WordPress
Website Development
Course Instructor: Abdul Wajad
Credit Hours: 60
What Students Will Learn
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Create & Set up their own WordPress website, including hosting, domain, and local host setup.
- Customize website design using themes, plugins, and page builder.
- Add & manage content such as posts, pages, and media
- Effective use of AI tools like Chat GPT for content generation with better prompts.
- Implement SEO best practices, optimize site performance, and secure their WordPress website.
- Integrate social media, set up e-commerce functionality with WooCommerce, and track analytics.
Course Outline
Week 1: WordPress Foundations: Setup and Basics
- Day 1: Overview of WordPress, its features, Market Share and Earning Potential
- Day 2: Setting up a WordPress site (Hosting, Domain, Installation)
- Day 3: Introduction to Local Hosts (XAMPP, WAMP and Local by Flywheel)
- Day 4: Understanding the WordPress Dashboard
- Day 5: Introduction to WordPress Themes, Installing and Customizing Themes
Week 2: Design and Content Mastery for WordPress using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Day 1: Customizing Your Site: Themes and Plugins
- Day 2: Introduction & practical working with Chat GPT and Prompt Engineering
- Day 3: Introduction & use of Canva for Basic designing
- Day 4: Creating and Managing Content (Posts, Pages, Media)
- Day 5: Creating Custom Menus and Widgets
Week 3: Advanced WordPress Development, SEO and Site Security
- Day 1: Building Custom Pages with Page Builders
- Day 2: Introduction to CSS for WordPress
- Day 3: SEO Best Practices for WordPress
- Day 4: Securing Your WordPress Site, Handling Comments and Spam Protection
- Day 5: Backup and Restore Procedures | Shifting Website from Local Host to Web Host
Week 4: e-Commerce Setup, Optimizing and Analyzing Your WordPress Site
- Day 1: Integrating Social Media and Analytics
- Day 2: Managing Multiple Users and Roles
- Day 3: Optimizing Site Performance
- Day 4: E-Commerce with WordPress (Woo Commerce)
- Day 5: Final Project Presentation and Q&A
