Web Development (WordPress)

Basic Concepts

• Website & its types
• Dynamic & Static
• Blogs
• Web
• CMS
• Microblogging
• Social Community
• Application

Introduction to web accessories

• cPanel
• FTP Software
• Color Picker
• Pixel Ruler

WordPress Introduction

• What is WordPress?
• How can WordPress help me?
• How much does WordPress cost?
• How/where do I get WordPress?

WordPress Installation

• Downloading & Installing XAMPP
• Understanding the folders
• Creating & Connecting DB
• Installing WordPress from scratch
• Creating & Connecting Database
• Changing your password
• Overview of the Homepage

Getting Started

• Dashboard
• Posts
• Pages
• Sidebar
• Search

What is a post?

• Your first post basics
• Post; Details
• Working with photos
• Working with videos
• Categories & slugs

What is a page?

• Difference between post & page
• Your first page
• Pages; Details
• Working with photos/videos

Media

Links

Comments

Themes

• What is a theme?
• Folder Strategy
• Finding a great theme
• Theme directories
• Paid themes
• Installing a theme, ways & techniques

Plugins

• What are plugins?
• Folder & File Strategy
• Finding plugins
• Plugin directory
• Plugin search
• Installing plugins – ways & techniques

Widgets

• What is a sidebar?
• What are sidebar widgets?
• Choosing and installing sidebar widgets
• Adding links
• Adding text and images

How to make a beautiful header?

• Using theme features
• Using Static images
• GIF files

How to maintain Footer?

• Using widgets
• Static & gif images

Working with sliders

• Working with Theme options
• Using plugins
• Dynamicity & possibilities

Menus

• Menus default options
• Theme default options
• Arranging multiple menus

Users

• Add/edit users
• User roles
• How to delete users
• What if user is mistakenly deleted

Tools

Settings

• General
• Writing
• Reading
• Discussion
• Media
• Privacy
• Permalinks
• Flickr RSS

Advance Lecture

• Finding a great related theme
• Theme Options
• Troubleshooting with theme options & wp default options
• Artisteer; download, usage, tips & tricks

Advance Lecture

• Choosing a plugin
• Do's and don’ts
• Recommended plugin list for:
• Photo galleries
• SEO
• Contact and other Forms
• Web Statistics
• Anti Spam
• Social Networking
• WP Super Cache
• All in one SEO
• Google Sitemaps XML
• Search Everything
• WP-DB Manager
• WP Touch
• The mobile pack plugin
• Rank Tracker

WP in Operation Theater

• Inspect Element
• Location of files
• Customizing website as required

Understanding the exact needs of website

• Business/organization/product info
• Vision & expectations from website
• Estimated budget/time

WordPress Expert Level

• Backing up & restoration
• Bulk post creation/deletion

Migrating WP

• From localhost to server (all possible scenarios)
• Using advanced plugins
• Auto installation of WP on server

Managing Users

• Understanding user management
• User Role management
• Plugins used for managing users

Working with Advance Plugins

• Reading and customizing a contact form
• Anti Spam; Preventing Spam in your comments
• Social Networking; Hooking in Twitter and Facebook
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO); Making your site more “Google Friendly”
• Urdu Plugins
• Islamic Plugins & Gadgets
• Ecommerce plugins/themes overview
• Video advance plugins

How to adapt & grow the site

• Custom Post Types
• Custom Taxonomies
• Parent-child themes

WordPress Upgrades

• How to upgrade WordPress
• Advance Tips & Tricks
• Generating RSS & Atom Feeds
• Troubleshooting & finding support on internet