WordPress Workshop

WordPress Web Design Workshop

Live, Online, Two-Day Workshop

Saturday, 9/23 & 9/30 from 10:00am – 2:00pm CST

In our live WordPress workshop, you will learn how to create an attractive and user-friendly website using WordPress.org and the GeneratePress theme. We will do a deep dive into theme current best practices, customization, UX/UI design, plugins, contact forms, styling with CSS, performance and SEO optimization. The workshop includes the tools and instruction you need to build a class website that you can utilize for your own personal or business use.

What’s Included:

8 hours of live instruction via Zoom
Community support on our private Discord server
GeneratePress Premium licensed theme – $249 value
Kadence Blocks plugins – $59 value
Generate Blocks Pro licensed plugin – $69 value
Kadence Blocks Pro licensed plugin – $199 value
Fully Hosted Staging Environment – $49 value
Class Recordings + Instructions

Cost: $499

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Workshop Curriculum

We will dive into the world of WordPress.org and the Generate Press theme. You’ll be given a hosted staging environment to start your work. Topics will include how to begin the web design process with wireframing, UX/UI design, and Figma prototypes. You’ll be using the WordPress Customizer to set your website style guide, typography, and color choices, and we’ll talk about the importance of headline tags for SEO.

You will practice using containers to create a home page layout. You will be working on menus and navigation, adding photographs and images to your website, and learning how to use global blocks, assets, elements, and non-standard global styles.

You will install plugins needed for your website and use them to enhance your content areas—including photo galleries, hero image slide shows, social media icons, and back-end performance plugins. You’ll be learning plugin do’s and don’ts and best practices for performance.

You will be creating a blog for your website and learning how to customize the reading settings, tags, categories, sidebar widgets, comments, change logs, excerpts, and featured images. You will also be learning how to create a unique blog page layout using Elements (a Generate Press Premium feature) and other styling features.

You will learn how to add a MailChimp newsletter signup to the home page, and how to use CSS to style the html form. We’ll talk about best ways to incorporate email marketing and CRM programs. You’ll also be learning about forms and creating a contact form.

You will focus on designing additional content pages for the website, including informational (Service, Product) pages, About, and we’ll be creating a subnav with additional types of pages and links.

You will learn how to embed video, and how to enhance your website with animations and special effects. You will be adding special effects to the pages you have built.

You will learn how to adjust your website layout for mobile and tablet. You will be troubleshooting layout issues that might occur as you move from the desktop view to mobile and tablet. We will be discussing mobile-first / responsive web design best practices.

You will focus on how to optimize your website with SEO best practices so that it can be found in a Google search, and learn how to adjust settings using RankMath, our preferred SEO plugin. You will also learn about connecting your site to Google Analytics for reporting and website metrics.

You will be learning how to optimize your website for performance and speed. We will learn about website staging and hosting options, SSL Certs, Forcing HTTPS, A Records and CNAMES.

Workshop Prerequisites

You will need a reliable internet connection, and a computer with the Zoom app and Chrome browser installed to participate in workshops. We ask that you have a good working knowledge of Google drive, Zoom, messaging apps, and basic HTML. Most importantly, have the availability and time needed to fully dedicate and immerse yourself in the workshop. This is an investment in yourself!

*Note: We will be working in WordPress during class. If you’d like to follow along, you will need to join Zoom from a desktop computer, not a cell phone. If you’d rather watch the instruction demo and work on your website later, the recording will be available to you.

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FAQ

Q: What will I learn in your workshop?

Our workshop is the best way to get started learning WordPress web design as you will be introduced to the fundamentals and more advanced features of building websites in WordPress.org & GeneratePress in a live, hands-on workshop. During class, we will help you build the framework of the class website to give you a great head-start, and then you will finish your website later with the help of the class recording and instruction manual. You will also be added to our community Discord server where you can lean on your fellow classmates for support!

We will host your class website for three months. After three months, you are welcome to transfer it to your own hosting provider. And if you send us a link to your finished website, we will present you with a certificate of completion!

Q: Do I need to know how to code?

The great thing about WordPress is that you do not need to know how to code in order to customize a theme. Having basic HTML and CSS knowledge will be helpful as we’ll be teaching you a few customization tricks, but not necessary. If you consider yourself a tech-savvy person, you’ll do great. If you’re concerned about the course tech requirements, contact us and we’d be happy to discuss!

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WordPress Workshop Intensive Curriculum

You will learn how to embed video, and how to enhance your website with animations and special effects. You will be adding special effects to the pages you have built.

We will be learning how to optimize your website for performance and speed. We will talk about website hosting options, SSL Certs, Forcing HTTPS, A Records and CNAMES. We will discuss ways to stage websites for clients as well as hosting options. The day will be open for any final questions. We’ll celebrate all you have learned and accomplished over the past two weeks at the end of class and you’ll have earned your certificate of completion!

Saturday, 9/23 & 9/30, 2023

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About Us

Our WordPress are taught by an experienced web developer and designer. We’ve built countless WordPress websites, we have an agency, and we’re kinda fun to hang out with. Get to know us and connect with us on LinkedIn!

Employer Reimbursement

Need help convincing your manager to approve a tuition reimbursement? Download our informational flyer and attach to an email explaining how taking our workshop will bring value to the company.

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