WordPress Academy: Learn WordPress step by step

Now includes 1 month free web hosting to complete the course!

Ready to build stunning websites with WordPress? This comprehensive course takes you from beginner to confident WordPress user, mastering the world's most popular content management system. Learn WordPress from scratch through a fun, project-based approach, perfect for aspiring web developers, career changers, or hobbyists looking to acquire a valuable new skill.

We start by getting comfortable with WordPress and setting up a local development environment. You'll immediately dive into the Gutenberg editor by building a music festival landing page. You'll also learn to effectively utilize widgets, add dynamic pages, manage your media library, and install and activate WordPress themes.

Next, we cover WordPress essentials, including creating engaging blog posts and informative pages, building intuitive navigation menus, and mastering theme installation. You'll build your own fully functional blog website throughout this section.

Take your website to the next level by customizing your blog with visually appealing sliders, strategic widgets, captivating header images, and the powerful WordPress customizer. Learn how to optimize your website for search engines (SEO) and implement crucial website backups for peace of mind.

Our third project significantly expands your WordPress expertise: creating a fully functional eCommerce T-Shirt store. You'll gain hands-on experience with essential eCommerce features like products, categories, shipping, and taxes, all while designing a beautiful, custom online store. Techniques like child themes are introduced throughout this project.

Elevate your skills further by learning WordPress theme development! We'll guide you through converting an existing HTML & CSS website into a fully functional WordPress theme. This section introduces PHP coding (with a helpful PHP basics section for beginners) and delves into WordPress templates and various WordPress functions. Gain a deep understanding of how WordPress themes are structured and built.

Finally, we cover essential WordPress techniques for real-world application. Learn how to export your localhost website to a live server and effectively utilize various WordPress plugins.

Everything you need – images, files, and more – is included for easy download. No extra software, subscriptions, or purchases are required to complete this course.

Are you ready to advance your web design and WordPress skills? Join us today and unlock your potential!