On the first night of class I asked the students of Clark College’s first Introduction to WordPress class to explain why they were there and what they wanted out of the class. Here is that list.
- How to make my site “mine”
- How to design
- How to fix the CSS
- How to maximize SEO
- How to publish and edit (resize) photographs
- Understand basic HTML and CSS
- Learn about analytics and tracking traffic
- Understand how WordPress works and underlying technologies
- Understand how to handle permissions and multiple users
- Understand more about Open Source, licensing, and GPL
- How to handle multiple contributors and authors
- How to publish on the web
- How to integrate social media
- How to migrate from one site to another (import/export)
- How to re-brand a site and make it fresh and new
- How to handle spammers and nastiness on the web
- How to create good content.
- How to make the page and content easy to read
- How to monetize my site.
As with everyone WordPress touches, it boils down to:
- Web Design
- User Experience
- Content Management
- Content Publishing
- Social Media, Marketing and Advertising
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