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WordPress Intermediate
Learn how to take your WordPress website to the next levelPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 37 lessons.
Intermediate Provider : Chrissy Rey 9 chapters · 37 Lessons · 3h 58m in English
Course Description
As the most widely used content management system in the world, WordPress powers almost half of all websites. It is so popular due to its ease-of-use, flexibility, and open-source license. With a very active developer community, WordPress has thousands of plugins and themes that allow developers to extend the appearance and functionality of their websites. WordPress users can create a wide range of web applications, including simple blogs, corporate websites, e-commerce stores, online courses, business directories, and much more.
In the WordPress Intermediate course, you will expand your WordPress knowledge. That will include using reusable blocks and block patterns to speed up your workflow, adding sidebars and widgets, using HTML and CSS in WordPress, adding search engine optimization (SEO) and e-commerce functionality, creating custom themes, and working with custom post types and taxonomies. By developing familiarity in these key areas, you will build versatile web development skills with a wide range of practical uses.
What You'll Learn
- Improve your WordPress workflow using reusable blocks and block patterns
- Add and edit sidebars and widgets, including with the Widget Options plugin
- Apply HTML and CSS in WordPress through the Customizer, blocks, and menus
- Add SEO and e-commerce functionality using plugins like Yoast, Rank Math, and WooCommerce
- Create a custom WordPress theme by working with stylesheets, templates, and functions
- Use custom post types and taxonomies in WordPress
Key Takeaways
- WordPress is the most widely used content management system in the world, powering almost half of all websites.
- Its popularity comes from its ease-of-use, flexibility, and open-source license.
- An active developer community provides thousands of plugins and themes to extend a website's appearance and functionality.
- WordPress can be used to build a wide range of web applications, including blogs, corporate sites, e-commerce stores, online courses, and business directories.
- Developing familiarity with these intermediate areas builds versatile web development skills with a wide range of practical uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for WordPress users who want to expand their existing knowledge and build more versatile, intermediate-level web development skills.
What topics does the WordPress Intermediate course cover?
It covers reusable blocks and block patterns, sidebars and widgets, using HTML and CSS in WordPress, adding SEO and e-commerce functionality, creating custom themes, and working with custom post types and taxonomies.
What SEO and e-commerce tools are covered?
The course covers SEO tools including Yoast SEO, Rank Math SEO, and All-in-One SEO, plus Google Analytics and Google Search Console, and e-commerce tools including WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, MemberPress, and LearnDash.
Will I learn how to build a custom theme?
Yes. The course covers the anatomy of a theme, the theme stylesheet, theme templates, and theme functions so you can create your own custom WordPress theme.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will build skills with WordPress, the Gutenberg block editor, the Divi WordPress theme, WordPress Admin, and WP Query.
