WordPress Advanced Theme Customisation 1 Day - London
Key Course Details:
Level:
Advanced
Duration:
1
Day - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£249 + vat
Take your WordPress knowledge to the next level as you join us to explore the advanced features of custom themes and plug-ins. Learn the tips and techniques that will help make your site or blog stand out.
Our advanced course will help you understand the underlying structure that controls WordPress sites, and will give you the know-how you need to use loops, plug-ins, and themes. We will show you how to enhance navigation, assign permissions to users, and attract people interested in your content. This is the perfect way to enhance your knowledge of managing a CMS-based site or blog.
Take your WordPress knowledge to the next level as you join us to explore the advanced features of custom themes and plug-ins. Learn the tips and techniques that will help make your site or blog stand out.
Our advanced course will help you understand the underlying structure that controls WordPress sites, and will give you the know-how you need to use loops, plug-ins, and themes. We will show you how to enhance navigation, assign permissions to users, and attract people interested in your content. This is the perfect way to enhance your knowledge of managing a CMS-based site or blog.
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WordPress Advanced Theme Customisation 1 Day
Course Details
This 1-day Advanced course takes your existing knowledge of WordPress and enhances it with expert skills for theme customisation and attractive web design. Together, we will discuss the techniques used to maintain a fully featured website or blog. We will take a deep look at how themes work, including the use of template tags and conditional tags, as well as the all-important WordPress Loop. You will also learn how to download, activate, and deactivate WordPress plug-ins. Plus, we will show you what to look out for when searching for a good plug-in.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Customise your site with advanced themes
- Inspect and manipulate the WordPress Loop
- Apply tags
- Create custom navigation menus
- Assign user roles and permissions
- Activate plug-ins that enable enhanced features
- Attract visitors with correct SEO approach for adding title, alt and image names
Our goal is for you to be able to enhance your existing WordPress installations by improving the form and function of your sites and blogs.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is designed for current users of WordPress looking to enhance their skills and build amazing-looking, accessible websites and blogs.
You will need basic experience in using WordPress. Ideally, you will have taken our WordPress Essentials Introduction 1 Day course. -
Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Detailed Wordpress Theme Overview- Anatomy of a Wordpress Theme
- How Themes work
- Template files
- Typical Template files/folders included in a Theme
- The Wordpress Loop
- The Functions File
- Template Tags
- Conditional Tags
- Choosing a Wordpress Theme to modify
- Category Templates
- The Template Hierarchy
- Understanding what to look for in plug-ins
- How to view plug-in files with the editor and read the TXT files for instructions
- Downloading and activating plug-ins
- De-activating and deleting plug-ins
Security and Login- Admin roles and permissions
- Security with Wordpress
- Creating custom menus
- Upgrading a Wordpress Theme
- Theme compatibility with Wordpress Upgrades
- Theme compatibility with Plug-in
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training London training centre based at:
5 St John’s Lane
Clerkenwell
London
EC1M 4BHSt John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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WordPress Advanced 1 Day - Upcoming London Course Dates
19 Nov - 19 Nov £249 + vat 23 Jan - 23 Jan £249 + vat 20 Mar - 20 Mar £249 + vat 22 May - 22 May £249 + vat 17 Jul - 17 Jul £249 + vat -
Client Reviews
"Well paced. I would recommend the course for anyone who is starting with WordPress"
Bob King, Department of Health, WordPress - 2 Day Introduction
"The course was packed with information and insider tips I would never have known about without attending. I'm brimming with information!"
Lucy Lund, Getty Images, WordPress - 3 Day Masterclass with SEO Optimisation
"Very good and extremely informative. Complicated enough to be challenging yet explained well enough to not put me off. Thanks!"
Will Jobbins, Freelance, WordPress - 2 Day Introduction
"The course was well structured and the small class size was great. The tutor managed to tailor it to our needs too which was great."
Jessica Croome, The Creative Clinic, WordPress - 1 Day Advanced
"Great course - very useful. Excited about using what we've learnt and applying it to the content I'm currently working on/creating..."
Jim Ottewill, PRS For Music, WordPress - 2 Day Introduction
"Excellent course. I have a better understanding of WordPress and feel confident to make greater use of it by improving the website my company currently has. I only booked a one day course but will certainly consider booking the second day at a later stage."
Angela Russell, Decision Lab, WordPress - 1 Day Introduction
"Great content and excellent instructor - really useful course."
Heather Grimes, FMC, WordPress - 1 Day Introduction
"I have moved from a complete novice to setting up my own WordPress blog following the 2 day Masterclass - amazing!"
Jill Pilling, Bishop Bridgeman School, WordPress - 2 Day Introduction
"Excellent course, I picked up a lot of information and tips which will be really useful. "
Stephen Baldwin, NRL, WordPress - 2 Day Introduction
"Good vibe, small classes overall very good."
Adam Donovan, Dental Design, WordPress - 1 Day Advanced