Wordpress Training & Development 2 Day Intensive Workshop – £347 – 06/03/10 – Burraton House – Dorchester, Dorset

Wordpress is quickly becoming one of the most sought after content management systems in the world. What started out as a simple way to keep an online diary of sorts (a web log) has rapidly morphed into the world’s standard for web based content delivery.

With the regular upgrades the core of Wordpress is regularly modified and updated to reflect current trends, making it simple and easy for everyone to use and administer. This TWO day workshop is designed to take the Wordpress beginner through the process of setting up and maintaining a Wordpress managed website or blog.

At the end of the Two Day Training Event delegates will be able to:

- Set up a hosting account, domain name and database for their new website
- Download and install Wordpress
- Find, install and configure basic or custom Wordpress templates
- Build, set up and administer a website using the Wordpress software
- Find, install and configure both plugins and widgets that extend Wordpress functionality
- Create and manage users and administrators
- Manage content to match the objectives of the website or blog

Specifically, delegates will be able to:-

Configure all options at Wordpress setup
- General Settings
- Reading Settings
- Writing Settings
- Permalinks
- Discussion Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings

Administer Wordpress
- Determine the function of the new site/blog
- Upgrade Wordpress quickly and easily
- Set up users, administrators and roles
- Install Akismet to prevent spam
- Implement tools that will help measure the effectiveness of your site/blog
- Back-up and restore the database and the site/blog

Use Wordpress plugins and widgets
- Understand the difference between plugins and widgets
- Identify appropriate plugins and widgets
- Download and install plugins and widgets

Add Content in WordPress
- Understand the difference between posts and pages
- Know how to find and write about RELEVANT topics according to the objectives of the site/blog
- Set up and use links (if appropriate)
- Set up and use media (if appropriate)
- Create and manage categories
- Manage content using parent and child pages
- Understand the function of tags
- Understand the relevance of comments
- Understand the purpose of excerpts for Search Engine Optimization/SEO
- Understand the purpose of custom fields

Manage Media in WordPress
- When, how and why to use media in the site
- Upload and manage images
- Upload, embed and manage video
- Upload, embed and manage audio