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Interested in creating a dynamic website using WordPress? Not only is WordPress a powerful blogging platform, but it is also a great way to set up a Content Management System (CMS). By turning your site into a CMS, it will be much easier to maintain, update and enhance with special functionality. This intensive course will teach you how to do a custom install of WordPress, modify existing themes, develop your own custom themes and install plugins.
This course is designed for people who are already familiar with HTML and CSS. Knowledge of PHP is a plus but is not required to take this class.
What Youll Learn
Section 1
Setting Up The Local Server
Topics
Installing MAMP/XAMPP
Installing WordPress
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Creating a Database
Installing WordPress
Creating a wp-config.php File
Installing Themes
Topics
Downloading a Theme from the WordPress Dashboard
Manually Installing a Theme
Creating a Child Theme
Topics
Importing Style Sheets
Adding Custom Header with Theme Name, Author, etc.
Modifying a Theme
Topics
Adding a Header Graphic
Customizing Links
Changing the Background
Section 2
Setting Up a WordPress Site
Topics
Installing WordPress.org Files
Creating a Database
Starting the MRP Theme
Topics
Setting Up the Theme
Creating Index.php
Swapping Static HTML for Dynamic PHP
The WordPress Loop
Topics
Displaying Posts
Adding/Customizing Posts
Continuing with the Loop
Topics
Displaying Post Time & Tags
Displaying Comments
Page Navigation
Fallback Content
Section 3
Splitting the Page into Templates
Topics
Creating Header, Footer, and Sidebar Templates
Adding Header and Footer Functions
Creating a Page for Single Posts
Topics
Making the Post Template
Adding a Comment Form
Customizing the Comments CSS
Creating Pages
Topics
Creating the Page Template
Adding the Title
Adding New Pages
Inserting Images
Customizing the Nav Menu
Topics
Creating functions.php
Creating the Menu
Customizing the Menu Order
Section 4
Customizing the Sidebar
Topics
Registering New Sidebars
Adding Widgets to Sidebars
Installing an Image Widget
Creating a Custom Page Template
Topics
Creating a Custom Template
Creating a Custom Query in the Loop
Adding a Contact Form
Topics
Installing the Contact Form 7 Plugin
Adding the Form to a Page
Uploading a WordPress Site
Topics
Exporting a Database
Modifying the SQL to Use Appropriate Absolute URLs
Uploading WordPress
Importing a Database
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