Wordpress Kung Fu (2018 course) & Wordpress Ninja (2016 course)
Do you want to learn how to make a website or blog that not only looks great, but can also sell merchandise (including physical or digital goods). Managing your own Wordpress-based site allows you the freedom to do whatever you want, with thousands of easy-to-install themes and plugin.
If you've been afraid of tinkering with Wordpress in the past, or just turned off by the learning curve, well that ends now! This multi-session video tutorial series will start you off with the basics, and then tackle some of the coolest things you can do with Wordpress as your trusty backend. And if you're a totally beginner to web development, well fear not, because administering a Wordpress site isn't much harder than managing your Facebook profile!
| Module 1 | Wordpress Kung Fu - Installation and Essential Know-How for first-timers to Wordpress | |
| In this section we'll cover the initial installation and setup for Wordpress, as well as the basics of page and post creation, essential plugins, widgets and more. | ||
| Unit 1 | Wordpress Installation | |
| Unit 2 | Wordpress Themes and Pages vs Posts Overview | |
| Unit 3 | Plugins Part 1 - Jetpack Plugin | |
| Unit 4 | Plugins Part 2 - Some Essential, some just recommended | |
| Unit 5 | Facebook Pixel (install NOW, trust me) | |
| Unit 6 | Widgets | |
| Module 2 | Wordpress Kung Fu Adding a Premium Theme | |
| In this section we'll discuss our recommended theme to really make your site stunning. And yes, it is a Premium (paid) theme, but also very affordable. | ||
| Unit 1 | Cardinal Theme - Installation and Introduction | |
| Unit 2 | Cardinal Theme Part 2 - Displaying Recent Posts within Pages | |
| Unit 3 | Cardinal Theme - UI Elements 1 - Accordian | |
| Unit 4 | Cardinal Theme - UI Elements 2 - Message Boxes and Icons | |
| Unit 5 | Cardinal Theme - UI Elements 3 - Site Map, Toggle, Tabs, Search | |
| Unit 6 | Cardinal Theme - UI Elements 4 - Tour Boxes and Saving your Elements to Port to other Pages | |
| Module 3 | Wordpress Ninja (2016 Course) - The Basics | |
| In these videos you'll learn what WordPress is all about and why it's the backend of over 75 million of website. You'll learn about the Administration Screen, Toolbar, General Settings, Themes, Pages & Posts (basics) and Menus. | ||
| Unit 1 | Setting up your Wordpress Site (Text Notes) | |
| Unit 2 | Welcome to the Series | |
| Unit 3 | Setting Up Your Profile | |
| Unit 4 | Basic Settings | |
| Unit 5 | Theme Installation | |
| Unit 6 | Theme Customization | |
| Unit 7 | Pages And Posts | |
| Unit 8 | Menus | |
| Unit 9 | Companion PDF for Session 1 | |
| Module 4 | Wordpress Ninja (2016 Course) - Session 2 - Plugins | |
| WordPress has a lot of great features, and one of those features is plugins. Plugins can either be installed manually or through one of the Plugin Repositories. One of the most popular repositories, and the one we’ll be working with in this tutorial is the Official WordPress Plugins Repository. Once installed, plugins extend your WordPress by adding (or modifying) functionality. For example, in this tutorial I’ll show you how to install a plugin named Ninja Forms which will handle all of the forms on your site. | ||
| Unit 1 | Wordpress Plugins | |
| Unit 2 | Installing Plugins | |
| Unit 3 | All In One SEO | |
| Unit 4 | Jetpack | |
| Unit 5 | Simple Follow Me | |
| Unit 6 | Ninja Forms | |
| Unit 7 | Custom Shortcode | |
| Unit 8 | TablePress | |
| Unit 9 | Duplicator | |
| Unit 10 | Wrap-Up | |
| Unit 11 | Companion PDF for Session 2 | |
| Module 5 | Wordpress Ninja (2016 Course) - Adding Content | |
| This session will get into the nitty-gritty details of adding content to your Wordpress site. | ||
| Unit 1 | Session Overview | |
| Unit 2 | Public Service Announcement | |
| Unit 3 | Posts | |
| Unit 4 | Categories And Tags | |
| Unit 5 | Pages | |
| Unit 6 | Working With The Editor | |
| Unit 7 | Media Library | |
| Unit 8 | Image Editing | |
| Unit 9 | Bonus Video - Tammy at Work | |
