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Introduction to WordPress
In this section we'll explain how this course works and take you through the process of installing WordPress and finding your way around its interface.
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Adding content to your site
Here we'll learn about the different ways that WordPress categorises your content and take you through the process of setting up the first pages of your website.
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Making your site look nice
We'll discuss how you can change the look and feel of your site using themes, then we'll install a new theme and explore some of the styling options it offers.
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Structuring your site
It's important for your site to have a clear structure, so in this section we'll explore how to add a menu to your site as well as other ways you can help people to find the content they're interested in.
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Adding functionality to your site
We'll explain how you can add functionality to your site using widgets and plugins and look in more depth at some of the styling options available in the Astra theme.
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Adding more functionality
Each video in this section explores how to add a different kind of functionality to your site, focusing on some of the most common things that people want to be able to do.
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Privacy and security
It's vital that you ensure your site is secure, so in this section we'll give you some advice on security and privacy within the context of WordPress.
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Getting found on Google
A brief overview of some of the things to consider if you want to ensure that your site gets found on Google.
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Next steps
What next? Here are some resources you might find useful if you want to develop your site further.
Finding your way around the admin panel
This video shows you what you’ll see when you first install WordPress and log into your site. Watch it and learn:-
- How to toggle between the front and the back of your site
- How to control what you see in the admin area of your site
WordPress enables you to easily toggle between the front end of your site (what visitors to the site can see) and the backend of the site (an administration area that only you, or other people with login details can see) by clicking on the name of the site in the top right hand corner of the screen.
Activity
- Toggle between the front and back of your site a few times
- Have a look at the screen options menu (drop down from the top right hand corner of the screen) and experiment with turning different aspects of the display on and off