WordPress 5 Essential Training: Site Administration is the second of 13 chapters in the Learning Path called Become a Junior WordPress Developer offered through LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com). I have completed this course. This educational opportunity is a supplement to the WordPress Dressing virtual self-study group offerings supported by Boston PHP Meetup.
WordPress 5: Site Administration
Course Details
WordPress is an easy way to get a website up and running. However, sometimes you want to take a WordPress site further. WordPress 5 Essential Training: Site Administration shows you how to administer a self-hosted WordPress site. You’ll learn how to work with the settings, including important privacy settings, and configure your site’s style, menus, widgets, and theme with the Customizer. In addition, you’ll find out how to extend WordPress with plugins, add and manage users, and manage comments and spam. Lastly, you’ll also receive tips for keeping your WordPress site secure and up to date, as well as, troubleshoot it when something goes wrong.
Topics covered in this course include the following:
- Adjusting settings
- Changing discussion and privacy settings
- Using the Customizer to adjust site identity and visuals
- Creating and customizing menus
- Installing and activating themes
- Extending WordPress with plugins
- Adding and managing users
- Managing comments and spam
- WordPress security and maintenance
Become a Junior WordPress Developer
Learning Path Overview
This learning path consists of three primary areas as follows:
- Learn the essentials of WordPress and web standards
- Build a custom WordPress theme
- Discover advanced developer tools and techniques
Previously completed courses in this 13-course, 31-hour Learning Path include the following:
Boston PHP
Boston PHP is the largest education-focused Meetup in New England with more than 3,800 members. Our mission is to engage members in continuing education efforts. As a result, we offer services beyond in-person meetups. A cornerstone of our member engagement strategy is this virtual self-study group initiative called Web Apprentices.
If you would like to learn WordPress as part of a group of like-minded web developers, join Boston PHP Meetup and sign up for the next WordPress Dressing self-study group.
Gene Babon
Gene Babon is a team leader, project manager and web developer who is actively seeking next management-level opportunity. Learn more at Pick a lane. Keep driving.
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