Course

WordPress for Beginners

Learn your way around WordPress and run your own website without waiting for anyone else.

  • Beginner
  • 12 lessons
  • About 1 hour 30 minutes
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Lessons

Course contents

Finding your way around

Meet WordPress and learn what everything is for.

  1. What is WordPress5 min
  2. The WordPress dashboard6 min
  3. Pages and posts5 min

Editing your content

Change words, add pages and posts, and keep your menu tidy.

  1. Edit a page with blocks8 min
  2. Add a new page6 min
  3. Write a blog post7 min
  4. Images and menus9 min

Making it yours

Change the look of your website and add useful extras.

  1. Choose a theme7 min
  2. Install a plugin8 min

Keeping it running

Updates, backups and simple habits that keep your website safe.

  1. Update WordPress safely7 min
  2. Back up your website7 min
  3. Keep WordPress safe8 min

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