{"id":18920,"date":"2026-08-17T15:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/services\/web-marketing-training\/wordpress-training\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:50:41","slug":"wordpress-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/en\/services\/web-marketing-training\/wordpress-training\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">Learn to run your own WordPress site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column d-none d-md-block is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress1-e1533412636202-300x300.png\" alt=\"Index WordPress training course\" class=\"wp-image-15512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress1-e1533412636202-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress1-e1533412636202-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress1-e1533412636202-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress1-e1533412636202.png 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why run your own site on WordPress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Your website is your storefront online, and it has to earn the trust of people who are not customers yet.<\/li><li>A site that looks professional is what lets the business grow online.<\/li><li>Learn how to build a <strong>WordPress<\/strong> site. The course is taught by our own WordPress specialists, and it leaves you in control of both the tool and the site.<\/li><li>The <strong>WordPress course<\/strong> covers what you need to run the site day to day.<\/li><li>It also explains how a website works underneath, how its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/en\/services\/seo\/\">SEO<\/a> is handled, and how to get more out of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/en\/services\/online-advertising\/\">online advertising<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/en\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-red\">Free estimate<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the WordPress course is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The <strong>WordPress course<\/strong> is built around your level and what you want out of it.<\/li><li>It walks through building a site with WordPress, covering the topics set out below:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The dashboard<\/li><li>Content<\/li><li>Categories and tags<\/li><li>Comments<\/li><li>Plugins<\/li><li>Administration<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/en\/services\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-red\">Back to services\n\t<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column d-none d-md-block is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress2-e1533412628371-300x300.png\" alt=\"The WordPress administration dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-15518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress2-e1533412628371-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress2-e1533412628371-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress2-e1533412628371-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress2-e1533412628371.png 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column d-none d-md-block is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress3-e1533412666748-300x300.png\" alt=\"Managing content and plugins in WordPress\" class=\"wp-image-15524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress3-e1533412666748-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress3-e1533412666748-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress3-e1533412666748-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/formation-wordpress3-e1533412666748.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting real use out of what WordPress already gives you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Independence<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the course you can run WordPress yourself, without a vendor in the middle every time the site needs a change. It also means you are not stuck with a site you cannot touch if that relationship ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Autonomy<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Between the course and the guide we hand over at the end, you can run the whole site: updates, edits, whatever you decide it needs. No waiting in someone else&#8217;s queue, you change the site and keep the blog current yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lower cost<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building a site can get expensive. Doing it in house usually costs less and frees up budget for the work that actually brings people in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-0\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexwebmarketing.com\/en\/services\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-red\">Back to services\n\t<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">What the WordPress course covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The dashboard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Getting around the dashboard.<\/li><li>Finding your way in the admin area.<\/li><li>Changing WordPress settings.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adding, editing and deleting content.<\/li><li>The difference between a page and a post.<\/li><li>Working alongside the CSS.<\/li><li>Adding media files to your content.<\/li><li>Embedding content from YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and X.<\/li><li>Managing the media library.<\/li><li>Adding links to your content.<\/li><li>Making content ready to share.<\/li><li>Building and customising a menu.<\/li><li>Writing, publishing and editing a blog post.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Categories and tags<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Working properly with categories and tags.<\/li><li>Telling a category apart from a tag.<\/li><li>Creating categories.<\/li><li>Tagging a post.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Moderating comments.<\/li><li>Setting a comment policy.<\/li><li>Filtering, approving, editing and deleting comments.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plugins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What a plugin is.<\/li><li>Finding and installing a plugin.<\/li><li>Using plugins to handle comments.<\/li><li>Changing a plugin&#8217;s options.<\/li><li>Updating a plugin.<\/li><li>Uninstalling a plugin.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Administration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Looking at your site traffic.<\/li><li>Setting up a Google Analytics account.<\/li><li>A hands-on workshop building a WordPress site.<\/li><li>Keeping an eye on the blog.<\/li><li>Adding users to the site.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the end of the <strong>WordPress course<\/strong> you have full control of the site and can run it without depending on anyone. 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