MODULE: An Introduction To WordPress

LEVEL: Beginner

ESTIMATED TIME FOR COMPLETION: 4-6 hours

WordPress is the world’s most popular content management system, used by more than 25% of websites on the internet. WordPress bridges the technology gap between web developers and ordinary people, allowing people of any experience level to quickly and easily build and maintain their own websites.
The strength of WordPress is in its quick installation and the massive user and developer community. This results in a large number of plugins and enhancements for the platform. Add to that a vast template library and easy file editing from within the admin screen and it’s quite clear why WordPress is used for everything from personal blogs to e-commerce websites.

On completion of this lesson you should:

• Know your way around the WordPress Dashboard
• Know how to publish new web pages and blog posts