building blocks of using WordPress. It will also explain the ins and outs of domains and hosting services.
Course Outline
- Why have a website?
- What makes a good website
- The basics of navigation
- Examples of good and bad sites
- An introduction to WordPress themes
- Turning your WordPress site from a blog into a website
- Building your navigation
- Using widgets and page templates
- Managing pictures
- An introduction to WordPress plug-ins, how to install and use them
- Measuring your site using Google Analytics
- Promoting your site on the web: Search Engine Optimisation and social media
Course Length
- 1 Day