LibGuides: Milton A. and Dawn P. Messinger Digital Scholars Commons: WordPress Training Resources

WordPress Resources

Search Library Catalog for WordPress to find electronic books and video courses licensed by the library. See few electronic books below:

WordPress for Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
ISBN: 9781119696971
Publication Date: 2021-01-07
Get to know WordPress with this simple and approachable reference WordPress For Dummies, 9th Edition helps readers discover the power of the WordPress web content building tool. Web builders have created 75 million websites using WordPress and this book will show you how to add your blogs and websites to that count. WordPress For Dummies, 9th Edition drops you right into the fast lane to publishing your first website or blog by teaching you to: · Customize a theme · Create your first post · Use WordPress as a content management system · Work with multimedia formats · Add plugins to your site · Establish a publishing routine Perfect for new bloggers, experienced bloggers converting to WordPress for the first time, and people accustomed to WordPress who want to learn more about the full potential of the technology, WordPress for Dummies, 9th Edition is an indispensable addition to the library of every blogger and webmaster.
WordPress in Easy Steps by Darryl Bartlett
ISBN: 9781840786347
Publication Date: 2015-04-28
WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) and is a fantastic tool for blogs and building websites. It is used by over 50% of the 100 top world blogs, and there are estimated to be over 69 million WordPress websites. Many bloggers/web developers are turning toWordPress to create great websites. It has the ability for people of a non-technical background to create their own website/blog in easy steps, all the way up to advanced web developers to create stunning professional designs. WordPress in easy steps guides you through: Setting UpWordPress Working with the Dashboard Creating Site Content Adding Media Appearance and Themes Adding Plugins Comments Setting up Users and Privileges Tools and Settings WordPress Tricks WordPress in easy steps is for: Bloggers/Hobbyist web designers, or those looking to design a website who don't want to learn technical language, or bloggers looking for a great platform to work with. Web Developers: A lot of professional web design companies are using WordPress to build their websites for clients because it provides a great content management system so that the end user can add their own content once development is complete. Anybody who has had a WordPress website built for them and wants guidance to help them update their own website.

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Build the perfect SEO optimized WordPress website from A-Z / [instructor, Zach Miller]. 2018

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Create a WordPress website in 24 hours or less -- guaranteed / [produced by Packt Publishing]. 2018

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WordPress for web development / [with] Mark Hannon. 2018

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning courses are available for students, faculty, and staff.

The site includes 1750 WordPress all level courses and audio-visual materials: for beginners, intermediate, advanced, and developers.

Login with your myWSU ID and password and search for a course / video you need.

Beginners (24 courses and over 600 videos) may want to start with WordPress.com Essential Training course or watch videos What is WordPress? and How WordPress Works

Intermediate courses (45 courses and circa 900 videos) may be interested to those who already have WordPress basic skills: a few examples are: Learning Elementor for WordPress Design or WordPress for Education

Advanced level includes (12 courses and 330 videos) for example, WordPress: Workflows or Design the Web: CSS-Controlled SVG with PHP

Tutorials for beginners: https://wordpress.com/learn/

Youtube Videos:

How To Make a Website With WordPress - 2021 (Beginners Tutorial)

Learn every step to make a WordPress website in this beginner's course. No coding necessary! You will learn how to get a domain name and hosting, install Wordpress, use a theme, customize the exact website you want, and more.
Learn WordPress

The Intro to Blogging Course from WordPress.com was built to help you learn about blogging while working through lessons focused on creating great content.
How to Start a WordPress Blog – Easy Guide – Create a Blog (2022)

Easy tutorial to a beginner
Selecting the Perfect WordPress Theme – 9 Things You Should Consider

The 9 things you should consider, so you can choose the best WordPress theme for your site.
WordPress Themes

9,714 free themes to browse and search
WordPress Plugins

Browse and search 59,396 free plugins

Samples of the WordPress services at other universities:

WordPress at UW-Madison

NUsites at the Northwestern University

Princeton University WordPress Service