Introduction to WordPress
This course will teach you the basics of WP theme creation. We should start by reviewing the course requirements. Our goal is to make learning easy and enjoyable. No prior experience with CMS, database or server-side scripting is required. However, you should be comfortable coding with HTML and CSS. Some familiarity with a programming language like JavaScript will be helpful, but is not necessary.
HTML 2 WordPress features video screencast tutorials. Therefore, you must have a Flash player and audio setup. You will also need at least 3.5 hours to complete the entire course. Finally, I encourage you to submit your final site to the Learner’s Gallery to show it off and receive feedback.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at nightning@gmail.com. Have fun!
Lessons overview
The lessons are broken down into 4 sections. It is recommended that you complete the tutorials in sequence, since each step builds on work completed in the previous sections.
- Setting up WordPress
- Making your WordPress site secure
- Breaking apart HTML files and modifying WP templates
- Extra for enhancing site viewing experience
Template files to be used in the tutorials
The following are some files that will be used in our tutorials. These, along with additional resources, are also listed within individual lessons.
- Practice HTML/CSS layout (zip file, 108kB)
- Starkers bare-bone WP theme template (zip file, 53kB)
- WP .XML test data import (zip file, 23kB)
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Author Info
Hi! My name is Cheryl Chung. I am also known as Nightning (NN for short). Currently, I am an Interactive Design student at Capilano University in Vancouver, BC.
Some of my interests include: web design & development, science & technology and human interactions. It gives me great joy to combine science and technology with art to create practical and aesthetically appealing solutions. I love to learn and share new ideas with people. To see more of my projects, visit my portfolio and blog site: NNbox.ca.