WordPress: Complete Website Creation and Management

STEM and Technological Innovation
Duration:
20 Hours (5 Days)
Language:
English
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Course Overview

WordPress: Complete Website Creation & Management is a practical course designed to guide participants through every step of building, customising, and managing a professional website with WordPress. Starting from the basics, learners will explore site setup, theme selection, and content creation, before progressing to advanced features such as plugin integration, security, and optimisation. The course emphasises real-world application, with hands-on activities and project-based learning, allowing participants to develop a fully functional website tailored to their needs. Whether aiming to create a blog, portfolio, business site, or online shop, participants will finish the course with the knowledge and confidence to manage and grow their WordPress presence independently.

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Course Objectives
  • Understand the key concepts, structure, and potential of the WordPress platform.
  • Set up, configure, and secure a WordPress website from scratch.
  • Create, organise, and manage website content effectively using pages, posts, and multimedia elements.
  • Customise website design through themes, menus, widgets, and basic CSS.
  • Extend website functionality using plugins and third-party integrations.
  • Implement essential security measures and maintain site performance.
  • Apply best practices in SEO and user experience to optimise websites for visibility and accessibility.
  • Manage users, roles, and collaboration tools within WordPress.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve common issues related to content, design, and site management.
  • Plan, build, launch, and present a complete WordPress website suited to specific goals.
Schedule

Module 1: The World of WordPress and Digital Presence

  • WordPress in the global web ecosystem: market share, types of projects, and evolution
  • WordPress.com vs WordPress.org: which to choose?
  • Key concepts: CMS, open source, themes, plugins, widgets, Gutenberg editor
  • Domain, hosting and SSL: best practices for a professional presence

Module 2: Installing, Setting Up, and Securing Your Site

  • Selecting hosting providers: shared, managed, cloud options
  • Manual vs one-click installation, and moving from local to live
  • Essential site settings: language, time zone, permalinks, privacy, security basics
  • Enabling HTTPS and first steps for protecting your site

Module 3: Content Creation and Editorial Workflow

  • Creating pages and posts with Gutenberg blocks and reusable templates
  • Structuring content: headings, multimedia, links, SEO-friendly writing
  • Organising with categories and tags for navigation and SEO
  • Managing the media library efficiently (images, documents, galleries, video)

Module 4: Themes, Design and Visual Identity

  • Selecting, installing and customising free/premium themes
  • Customising with the Customizer and/or theme builders (Elementor, WPBakery, etc.)
  • Creating custom menus, footers and sidebars
  • Design trends: responsive design, accessibility, mobile-first, and branding

Module 5: Plugins, Extensions and Integrations

  • Essential plugins for every site: security, SEO, backups, forms, analytics, caching
  • Evaluating plugin quality and avoiding conflicts
  • Integrating external services: email marketing (Mailchimp), analytics (Google Analytics), social media
  • Automating tasks with plugins and third-party tools (Zapier, IFTTT)

Module 6: Site Structure, Navigation and UX

  • Planning a logical and user-friendly site architecture
  • Advanced navigation: breadcrumbs, mega menus, sticky navigation, mobile menus
  • Widgets, sidebars, and dynamic content areas
  • Best practices for user experience and accessibility (WCAG basics)

Module 7: User Management, Roles and Collaboration

  • User roles, capabilities, and permission strategies
  • Managing multiple authors and editorial workflows (drafts, reviews, approvals)
  • Community building: comments, moderation, user-generated content
  • GDPR compliance, privacy policies, and legal pages

Module 8: Advanced Customisation and Branding

  • Creating and using child themes safely
  • Basic CSS and simple customisations without breaking the site
  • Adding custom code (header, footer, functions) and best practices
  • Integrating branding: logos, colours, fonts, and custom favicon

Module 9: Security, Performance and Maintenance

  • Core security measures: backups, firewalls, anti-spam, updates
  • Speed optimisation: caching, image compression, lazy loading, CDN
  • Troubleshooting errors, plugin conflicts, and theme issues
  • Creating a regular maintenance and update routine

Module 10: SEO, Analytics and Website Launch

  • WordPress SEO essentials: permalinks, meta tags, sitemaps, schema, Yoast/Rank Math
  • Setting up Google Analytics and Search Console
  • Final usability checks: testing on devices, browser compatibility, accessibility, and speed tests
  • Launching the site, basic promotion strategies, and peer review

Module 11: Capstone Project – Building a Professional Website

  • Planning and designing a complete WordPress website (e.g. business, portfolio, blog, e-commerce)
  • Applying all modules: content, design, security, SEO, integrations, etc.
  • Presentation and live demonstration of the project
  • Group feedback, reflection, and recommendations for improvement.

 

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Price

Each quotation is personalized and depends on several factors, such as the number of participants, the number of training hours, the location of the course, and any additional services requested.
The training can be funded through programs such as Erasmus+ (KA1 – Learning Mobility), among other European support mechanisms. For more information about funding, participants should contact their sending organization or their country’s National Agency directly.

Important Info

Certificate

A Certificate of Participation is awarded to participants who attend at least 80% of the sessions and demonstrate consistent engagement and commitment throughout the training.

Schedule

The time of classes, whether in the morning or afternoon is determined by the provider. The schedule may vary considerably based on participants’ preferences and the trainer’s discretion regarding any modifications.

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Equipment

Bring a laptop or tablet to use during the sessions.

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