Course Overview
TOPThis two-day advanced WordPress class is the second level in the WordPress training program at American Graphics Institute. This WordPress course builds upon the fundamentals covered in the introductory WordPress training. Concepts covered in this advanced WordPress course include customizing a WordPress site with a drag-and-drop page builder, utilizing child themes, and using a web inspector tool. This WordPress course also details the process of planning that should occur before embarking on creating or changing WordPress sites, as well as how to utilize the power of plugins for Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Structural WordPress concepts include WordPress site backups and creating a development site for testing purposes. This WordPress training covers a wide range of valuable topics to any WordPress user while providing the hands-on practice necessary for growing proficiency and confidence in developing and managing sites built upon WordPress.
Scheduled Classes
TOPWhat You'll Learn
TOPWhat you ll learn in this advanced WordPress training course:
- Understanding WordPress themes
- Creating a WordPress theme from static HTML and CSS
- Coding template files Creating Custom post types
- Building Advanced custom fields Modifying existing themes
- Creating child themes
- PHP Essentials
- Installing WordPress on a Local Server
- Moving a WordPress Install
- Troubleshooting common problems
- Suggested plugins and resources
Outline
TOP- Customizing WordPress themes
- WordPress child themes
- Theme customization using a web inspector tool
- Using a drag-and-drop content builder
- WordPress SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Backing-up WordPress sites
- Restoring WordPress sites from a backup
- Creating a development WordPress sites for testing
- Moving WordPress sites from development to production environments
- Understanding and using content types
- Working with essential WordPress plugins
- Troubleshooting WordPress issues
- WordPress security best practices
- Planning a WordPress site
- WordPress Q&A: Answering site-specific WordPress questions
Prerequisites
TOPAn understanding of all topics covered in the introductory WordPress course is required to participate in this class.
Who Should Attend
TOPThis WordPress training class is for professionals who already use or maintain WordPress sites and want to know how to customize sites, create themes that go beyond those available online, and to troubleshoot and maintain sites more efficiently.