Prerequisite: Intro to Windows or equivalent knowledge
WordPress is an open source Content Management System (CMS), often used as a website and blog-publishing application, powered by PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system. Used by over 12% of the 1,000,000 biggest websites, WordPress is the most popular CMS in use today. (Source: Wikipedia)
Required material:Windows 10 or MacOs X Computer, High-Speed Internet, Headset and Microphone, A Quiet Space.
Content- Week 1: Intro to HTML / Getting Started with WordPress
- Week 2: Administration
- Week 3: Site Design: Themes
- Week 4: Adding Functionality and Interactivity to your Blog
- Week 5: Security Issues
- Week 6: Marketing your Blog/Website
- Week 7: The Best WordPress Plugins for your Website: Best Practices and Customization
- Week 8: Social Media and Individual Consultation (Final Project)
- Week 9: Final Project Presentation and Critique
- Week 10-12: Please register for the course to see the full outline
Courses subsidized by Emploi-QuébecEligibility:
You are eligible to take these courses if you are:- a seasonal worker who is not currently working, but retains ties with his/her employer;
- self-employed;
- overqualified for the position you currently hold and the course is relevant to your area of study.
You are not eligible to take these courses if you are:- employed in the public or para-public sector;
- a full-time student;
- unemployed and/or receiving employment insurance or welfare;
- receiving CSST (worker's compensation) from the SAAQ.
Maximum of two (2) courses per person.
Maximum of three (3) registrations per establishment.
Schedule descriptionNo Class November 7th.