Where:
GA Boston
125 Summer Street, 13th floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Admission:
$180
Categories:
Business, Innovation, Lectures & Conferences, Tech
Event website:
https://generalassemb.ly/education/getting-started-with-wordpress/boston/40868
About This Class
WordPress currently powers over 25% of the world’s websites, making it the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world and the most important to learn. WordPress offers an easy, user-friendly way to set up and maintain a website without the need to code!
In this workshop, you will learn how create a custom WordPress website from scratch. We’ll walk through how to install WordPress, add pages and content, and create custom designs through the use of themes and plugins.
At the end of the class you will have built a professional, highly functional and mobile-friendly website as well as being confident and proficient in using all the tools WordPress offers. Whether you’re interested in building websites for clients or building a personal website, this course is for you.
Takeaways
- Learn how to host and install WordPress as your CMS
- Discover different themes, what they are, where to get them, and how to customize them
- Build pages and learn to add content to those pages (text, images, videos and downloads)
- Create a blog and learn how to add blog posts
- Create custom navigation menus
- Master plugins, widgets and settings
- Discuss important settings to improve your site’s chances of ranking in Google (SEO)
- Develop a custom website from scratch
Monday, Jul 28, 2025 6:30p
WBUR CitySpace
Sunday, Jul 20, 2025 11:30a
Crane Beach
Sunday, Jul 13, 2025 11:00a
The Muddy River at the Ipswich Street Bridge
Saturday, Aug 02, 2025 goes until 08/03
Downtown New Bedford