2015
Lynda
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
2:16
English
Do you want to build a website for your volunteer group, club, church, or other community organization? DIY (do it yourself) with WordPress. In this course, Morten Rand-Hendriksen shows how to create a website complete with an events calendar, forums for discussions, and contact and submission forms. Morten walks through every step in the process: from site planning and finding the right plugins, to installing a new child theme and customizing the appearance of your site to make it match your community. Plus, get tips for prepping and sharing your site with the world.
Find more courses in this series in our WordPress DIY playlist.
Introduction
Welcome
What you'll need to follow this course
A preview of the final site
1. Preparing to Build a Site
Establishing goals and needs for the site
Identifying requirements for a community website
Making a basic content inventory for the site
Adding key content to the site
Adding a custom menu
2. Picking and Configuring a Theme
Finding a theme that meets your needs
Installing and activating JustWrite
Adding a logo and customizing the header
Customizing colors
Customizing menus
Customizing fonts
Customizing the footer
Adding a slider to the front page
Configuring theme options
Customizing the site using widgets
3. Extending Functionality with Plugins
Roundup of plugins for this course
Adding forum functionality with bbPress
Configuring and setting up forums
Adding content to forums
Adding forum navigation
Adding an events calendar
Adding events to the calendar
Adding events to the main menu
Adding a contact form
Adding an event submission form
Adding a membership system to the site
Configuring members and membership levels
Adding membership pages to the main menu
Restricting content access based on membership levels
Importing WordPress users as members
Adding a login widget
4. Going Live
Checking that the site meets with specifications
Testing the site before going live
Securing your site and managing spam
Conclusion
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