WP Dev Course

Create a Complete WordPress Website Business

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A Course by Gregg Davis and Rob Percival

The Complete WordPress
Website Business Course



https://www.udemy.com/the-complete-wordpress-website-business-course/



"This is one of the best WordPress courses you will find. Gregg is a phenomenal instructor and his lesson plans are well designed. The lessons are very easy to comprehend and engaging. I started this course with no knowledge nor understanding of Word Press and now I'm super confident in my ability to produce quality websites!" --William Hopkins

"So far this course has been the best I have experienced on Udemy! Gregg's videos are clear and concise without any fluff. I have messaged him in the Q&A section and received a response within 12 hours! Can't wait to get to the end!" --Walter King

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Build Your Own Business That Brings In

Instant and Passive Income

"[Gregg] has covered more areas than what an average course would deliver, this is clear reflection of Greggs' experience in the subject. He has gone above and beyond to cover every aspect of WordPress for a clear and concise understanding for a beginner.

Gregg is probably one of the best instructors I have come across on Udemy and expert in the subject. Well done and Thank you for an amazing course."

--Mohamed Fawmey Mohamed Vinodh

What’s Included

Lifetime access to the course, with over 20 hours of video content, forums and support. You'll learn by building more than 10 different website projects.

Learn while creating websites yourself

Create more than 10 live websites while you learn how to leverage tools like WordPress, Theme Frameworks, Plugins, and code you didn't have to write. You'll learn at your own pace, using a provided testing sandbox, a free hosting account, and excellent support and lessons through more than 20 hours of professional video lessons. You'll have your own complete website business by the time you finish the course, all without learning how to code and without any programming!

Who are your Instructors?

Gregg Davis has been growing a website business since 1996, and now works exclusively in WordPress. He's a professional teacher, with a fun teaching style, and a ton of real-world experience to draw from.
Rob Percival has the best-selling courses on Udemy, teaching about Web Development, iOS Programming, and Android Mobile Development. He's partnered with Gregg to offer this course, which lives up to his high standards in course production and value.

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Chapter 2 – Hosting, Servers and Installing WordPress

  1. Hosting and Development Environments
  2. Your Free SiteGround Hosting Account
  3. Your Free Flywheel Hosting Account
  4. Install WordPress Manually
  5. Explore WordPress files and database
  6. Get Your Sandbox at WPDevCourse.com
  7. Exploring the WordPress Defaults

Chapter 3 – Build a Brochure Site

  1. Create a new WordPress installation
  2. Salts and Plugins, editing wp-config.php
  3. Static Homepage and Posts
  4. Interior Pages, Navigation and Sidebar
  5. Configure Contact Form and embed with shortcode
  6. Configure Google Maps plugin and embed on contact page
  7. Configure Google Analytics

Chapter 4 – Build a Blog Style Homepage Site

  1. Modify homepage and import sample content
  2. Change theme and modify homepage
  3. Revise Navigation, Header and Footer
  4. Categories and Category Navigation
  5. Set up Tags and Tag Cloud Navigation
  6. Post Formats and finishing the site

Chapter 6 – Premium Themes, Frameworks and Child Themes

  1. Why Premium Themes?
  2. Frameworks and Child Themes
  3. Create a Child Theme Manually
  4. Create a Child Theme using a plugin
  5. Change the Admin Dashboard
  6. Genesis Child Themes in the Sandbox
  7. More Genesis Child Theme Edits
  8. Code Snippets and WP Clips plugins

Chapter 7 – Premium Plugins and Choosing Plugins

  1. Premium Plugins at WPMUDev.org
  2. Envato Market for Premium Plugins
  3. Choosing Plugins from the Repository
  4. Plugin Speed and Performance Testing
  5. Premium vs. Lite Plugin: Soliloquy Slider
  6. Premium Plugins in the Sandbox

More content in the second half of the course

Check out what else you'll learn as you become a WordPress expert!

Chapter 9 – Build a Scrolling Homepage Site

  1. Activate and Explore Cafe Pro Theme
  2. Scrolling Navigation with Anchor Tags
  3. Affinity Theme Scrolling Homepage
  4. Café Pro Homepage Widget Layouts
  5. Customizing the Café Pro Homepage
  6. Custom Post Types with Custompress
  7. Implement Your Custom Post Types
  8. Homepage Content and Conditional Widgets

Chapter 11 – Email Systems – Transactional, Marketing and Send/Receive Email Systems

  1. Two types of Email: Transactional and Marketing
  2. Email Addresses at Private Domains
  3. Transactional Email Setup with Google
  4. Transactional Email Setup with SendGrid
  5. Transactional Email Setup with SparkPost
  6. MailChimp Marketing and Autoresponders
  7. MailChimp Signup Forms and Opt-in System
  8. MailChimp Emails and Thank You Pages
  9. Sandbox form with Genesis Enews Extended
  10. MailChimp and WordPress User Synchronization

Chapter 12 – Build an E-Commerce Site

  1. WooCommerce Plugin Settings
  2. Custom Post Types in WooCommerce
  3. Account, Cart and Checkout Pages
  4. Payment Systems and Inventory
  5. Shipping and Digital Delivery
  6. Free Product and Store Customizations
  7. Marketing List Sync and Store Emails

Chapter 13 – Managing Updates, Security and Speed

  1. WordPress Core Updates
  2. Plugin and Theme Updates
  3. Managing Multiple Websites
  4. Hosting and Third Party Security Services
  5. Security Plugins and Monitoring
  6. Multiple Backups and Restore Systems
  7. Using https:// and SSL Certificates

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