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Using WordPress for your Business Website: Taster Session 28 November 2013 2pm-4pm

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November 28 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Timetable

2:00-2:30 PM

  • Introduction
  • WordPress: Helping you achieve the impossible
  • Basic concepts (domain, web hosting, analytics & SEO)
  • Configuring domain, web hosting & installing WordPress
  • The WordPress dashboard & settings
  • Media library & images
  • Themes (installing, configuring & customising)

2:30-3:00 pM

  • Importing theme content
  • Posts vs Pages
  • Adding content: text, links, images, videos, maps & documents
  • Creating & editing a Post
  • Post attributes (Categories & tags)
  • Managing comments in a post
  • Creating & editing a Page

3:00-3:30 PM

  • Page attributes (parent, template and order)
  • Plugins vs Widgets: When a theme is not enough
  • Installing & configuring a Plugin
  • Users & access levels
  • Backing up your WordPress site

3:30-4:00 PM

  • eCommerce
  • Securing your WordPress site
  • Updating WordPress, theme & plugins
  • Next steps
  • End of taster session

After the session

  • Feel free to ask questions to the WordPress trainer directly
  • Opportunity to network with your fellow attendees

Using WordPress for Your Business Website

WordPress

  • Installing WordPress
  • Normal installation versus 1-click install
  • Importing pages and post from one WordPress to another

WordPress Dashboard

  • Screen Options
  • Posts and Pages
  • Media
  • Post Comments
  • Appearance, themes, widgets and menus
  • Plugins and plugin settings
  • Users and access levels
  • Tools & import
  • Settings

Terms & concepts

  • Domain names
  • Web hosting
  • Web Analytics
  • Social Media
  • SEO

Differences

  • WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
  • Web hosting vs cloud hosting
  • Posts versus Pages
  • Plugins versus Widgets

Optional

  • You can bring a laptop, tablet or notepad

Please note that you will not be required to purchase a domain, WordPress theme, plugins or sign up to a web hosting account before attending this taster session. If you have a domain, web hosting and WordPress installed, consider signing up for the one day or three days course. It is however in your best interest to have at least the following: Twitter, Facebook and gmail account (especially if you’re thinking of setting up your own website).

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Details

Date: November 28, 2013

Time: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Organizer

Luckywebs Limited

Phone: 0208 969 2018

Email: rafi@luckywebs.co.uk

Website: www.luckywebs.co.uk

Venue

Portobello Business Centre

6 Canalside House, 383 Ladbroke grove London, London W10 5AA United Kingdom

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