2013
VTC
Jon Ward
6:00
English

In this VTC course, you will learn the intricacies of setting up, using, and administering a WordPress 3.5 site. In addition to how to install and set up WordPress, you will also learn about themes, security concerns and mitigation, and plugin implementation. Author Jon Ward will discuss the theory of WordPress operation and then he will show you how to build a site from scratch. While the course is taught in 3.5, topics covered will be applicable to any WordPress 3.x installation. To begin learning today, simply click on the movie links.

Welcome to WordPress
Introduction (02:09)
Dashboard (04:10)
Basics
Posts and Pages (05:43)
Themes (05:13)
Plugins (03:54)
Posts
Explanation of Posts (06:09)
Categories and Tags (03:25)
Post Editor pt. 1 (05:56)
Post Editor pt. 2 (03:52)
Post Editor pt. 3 (05:20)
Creating a Post (05:45)
Pages
Explanation of Pages (03:10)
Creating a Page (05:38)
Pages as Plugin Houses (04:33)
Media
Explanation of Media (02:48)
Adding Media (04:23)
Managing the Media Library (03:53)
Media Editor (03:36)
Jetpack Carousel (03:53)
Jetpack Tiled Galleries (04:11)
Look and Feel
Introduction to Look and Feel (03:11)
Themes (04:04)
Finding and Customizing Themes pt. 1 (04:55)
Finding and Customizing Themes pt. 2 (03:52)
Other Theme Frameworks (03:25)
Menus (03:39)
Widgets (03:47)
Advanced Customization pt. 1 (03:57)
Advanced Customization pt. 2 (03:20)
Plugins
Explanation of Plugins (02:51)
Installing Plugins (03:54)
Jetpack pt. 1 (03:58)
Jetpack pt. 2 (03:49)
Common Useful Plugins (03:07)
Editor (02:50)
Security and Performance Concerns (03:07)
Users
User Management pt. 1 (03:54)
User Management pt. 2 (03:19)
Your Profile (02:46)
Tools
Tools Menu (03:01)
Settings
General and Writing Settings (03:27)
Reading and Discussion Settings (03:47)
More on Discussion Settings (02:50)
Media / Permalinks / Sharing Settings (04:04)
Syndication
Publishing Your RSS Feeds (03:24)
Including Third-Party RSS Feeds (05:01)
Social Media
Publishing to Social Media (03:06)
Integrating Social Media (03:55)
WordPress as a Social Media Platform (03:46)
E-Commerce
Shopping Carts (03:53)
Third Party Integration (02:56)
Comments
Comment Overview (02:20)
Comment Settings (02:21)
Comment Moderation (02:54)
Social Media Comments (02:30)
Backups and Updates
WordPress and Plugin Updates (03:26)
Backup Procedure (03:54)
Useful Plugins (03:44)
Security
WordPress Security Overview (03:48)
WordPress Settings (04:24)
Useful Plugins pt. 1 (03:53)
Useful Plugins pt. 2 (03:47)
Configure .htaccess pt. 1 (03:36)
Configure .htaccess pt. 2 (03:13)
Best Practices (03:40)
Building a Site: Urban Gardening
Installation (05:01)
Determining the Goals of the Site (05:29)
Choosing and Customizing the Theme pt. 1 (04:51)
Choosing and Customizing the Theme pt. 2 (04:17)
Choosing and Customizing the Theme pt. 3 (04:25)
Customizing Site Settings (03:42)
Adding Plugins pt. 1 (05:27)
Adding Plugins pt. 2 (04:44)
Adding Plugins pt. 3 (02:57)
Pages pt. 1 (04:50)
Pages pt. 2 (04:04)
Customizing Widgets (04:12)
Customizing Menus (02:56)
Social Media Integration (04:16)
Adding User Accounts for Staff (05:13)
Content (04:47)
Syndication (04:36)
Promotion (04:17)
Conclusion
Course Wrap Up (03:36)
Credits
About the Author (01:23)

http://www.vtc.com/

Download File Size:540.09 MB

---