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Understanding what's WordPress once and for all
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Getting your hands on WordPress
Making sense of basic internet terminology: hosting, servers, database, and the like -
WordPress content types: what are they and their differences
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How WordPress's admin dashboard is structured
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Making the right call: when to use a custom post type
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Posts, Pages, and Themes: making a sense out of it
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How to create content on WordPressThe most basic concept: appearance vs function (shared)
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Making the right call: when to use a page or a dynamic template
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A quick view on additional terms: glossary for beginners
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Editing your content on WordPress: editors
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Browsing through plugins and add-ons: the WordPress's ecosystem
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The most common types of rework people face for bad decisions
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How to develop an efficient websiteSite performance: making your pages faster to load (how to avoid creating performance issues early on)
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Making the right call: when to install a new plugin vs develop from scratch
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Different ways to create your content: WP's native editor, page builders, template, and custom content
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Understanding menus and widgets
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Making the right call: ways to use menus and widgets
One of the first things you’ll need to understand about WordPress is that it’s a Content Management System (CMS).
A CMS allows you to easily create and manage your website, with little to no need to touch code. It may sound simple, but having control over your site means more than just being able to edit its content. If you’re going to be working with WordPress, you need to understand the features that make up this powerful system. We will cover them in this course.
In this lesson, we will understand what WordPress is once and for all and learn a little bit about the history of WordPress.