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Setting A Static Page As Your Homepage
Most WordPress themes are set up to show your most recent blog post as your front page, but have you wondered how to create a static page as your homepage on your WordPress website? If so, this lesson is for you. In this lesson, you will learn how to set up a static page as…
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Introduction To CSS
Description In this lesson you will learn about CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) and how it is the code that determines how your web pages will look. CSS defines elements such as layout, colors and fonts. In this walkthrough you will learn what CSS is and how to use CSS selectors and styles with a WordPress…
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Settings
In this lesson, you will learn what the first steps in configuring the WordPress Dashboard → Settings area of your WordPress website will be. This walkthrough will give you an understanding of the options in the Settings tab and the basics of your website. Objectives After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Configure the basic settings of your…
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What You Can Do With WordPress
In this lesson plan, you will learn about the many ways WordPress can be used to create blogs, websites, systems, apps, and much more! Objectives After completing this lesson, participants will be able to: Identify multiple ways WordPress can be utilized. Prerequisite Skills Participants will get the most from this lesson if they have familiarity…
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Template Hierarchy
In this lesson, you will learn how the WordPress Template Hierarchy is a powerful system that allows you to create front-end templates for many types of WordPress pages. This lesson will teach you what the WordPress Template Hierarchy is and how to use it to serve a variety of pages. Objectives After completing this lesson,…
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Widget Areas
What is a widget area? Why would you add one to your theme? This lesson demonstrates how to add widget areas to your theme and how to add content to these areas. Objectives After completing this lesson, participants will be able to: Describe the purpose and functions of widget areas Practice the steps of adding…
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Template Tour
Templates are the WordPress theme files used to render website pages. Getting acquainted with templates is an important step in learning to build themes for WordPress. This walkthrough will explain what templates are and introduce you to commonly used templates and template tags so you can edit and make your own templates. Objectives At the end…
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Local Install
In this lesson, you will learn how to install WordPress locally on your own computer. Prerequisite Skills Participants will get the most from this lesson if they have familiarity with: Experience downloading and installing programs on their computer. Administrative access to their local machine. Familiarity with the file system of their computer. Objectives After completing this…
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The Loop
In this lesson, you will learn what The Loop is and when to use it? This step-by-step walkthrough will give you an understanding of how to use The Loop to display lists of post titles, links, and other content. Objectives After completing this lesson, you will be able to: Define The Loop. Explain why The Loop…
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Theme Accessibility
Making your WordPress theme accessible has multiple benefits. Not only do you make it more friendly to the various devices and environments that people of all abilities use on a daily basis but search engines also reward efforts to make sites accessible. Description In this lesson, we’ll go over a few basic things that can be incorporated…