This course is free to Hackney residents. WordPress started as the world’s favourite blogging platform, but is now commonly used as a flexible content management system on which to build highly functional self-hosted websites. This two-day WordPress course will enable you to build your own self-hosted Word Press web site from scratch.

The course covers the following:

• WordPress interface and dashboard
• Configuring General Settings
• Adding Users and assigning Roles
• Previewing and installing Themes
• Understanding the difference between Pages and Posts
• Creating / using Post Categories
• Using the built-in Page Builder to design pages with text and media
• Previewing, publishing and page revisions
• Creating and editing menus
• Understanding the Media Library
• Working with Theme Customiser
• Adding Widgets to Sidebar / Footer
• Selecting and installing Plug-ins

Completing this course will enable you to:

• Become confident using WordPress for professional or personal use
• Achieve a working knowledge of WordPress as a Content Management System
• Know your way around the WordPress interface
• Understand WordPress’ features and capabilities
• Build a user-friendly and easily maintained website
• Confidently customise the Theme and visual elements
• Add functional elements with Plug-ins and Widgets

Course requirements:

This course is provided free of charge to Hackney residents who have UK/EU citizenship and were aged 19 or older on 31/08/2021. To enrol you will need to give a Hackney address. The course runs on 2 days on Thursday and Friday.

Places are booked on a first come first served basis. We are operating a stand by / waiting list in case courses are fully booked.

This course is suitable for anyone with basic PC or Mac skills who wishes to learn how to create a website with WordPress.