Building a Website with WordPress

Build a website that gives you lots of flexibility and the functionality you need.

Date:	Mondays Sept 16 - Oct 7
Time:	1:30 - 4:30pm
Location:	University of Montana campus James E. Todd Building
Hours of Instruction:	12
Course Fee:	$300
Registration:	Register Now

 

Prerequisites

• Course participants should have 2 or more years computer experience.
• Students should be prepared to sign up for a web hosting plan using a debit or credit card (less than $10/month) and domain name (around $15/year).
• If you have already purchased your domain name, you will need also need your domain registrar login information. If you already have a WordPress site, please know your login information.

Course Description:

Need a great website, but don't know how to write code? This course is the just the ticket. You will learn how to build a website using WordPress, one of the most popular and robust content management systems. Through a series of assignments paired with lectures, you'll get the knowledge you need plus hands-on experience in building, publishing, and modifying a website using this exceptional open-source platform.

You will learn how to:

• Install WordPress on a web hosting server with their own domain name
• Use WordPress to publish static pages, blog posts and multimedia content like video and photos
• Change the appearance of your site using WordPress themes and making simple modifications
• Use WordPress plug-ins to customize your site's fuctionality, enable Google Analytics
• Optimize your site for search engines

By the end of this course, students will have a live website that can be independently maintained and updated. Students will also recieve a series of WordPress tutorials so that learning can be refreshed and expanded as needed.

Topics to be covered:

• Practical planning for the new website
• Setting up and configuring your self-hosted WordPress site
• Adding content, plugins, and learning to get found online
• Learning off-site SEO, evaluating site performance and critiquing your site

About the Instructor: Karen Porter

Karen Porter is a Missoula native with 25 years experience. She spent 10 years leading marketing efforts for two multi-billion dollar companies, 11 years teaching marketing at the University of Montana, and has owned or co-owned several small businesses. Being involved in internet marketing since 1998, she brought digital experience to the classroom in 2011 when she introduced the first university-level online and social media marketing course in the state of Montana. She currently owns Impact Online Marketing, offering digital marketing strategy, website development, search engine optimization, and social media services.  Her website, ImpactOnlineMarketing.com, features marketing information, free tips, and recommended marketing resources for small business owners.

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