The only WordPress course you need to build professional websites and launch your web design career. This 12-week Beginner to Intermediate WordPress Course was created for you! Whether you want to start a freelance web design business, start you career in WordPress website development or create an online store, this course will give you the step-by-step skills to do it.
WordPress powers over 40% of the internet — from personal blogs to corporate sites and online shops. It’s the #1 content management system (CMS) in the world. By the end of this course, you’ll have the confidence and skills to create any kind of WordPress website, from scratch, without needing to code.
Duration: 12 Weeks (3 Months)
What You’ll Learn
- How WordPress works and why it’s the most popular CMS.
- Installing WordPress locally (XAMPP) and on live hosting.
- Themes: free vs premium, customization, and child themes.
- Elementor (free) for drag-and-drop web design.
- Creating posts, pages, menus, widgets, and forms.
- Building blogs, business sites, and portfolios.
- WooCommerce for eCommerce (products, checkout, payments).
- Payment integrations: PayPal and Stripe.
- Custom post types and custom fields.
- Designing archive and single templates.
- SEO essentials: plugins, keywords, sitemaps, submissions.
- Website optimization: performance, security, and backups.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students will:
- Install and configure WordPress on local and live servers.
- Build websites using themes and Elementor.
- Create blogs, business sites, and eCommerce stores with WooCommerce.
- Work with custom post types, fields, and templates.
- Optimize sites for SEO, performance, and mobile.
- Deploy a final client-ready website project.
Who Is This Course For?
- Beginners who want to become web designers.
- Students and professionals looking to add in-demand skills.
- Freelancers who want to offer WordPress services.
Module Breakdown
Month 1 – Setup & Foundations
- Week 1: Getting Started
- What is WordPress? WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
- Tools: Hosting, Domain, XAMPP (local setup)
- Installing WordPress (Windows & Mac)
- Week 2: WordPress Basics
- Dashboard overview
- Posts vs. Pages, Media Library, Users
- Settings & site customization
- Week 3: Themes & Customization
- Installing and customizing themes
- Headers, footers, menus, and widgets
- Basic site design project: 3-page website
- Week 4: Page Builders
- Elementor essentials (containers, margins, paddings)
- Designing sections (hero, services, testimonials, contact form)
- Mobile optimization basics
Month 2 – Applied Website Design
- Week 5: Going Live
- Domains & hosting setup
- Migrating from local to live server
- SSL, subdomains, addon domains
- Professional email setup
- Week 6: Business Website Project
- Logo & branding basics
- Building Home, About, Services, Contact pages
- Popups & CTAs
- Mobile responsiveness
- Week 7: Blogging with WordPress
- Posts, categories, tags, taxonomy
- Designing blog post templates
- Using Gutenberg blocks vs Elementor
- Comments, widgets, newsletters
- Week 8: WooCommerce Basics
- Installing WooCommerce
- Products, categories, tags
- Cart, checkout, payment gateways (PayPal/Stripe)
- Shipping & tax settings
Month 3 – Advanced Features & Portfolio
- Week 9: Advanced WooCommerce
- Product variations, affiliate products, digital downloads
- Customizing product pages with Elementor
- Designing archive and shop templates
- Mobile rendering for eCommerce
- Week 10: Custom Post Types & Fields
- CPTs with plugins (e.g., Properties)
- Custom taxonomies & custom fields (ACF)
- Designing dynamic templates with Elementor
- Week 11: SEO & Optimization
- SEO essentials (Yoast/RankMath setup)
- Keyword planning, sitemaps, search console
- Performance (caching, image optimization, CDN)
- Security & backups
- Week 12: Final Project
- Client brief simulation (choose: blog, business, or eCommerce site)
- Full build & deployment to live server
- Portfolio prep: Present your WordPress site to the class
By the End of This Course…
You’ll be able to:
- Build any type of WordPress website from scratch.
- Design with Elementor like a pro.
- Launch an eCommerce store and accept payments.
- Create custom, dynamic websites for clients.
- Start your career as a freelance or agency web designer.