WordPress Essentials Courses
Sydney, Melbourne, Onsite and ONLINE
Introduction to WordPress Course
This one-day hands-on WordPress course will fast-track your expertise and productivity with using WordPress. Attend our live and real-time online courses or schedule a course at one of our training centres.
We will provide you with a solid foundation in the methods used to plan, build, maintain and customise responsive mobile-friendly WordPress websites. Learn best practice workflows as well as plenty of tips, so you can start working on your own site with confidence.
Our certified instructors work in the industry on real WordPress projects and can share with you, current industry trends, recommendations and examples.
The topics explored in training will provide you with the skills and knowledge key to managing any WordPress website. They can be directly applied to your own site on completion of the course.
Plan, create, design and extend: Learn how to plan a website, configure WordPress, create pages and posts, insert images, upload and link to PDFs, extend WordPress with plugins, install mobile-friendly themes, customise design elements, explore methods for keeping your site secure and choose web hosting.
Should you wish to work specifically on your own website, it is recommended you book a private training session. Similarly, if you have a WordPress site that uses a complex theme, private training may be a better option. Please contact us for further information.
Training Modules (Overview)
- Introduction to WordPress
- Tour of the WordPress Admin
- Site Planning & Configuration
- Content: Pages & Posts
- Content: Images & Media
- Content: Linking
- Managing User Accounts
- Site Security
- Managing Comments
- Choosing and Installing Themes
- Changing Site Appearance
- Introduction to Plugins
- Next Steps
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Course Outline
Introduction to WordPress
- What is a CMS?
- Background & Capabilities
- WordPress Powered Site Examples
- Common WordPress Terminology
Tour of WordPress Admin
- Switching between Admin & Live View
- Exploring Faster Workflows
- Using the Dashboard
- Navigating WordPress Tools
Site Planning & Configuration
- Planning a New Website
- Configuring WordPress
- Apply Home Page Settings
- Apply Regional Settings
- Define Search Friendly Permalinks
Content: Create Pages & Posts
- Pages vs Posts
- Create & Edit Pages & Posts
- Use the Block Editor
- Use the Classic Editor (On Request)
- Create a Page Using a Page Builder
- Apply Document & Block Settings
- Work with Page & Post Indexes
- Create Post Categories & Tags
Content: Images & Media
- Upload & Insert Images
- Image Optimisation: Size & File Types
- Apply Image Settings & Accessibility
- Set Post Featured Images
- Insert a YouTube Video
- Work with the Media Library
Content: Linking
- Create Links to Pages & Posts
- Upload & Link to PDFs
- Link to Other Websites
- Create Image Links
Managing User Accounts
- Managing your User Account
- WordPress User Permissions
- Create a New User Account
- Remove the Default Admin User
Site Security
- Manage WordPress & Plugin Updates
- Creating Secure Passwords
- Creating Website Backups
- Recommended Security Plugins
- Hide the WordPress Login Screen
Managing Comments
- Customise WordPress Comment Settings
- Comment Spam Management
- Moderating Comments
- Disabling Comment Functionality
Choosing & Installing Themes
- Choosing Suitable Themes
- Sourcing Free & Premium Themes
- Installing & Uploading Themes
- Designed Themes vs Page Builders
- Using Child Themes
Changing Site Appearance
- Creating and Editing Menus
- Using the Customizer to Edit Themes
- Link to Social Media Profiles
- Working with Widgets & Sidebars
Introduction to Plugins
- Plugin Best Practices
- Choosing Plugins
- Installing & Configuring Plugins
- Configuring Plugin Settings
- Recommended Plugins
Next Steps
- Finding Help Online
- Recommended Hosting Providers
- Post training Tips, Tricks & Resources
Prefer Private Training?
- Customise your course
- Choose your own dates
- Choose your location
WordPress Course Testimonials
“Alice is a fantastic tutor, very clear and happy to take on any questions and explain it in an easy to understand manner. I had no experience with WordPress and had tried googling self-paced courses with no luck. A face to face training workshop with Alice gave me all the skills I needed to get started with WordPress”
Rachel C, Web Designer
“This is such a wonderful course, that is both informative or practical. I definitely recommend it for anyone who will be managing or updating content on a WordPress site.”
Nadia K, Digital & Social Media Strategist
“Alice has so much knowledge in this area. She is extremely patient and so lovely. I felt very comfortable doing this course.”
Sabrina N, Team Admin
“WordPress Essentials course with Alice was very well presented and used lots of examples relevant for all attendees.”
Teri L, Account Manager
“Presenter was very good, clear and concise and in easy to understand language. Made time for all the students.”
Daniel R, Marketing/Comms
“A great course, so informative and Alice the trainer was helpful and made us feel very comfortable asking questions.”
Louise N, Product Manager
“Very relevant hands on use of WordPress. I can take this information and run with it straightaway.”
Amir Talib, IT Business Analyst
“The course was very informative and helped provide a basic understanding of the WordPress platform . I have attempted to learn this on my own however found it too challenging, this course broke it down and simplified the information I need in order to provide this as a service to my clients.”
Nicole Knights, Virtual Assistant
“I now feel much more confident to make the sites we manage much more interactive, user friendly and generally to enhace the user experience to encourage interaction and engagement. The widgets and the plug-ins seemed very complicated but are now de-mystified and I look forward to using them.”
Kathryn Maguire, Marketing Manager
“Enjoyable course with purposeful material to get you up and running with the basics for WordPress.”
Alex Mckenzie, Intensive Care Paramedic
“I thought the course had great information for beginners. It helped me understand hot the navigate the dashboard and customise my site.”
Brooke Byrne, Marketing Coordinator
“This was an excellent introduction to WordPress, with explanations accompanied by hands-on practice throughout the day.”
Francesca Beddie, Reseracher/trainer
“Fantastic course, great content, easy to understand.”
Michelle Kinkaid, Precedents & Software Manager
“I enjoyed the wordpress training with City Desktop Training, the presenter delivered the information in an easy to learn environment. Highly recommend them.”
Renee Malby,
“It was enjoyable and easy. Alot easier than I thought. thank you so much!”
Louis Reed, CEO
“Jonathon is an amazing teacher. He is an expert on the subject yet explains it in an easy to understand manner. I am primarily a print designer so the transition to web design is a completely different process. I would highly recommend this course.”
L Clarke, Graphic Designer
“Despite only being in the training session for a short while, I felt my knowledge and overall understanding of WordPress was enhanced through the clear and concise training offered by Jonathan.”
Jo Abignano, Director Community Relations
“Jonathon was very responsive and adaptable to questions and tailored the content of the course to meet our specific needs. The after course support included is a great feature too.”
Jacqueline Sherlock, Administrator
“I enjoyed the course Jonathon was a great instructor.”
James Prior, Graphic Designer
“John was very informative, open to discussion and helpful with specific areas I questioned, which were offshoots of my WordPress issues. My sincere thanks!”
Cherie Tucker, Director of Development and Enrolment
“Course was educational, looking forward to implementing my new skills.”
Paul Miskimmon, Graphic Designer
“The trainer was a geyser of knowledge - there was no question he didn't know the answer to, and was extremely helpful (and patient!) throughout the whole course.”
Linda Hehir, Graphic Designer