WordPress for Beginners

This is an introduction to what WordPress is, how to install, and what you before you get to building your Website. SSL was not stated but is compulsory by the way if you don't want to get on google's blacklist.

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1. WORDPRESS FOR BEGINNERS BY MARY JOB Don't forget to tweet your presence @WPLagos on twitter using this hashtag #WomenWhoWP
2. Agenda 5 minutes - Arrival 5 minutes - 10 second Introductions (Your name, what you do, how many months you have been using WordPress and what you want to learn from this training) 30 - 45 minutes - Workshop 10 minutes - Questions... 15 minutes - What did you learn? AGENDA
3. Introduction to WordPress. Pre-requisites for a WordPress website project. On selecting domain name and hosting service. Installing WordPress. Building your website. Launching your website. - - -Questions CONTENT OUTLINE
4. WordPress is an open source content management system used for building websites, blogs and applications. INTRODUCTION TO WORDPRESS ROUTES TO USING WORDPRESS Via a Free WordPress.com account Via Self Hosting aka WordPress.org Via hosting on WordPress.com
5. PRE-REQUISITES FOR A WORDPRESS WEBSITE PROJECT #1 – Domain Name (Yourname.com) #2 – Business Email Address (hello@yourname.com) #3 – Website Building Software (WordPress) #4 – Website Hosting (Namecheap, Godaddy, Qservers, Whogohost Bluehost, etc) #5 – Website Template Design (WordPress Theme) #6 – Logo Design (Always good to have one) #7 – High-Quality Images for Website (Very important) #8 – Image Editors (Canva should do just great) #9 – Google Analytics (Always handy alongside inbuilt WP stats)
6. I want you to think of your domain name as your business or brand name, what you or your business want to be identified with on the world wide web. Next, i want you to think of your hosting service provider as the landlord you are paying rent to set up your shop. ON SELECTING DOMAIN NAME AND HOSTING SERVICE.
7. Using cPanel - One click Installation (My Fav) Using MS Webmatrix Locally Using WAMP or MAMP Manually Using Cpanel or FTP In a Sub Directory or Sub Domain INSTALLING WORDPRESS....
8. NOW LET'S GET PRACTICAL.... - INSTALL WORDPRESS.... - NEXT, SET UP A COMING SOON PAGE.. - LET US BUILD A SITE
9. WE ARE SET TO LAUNCH ..........................
10. - - -Questions What have you learnt?