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Build a Website from Start to Finish using WordPress

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Hands-on project video that walks through building a complete WordPress website from scratch, covering local server setup, creating the WordPress database, installing WordPress and Elementor, coding custom theme files and functions.php, building header/footer blocks and a home page, creating custom post types with meta boxes and shortcodes, menus, forms, mobile validation, exporting to production, and configuring security, caching, and SEO plugins. Suited to newcomers to WordPress site building who are comfortable with basic web files.

Syllabus

Intro.
Designing Your Website (Speed Art).
Setting Up Your Local Server.
Create Your WordPress Database.
Download WordPress.
Installing WordPress.
Install Elementor and Theme Plugins.
Creating Your Theme Files.
Using functions.php to Set Up Your Theme Defaults.
Creating Default Theme Pages.
Install Your Theme.
General Setup.
Creating Header and Footer Blocks.
Creating Your Home Page.
Create Custom Post Type and Meta Boxes.
Creating Shortcodes Using Your CPTs.
Modifying Columns for Your CPTs.
Create Your Menus.
Creating Additional Pages.
Create Single Pages for Your CPTs.
Create A Form.
Create Elementor Section Templates.
Create Another CPT.
Validate and Modify Mobile.
Export Your Website for Production.
Recommend Security, SEO, and Caching Plugins.
Setup Security.
Setup Caching.
Setup SEO.
Wrap Up.

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5.0 rating, based on 3 Class Central reviews

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  • Profile image for Fachremy Putra
    Fachremy Putra
    The Build a Website from Start to Finish using WordPress course provides a highly comprehensive and practical learning experience, especially for anyone who wants to understand the full process of building a website from the ground up. The material…
  • Profile image for Dipayan Sarker
    Dipayan Sarker
    It's a great course. I'm really happy, and I hope I learn more here. There teaching system is very good and easy. I think it is a good platform for beginners learning.
  • Profile image for Sunil Sharma
    Sunil Sharma
    entire course for building wordpress website from scratch using elementor is fantastic. Learnt new things and tips to work with CPTs and also regarding security plugin for wordpress.
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