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Overview\nIn this class you will learn to launch your website quickly with the help of a quick WordPress installation guide; create a quality website with a proper assembly of important subpages; install and work with plugins and widgets; install and create attractive themes for your website; create custom menus to improve the user experience of your website; upload multimedia content such as images, audio, and video easily and effectively.\n\nThis WordPress Level 1 course will be the building block to your experience with WordPress. It will give you the fundamental administrative functions of the WordPress dashboard and a solid understanding of basic themes and plugins.\n\nMore than just providing an easy way to make a good looking web site or blog, WordPress was developed with search engine optimization in mind. The class also covers how to use powerful SEO plugins so that you will be more easily found online.\n\nAudience\nAnyone new to WordPress or who is self-taught on the product is a good candidate for this course. No prior WordPress knowledge is needed. No prior web development or programming skills are required. This course is designed for non-technical users who are more interested in content management and search engine optimization than the technical aspects of web site creation.\n\nCourse Outline\n\n1: INTRODUCING WORDPRESS\n\nGetting into WordPress\nUnderstanding the common terms\nWhy choose WordPress?\nGetting to know the WordPress family\nDigging into WordPress – the features\nLearning more with online WordPress resources\nStaying updated with WordPress news\nUnderstanding the Codex\nGetting support from other users\nUsing theme and plugin directories\n\n2: GETTING STARTED WITH WORDPRESS\n\nBuilding your WordPress website – start here\nThe two worlds of WordPress – the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org\nGetting and installing WordPress\nInstalling WordPress through an auto-installer script\nThe wp-admin panel\nGetting a Gravatar\n\n3: CREATING BLOG CONTENT\n\nWordPress admin conventions\nPosting on your blog\nDiscussion on your blog – comments\nAdding and managing categories\n\n4: PAGES, MEDIA, AND IMPORTING/EXPORTING CONTENT\n\nPages\nMedia library\nImporting/exporting content\n\n5: PLUGINS - WHAT THEY ARE AND WHY YOU NEED THEM\n\nBreaking down plugins – what are they?\nInstalling a plugin – how to go about this\nThe must-have pack of plugins