The main goal of this course is to teach anyone, even a complete beginner, how to setup a complete WordPress website quickly and easily.

While other courses teach you all of the in-depth, complicated things about building websites in WordPress, this course focuses on only those things needed to get your website up and running as efficiently as possible. 

You do not need to wade through hours and hours of lectures to create a stunning website. WordPress is wonderful because once you have your site up, you can refine it over time as you are able. If you're like most designers or freelancers or entrepreneurs, chances are good you don't want to spend weeks perfecting your website - you want something up ASAP! To help you reach that goal as quickly as possible, I move quickly through the content to help get you up and running fast - so come ready to rapidly dive into the meat of this course! 

With an emphasis on design elements, I will walk you through everything you need to start building a WordPress website, including how to:

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  “Spin up” new WordPress sites in under one minute

  
  


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  Install WordPress on your local computer (Windows or Mac) so you can learn without paying for a domain and web hosting.

  
  


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  Download, install and configure WordPress plugins

  
  


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  Optimize your website for search engines

  
  


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  Backup, export and move your website to a different domain and/or hosting

  
  


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  Create pages and posts, and how to understand the difference between the two

  
  


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  Create custom menus and navigation systems that both visitors and search engines will find useful

  
  


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  Protect your WordPress website from hackers and spammers

  
  


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  Back up your WordPress website in case of emergency.

  
  


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  Set up server and hosting environments in the most economical and secure way

  
  


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  Build and edit websites within staging and development environments

  
  


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  Migrate and transfer WordPress websites from staging to live and vice-versa

  
  


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  Use some of the most popular and versatile WordPress Themes available

  
  


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  Discover multiple ways to work with various themes and frameworks