Learn how to create and manage your own blog with WordPress in this beginner-friendly course. Discover how to design your site, publish content, and grow your online presence—perfect for aspiring...
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Learn how to create, manage, and promote your own blog using WordPress - the free web-based tool called WordPress.com - and learn how to start blogging effectively. The course will examine some existing blogs and figure out what makes them successful. You will learn the best ways to find blogs on topics that interest you and how to use blogs to express yourself, teach or even promote a product.
This is a beginner’s level course and experience in WordPress is not required, however, you need to have the following computer skills. If you do not have the following skills, please contact us at computing@citylit.ac.uk and we will advise you on a more suitable course.
• Browse the internet using a PC or Mac • Access your email from any computer • Able to launch Chrome or Firefox browsers • Open two tabs on the browser at the same time and navigate back and forward between the browser’s tabs • Look for information on the Internet • Create new folders on the desktop • Download files from the Internet to any specific folder in a computer • Move files from one folder to another within a computer • Copy and paste text from one document to another • Follow written instructions and information from a handout or a website
Note that this class looks at the process of setting up a blog and in using WordPress as a tool to achieve this. If you would prefer to use WordPress to create a website you may wish to look at the City Lit courses Build a website with WordPress in a day, WordPress: introduction or Design your own website using WordPress: for visual artists before choosing a course to attend.
What will we cover?
• Creating a blog using Wordpress.com. • Personalising your blog by choosing a Theme • Adding Pages - web page content and Posts - blog entry content to your blog • Adding a Menu • Using Categories and Tags - to arrange your content and make it easier to find.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
• Add, edit and delete text content to your blog. • Add media content (pictures, video, and sound) to your blog • Link to other content on the web • Use WordPress Widgets to add more content • Maintain and monitor your blog.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This is a beginner’s level course and experience in WordPress is not required, however, you need to have the following computer skills. If you do not have the following skills, please contact us at computing@citylit.ac.uk and we will advise you on a more suitable course.
• Browse the internet using a PC or Mac • Access your email from any computer • Able to launch Chrome or Firefox browsers • Open two tabs on the browser at the same time and navigate back and forward between the browser’s tabs • Look for information on the Internet • Create new folders on the desktop • Download files from the Internet to any specific folder in a computer • Move files from one folder to another within a computer • Copy and paste text from one document to another • Follow written instructions and information from a handout or a website.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be taught step by step through using demonstrations and presentations and by completing practical exercises on Computer. Each student has access to a computer for practical work. The course is taught using the free hosted service Wordpress.com. Differences between this and self-hosted WordPress sites will be discussed. You will be set homework.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
There are no additional costs. You will need an email account that you can access during the lesson to activate your WordPress.com account.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
City Lit offers a variety of progression courses in this subject area. Please click here to view our web development courses or click here to view all our courses in Digital marketing and click here to view our courses in Social media area and their progression courses.
Disclaimer: Use of Third-Party Software This course might require you to either use your own personal account or create an account for the purposes of this course. City Lit cannot accept any responsibility for any failings of the third party or provide technical support. Whilst using the software you will be responsible for abiding by the providers terms and conditions and maintaining your own work
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If you would prefer to use WordPress to create a website you may wish to look at the City Lit courses Build a website with WordPress in a day, WordPress: introduction or Design your own website using WordPress: for visual artists before choosing a course to attend.<p>Learn how to create and manage your own blog with WordPress in this beginner-friendly course. Discover how to design your site, publish content, and grow your online presence—perfect for aspiring bloggers, creatives, and professionals looking to raise their profile and share their voice online.</p>• Creating a blog using Wordpress.com. <br/>• Personalising your blog by choosing a Theme<br/>• Adding Pages - web page content and Posts - blog entry content to your blog<br/>• Adding a Menu <br/>• Using Categories and Tags - to arrange your content and make it easier to find.• Add, edit and delete text content to your blog.<br/>• Add media content (pictures, video, and sound) to your blog<br/>• Link to other content on the web<br/>• Use WordPress Widgets to add more content<br/>• Maintain and monitor your blog.This is a beginner’s level course and experience in WordPress is not required, however, you need to have the following computer skills. 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Differences between this and self-hosted WordPress sites will be discussed. You will be set homework.There are no additional costs. You will need an email account that you can access during the lesson to activate your WordPress.com account.<p>City Lit offers a variety of progression courses in this subject area. Please click <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/wysiwyg/pdf/Web_Web_Development_Courses.pdf"> here </a> to view our web development courses or click <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/wysiwyg/pdf/Web_Digital_Marketing_and_Publishing_Courses.pdf"> here </a> to view all our courses in Digital marketing and click <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/media/wysiwyg/pdf/New_Social_Media_Courses.pdf">here </a>to view our courses in Social media area and their progression courses.<br/><br/>Disclaimer: Use of Third-Party Software<br/>This course might require you to either use your own personal account or create an account for the purposes of this course. 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If you do not have the following skills, please contact us at computing@citylit.ac.uk and we will advise you on a more suitable course.<br/><br/>• Browse the internet using a PC or Mac<br/>• Access your email from any computer<br/>• Able to launch Chrome or Firefox browsers <br/>• Open two tabs on the browser at the same time and navigate back and forward between the browser’s tabs<br/>• Look for information on the Internet<br/>• Create new folders on the desktop<br/>• Download files from the Internet to any specific folder in a computer<br/>• Move files from one folder to another within a computer<br/>• Copy and paste text from one document to another<br/>• Follow written instructions and information from a handout or a website <br/><br/>Note that this class looks at the process of setting up a blog and in using WordPress as a tool to achieve this. If you would prefer to use WordPress to create a website you may wish to look at the City Lit courses Build a website with WordPress in a day, WordPress: introduction or Design your own website using WordPress: for visual artists before choosing a course to attend.<p>Learn how to create and manage your own blog with WordPress in this beginner-friendly course. Discover how to design your site, publish content, and grow your online presence—perfect for aspiring bloggers, creatives, and professionals looking to raise their profile and share their voice online.</p>• Creating a blog using Wordpress.com. <br/>• Personalising your blog by choosing a Theme<br/>• Adding Pages - web page content and Posts - blog entry content to your blog<br/>• Adding a Menu <br/>• Using Categories and Tags - to arrange your content and make it easier to find.• Add, edit and delete text content to your blog.<br/>• Add media content (pictures, video, and sound) to your blog<br/>• Link to other content on the web<br/>• Use WordPress Widgets to add more content<br/>• Maintain and monitor your blog.This is a beginner’s level course and experience in WordPress is not required, however, you need to have the following computer skills. If you do not have the following skills, please contact us at computing@citylit.ac.uk and we will advise you on a more suitable course.<br/><br/>• Browse the internet using a PC or Mac<br/>• Access your email from any computer<br/>• Able to launch Chrome or Firefox browsers <br/>• Open two tabs on the browser at the same time and navigate back and forward between the browser’s tabs<br/>• Look for information on the Internet<br/>• Create new folders on the desktop<br/>• Download files from the Internet to any specific folder in a computer<br/>• Move files from one folder to another within a computer<br/>• Copy and paste text from one document to another<br/>• Follow written instructions and information from a handout or a website.You will be taught step by step through using demonstrations and presentations and by completing practical exercises on Computer. Each student has access to a computer for practical work.<br/>The course is taught using the free hosted service Wordpress.com. 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