About Course

This course shows small business owners and staff how to build a working website with WordPress. You will register a domain, choose hosting, install WordPress, add helpful plugins and build the pages a business needs. Classes run at our Umhlanga campus with support from our lecturers. By the end, you will have your own live site and know how to keep it updated.

What Will You Learn?

  • Practise your new skills with hands-on exercises (worked answers included)
  • Organise your work in a clear, simple structure
  • Get friendly and fast support from your lecturer in the class Q&A
  • Downloadable notes, study guides and templates for every project

Course Content

Introduction to WordPress
A short summary to help you prepare for the lessons in this topic. Read it before you start, so you know what to expect and what to have ready for class.

  • Domain registration
    03:54
  • Choosing web hosting
    04:33
  • Making a logo for your website
    02:44
  • WordPress Setup
    04:05
  • Quiz: WordPress Websites

WordPress Setup

Install and explore the page builder

Creating the Legal Pages

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