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Learn how to build your small business website using WordPress.
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BASIC WEB DESIGN Create Your Own Website in Under 2 Hours
Introduction: I’m Dana Williams. I will be teaching you how to build your own website using WordPress. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Objectives: • Basic web design terminology • Web design best practices • Create a basic web site Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
What is WordPress: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach According to Wikipedia: WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool and content management system (CMS).
Why WordPress: More than 72 million websites have been created using WordPress. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Web Design Prep: STEP ONE: Determine the purpose of your website. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Create an Outline: STEP TWO: Create an outline for your site. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Pages to Create: STEP THREE: Create content for each page. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach Home About Us Store/Sales Page Blog Contact Us
Claim Your Free WordPress Site: STEP FOUR: Clam your free WordPress site. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Select Your Web Address: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Update Website Settings: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Update Your Profile: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Update Site’s Appearance: USE THE “SPECTRUM” THEME FOR THIS PROJECT Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Customize Theme: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Header vs No Header: Page with Header Page without Header Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
More Theme Options: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Removing Content: Remove all WordPress content before adding your own. Remove the following: • Pages • Posts • Comments • Links • Widgets Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Adding Your Pages: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Adding Page Content: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Adding Blog Content: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Update Reading Settings: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Test Your Site: View your website. Proofread and make any necessary changes. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
CONGRATULATIONS! You have just built your first website using WordPress. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
FINAL THOUGHTS Best Practices • Upgrade! Get your own domain name for more control of your site. • Blog regularly. • Add social plugins and widgets. Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach
Questions: Basic Web Design | Covenant Church IT Ministry Tech Training Outreach