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WordPress Website Tutorial for Absolute Beginners

Web Monkey via YouTube

Overview

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Embark on a comprehensive 3-hour 41-minute WordPress tutorial designed for absolute beginners. Learn the fundamentals of WordPress, including the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, domain registration, and web hosting. Master the installation process, navigate the WordPress backend, configure settings, and understand user roles. Explore essential concepts like pages, posts, categories, tags, and media management. Dive into the Gutenberg page builder, discover themes and plugins, and create menus and widgets. Build a complete website step-by-step, covering homepage construction, blog setup, and contact page creation. Gain hands-on experience with Astra Starter Templates and customize your site's footer. By the end, acquire the skills to confidently build and manage your own WordPress website from start to finish.

Syllabus

- Intro
- WordPress vs WordPress
- Introduction to domains & web hosting
- Buying hosting and domain names
- How to Install WordPress
- How to Install WordPress Locally with Local
- The WordPress Backend
- WordPress General Settings
- How to Edit your Profile Account
- WordPress User Roles
- Pages vs Posts
- How to Create a Page
- Categories vs Tags
- The Media Library
- How to Import the Images
- Creating our First Post
- How to Import Posts
- Working with Images
- The Gutenberg Page Builder
- Introduction to WordPress Themes
- Introduction to WordPress Plugins
- Widgets & Sidebars
- Choosing our Theme
- Creating our Menus
- Setting up the Home and Blog Pages
- Building the Header
- Building the Homepage Part 1
- Building the Homepage Part 2
- Building the Homepage Part 3
- Building the Homepage Part 4
- Building the Homepage Part 5
- Building the Homepage Part 6
- Building the Blog Page
- Building the Contact Page
- Working with the Astra Starter Templates
- Modifying the Footer
- Conclusion

Taught by

Web Monkey

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