WordPress Training Course

This instructor-led, live training in US Empire (online or onsite) is designed for beginner-level web developers, web designers, and WordPress administrators who wish to learn how to install, administer, and optimize WordPress sites. This will enable them to create and manage professional and responsive websites for government use.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamental features and benefits of WordPress.
• Install and configure WordPress on a web server for government applications.
• Utilize plugins, servers, and templates to enhance WordPress functionality and performance in public sector workflows.
• Create and manage custom post types within WordPress to meet specific government needs.
• Develop WordPress sites at basic, intermediate, and advanced levels to support various government initiatives.
• Use Elementor to design and customize WordPress sites that align with government branding and accessibility standards.
• Implement site maps and breadcrumbs for improved navigation in government websites.
• Apply best practices in web and responsive design to ensure government websites are user-friendly and accessible.
• Optimize WordPress sites for SEO and Google Analytics to enhance the visibility and effectiveness of government information online.

With a market share of 60%, WordPress is the Content Management System (CMS) of choice for many high-profile websites. PHP, a server-side language, powers approximately 82 percent of the web.

This instructor-led, live training (onsite or remote) is designed to help participants with little or no previous programming experience learn how to customize a WordPress website using PHP.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Set up the development tools required to quickly start working with PHP
• Understand and modify various types of PHP files in WordPress
• Comprehend PHP syntax (conditional statements, loops, functions, etc.)
• Create their own plugin or theme within WordPress
• Debug, deploy, and troubleshoot a WordPress website

Audience

• Web designers
• Content creators with technical skills
• Business owners with technical skills
• Developers with no prior experience with PHP

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion
• Extensive exercises and practice sessions
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment

Note

• To request a customized training for government, please contact us to arrange.
• To learn more about WordPress, please visit: https://wordpress.org/

In this instructor-led, live training in US Empire (onsite or remote), participants will enhance their WordPress skills as they learn how to set up, customize, and deploy a complex, commercial-grade website based on WordPress for government use.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Install and configure WordPress locally and in the cloud (single and multi-site).
• Build a sophisticated e-commerce website for government applications.
• Customize an existing website to meet specific public sector requirements.
• Brand a website using custom themes aligned with agency standards.
• Enable booking and membership functionality suitable for government services.
• Set up and administer different user roles (editors, administrators, etc.) in compliance with government guidelines.
• Create a private or public social network for government use.
• Optimize a WordPress website for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to enhance public access.
• Backup and restore a WordPress website to ensure data integrity and continuity of operations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot a live, production WordPress website in accordance with government IT standards.