Website Design with WordPress

Setting Up Web Hosting

• Sign Up for IONOS Web Hosting Account (Video Tutorial)
• Setting Up SSL Certificate (Video Tutorial & Required for All Sites!)
• Class Handout | Full Slides

WordPress Video Tutorials

• WordPress Dashboard Tutorial
• Changing General Settings
• Installing a WordPress Theme
• Installing Plugins
• Difference Between Pages & Posts
• Creating Blog Categories

• Reordering Blog Posts
• Adding/Editing Your Navigation Menu
• How to Create a Dropdown Menu
• Difference Between Widgets & Plugins
• Removing Comments from Your Site

Production Tools

• Free WordPress Themes
• Canva (Free Photo Editor | Video Tutorial)
• PIXLR (Free Photo Editor | Video Tutorial)
• Apple iMovie | Video Tutorial

• OpenShot (Free Video Editor | Tutorial)
• 6 Ways To Write Better Content
• Definitive Guide to SEO
• Web Design/Usability Resources

Elementor Page Editor Video Tutorials

• Installation
• Editor Overview
• Text Editor Overview
• Creating Your First Page
• Adding a New Section

• Editing Sections & Columns
• Editing Pages for Mobile Display
• Changing Section/Column Style Options
• How to Add Entrance Animations
• How to Build an Online Store

WORDPRESS PLUGINS

• Akismet (Blog Spam Filter)
• All In One SEO Pack  | Video Tutorial
• WordFence Security | Video Tutorial
• Ninja Forms | Video Tutorial
• Ninja Forms + Paypal
• Ninja Forms w/ File Uploader
• Ninja Tables | Video Tutorial
• Google Analytics Dashboard

• Jetpack | Video Tutorial
• Page/Post Duplicator
• Simple Share Buttons Adder
• WooCommerce | Video Tutorial
• Enable Media Replace
• LiveHelpNow Chat Plugin
• IgniteWoo UPS Shipping Plugin
• PixelYourSite ( Facebook Pixel/Google Analytics)

Google Services & Third Party Software

• Google Analytics Tutorial
• Google Search Console Tutorial
• Free Broken Link Checker

• MailChimp
• Constant Contact
• CallRail (Call Tracking Platform)

Royalty Free Photos/Images/Video

• Pixabay
• OpenClipArt
• Depositphotos

• Pexels (Video/Photos)
• Unsplash
• Public Domain/Free Image Sites