WordPress Masterclass Overview
This WordPress Masterclass aims to provide you with the knowledge and hands-on experience required to design and manage functional WordPress websites. WordPress (https://wordpress.org), which is Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), will be explored in our comprehensive Masterclass.
Whether you’re a beginner looking to create your first website or an experienced designer eager to expand your skills, our course is tailored for you.
You’ll learn how to install a theme, add pages and posts, add a photo gallery, place a slideshow on a page, and enhance your site with plugins, and so much more. The best part is that you don’t need any coding or technical experience to succeed. Our course is designed for everyone.
If building a WordPress website interests you, don’t hesitate to sign up for our course today! We assure you that you won’t regret it. Upon completion of the training course, we will provide you with the tools you need to start designing your website.
We have been training WordPress since 2013 in various locations in South Africa and online since 2020.
- Broad Topic Coverage: Our Masterclass offers a diverse selection of 35 thoughtfully curated topics, providing a comprehensive exploration of WordPress.
- Expert Training Experience: Receive top-notch instruction and support throughout the course, ensuring an unparalleled learning experience.
- No Prerequisites Required: Designed for computer literate individuals, whether you have prior web design experience or have learned WordPress through trial-and-error.
- Exclusive Opportunity: Our Masterclass is South Africa’s most prestigious WordPress training, setting it apart from other offerings in the region.
- Free Online Support: Enjoy 2 months of complimentary online support to continue learning and implementing your newfound skills.
- Self-Paced Learning Courses: Access additional self-paced learning courses to further enhance and reinforce your skills.
Course Bonus
Upon registering for the WordPress Masterclass, you will gain complimentary access to a range of self-paced courses and guides, including:
In the future, you will also have access to upcoming self-paced courses and guides, including:
- Contact Form 7 Training Course
- Elementor Training Course
Course Prerequisites
You just need to be computer literate to join the course. We assume you have no prior web design or WordPress experience when starting the course. No programming or coding knowledge is necessary.
Skills and Knowledge You’ll Gain
Gain the following skills and knowledge during the course:
- Module 1: Open Source Software
- Module 2: Setting Up a Local Web Server
- Module 3: Installing WordPress
- Module 4: Dashboard/Backend Login
- Module 5: The WordPress Interface
- Module 6: Changing WordPress Settings
- Module 7: About Plugins
- Module 8: Optimising Images
- Module 9: Organising Media Into Categories
- Module 10: The Block Editor
- Module 11: Creating Web Pages
- Module 12: Creating a Menu
- Module 13: Creating Posts
- Module 14: Inserting Hyperlinks
- Module 15: Adding a Photo Gallery
- Module 16: Creating a Form
- Module 17: About Widgets and Sidebars
- Module 18: Inserting an Image Slider
- Module 19: Themes and Appearance
- Module 20: Customising the Astra Theme
- Module 21: Creating a Page With Elementor
- Module 22: Adding Social Media Buttons
- Module 23: Inserting A Google Map
- Module 24: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Module 25: Creating An Online Shop
- Module 26: Adding an Events Calendar
- Module 27: Adding a Flipbook to View PDFs Online
- Module 28: Restrict Content Access to Members
- Module 29: Redirecting 404 Pages
- Module 30: User Management & Roles
- Module 31: Changing Usernames
- Module 32: Adding a WhatsApp Button
- Module 33: Improving Website Speed
- Module 34: Securing Your Website
- Module 35: Backing Up Your Website
- Appendix A: Making Your Website Live
- Appendix B: Duplicating a Live WordPress Website on the Localhost
Course Dates
Face-to-Face Training Course Dates
The course is conducted from 9:00 – 15:00
| Venues | Course Dates | Get a 25% Discount If You Register & Pay By This Date |
| Alberton | 9 – 11 October | 15 September 2023 |
| Cape Town | TBA | |
| Centurion | TBA | |
| Durban | TBA 2023 |
Online Instructor-Led Training Course Dates
The course is conducted from 9:00 – 14:00
| Course Dates | Get a 25% Discount If You Register & Pay By This Date |
| 2 – 4 October 2023 | 15 September 2023 |
| 14 – 16 November 2023 | 27 October 2023 |
You must register and pay before or on the Early Bird Registration Date as indicated above to qualify for the Early Bird Course Fee.
Early registration is encouraged since you will be required to prepare your laptop/Mac for the course before the course starting date. Registering to close to the starting date of a course might placed undue pressure on you.
What Will You Get
You will also get the following in addition to the two days training:
- A detailed easy-to-follow graphical step-by-step manual.
- A cheatsheet which summarises the course on 4 pages for easy reference.
- Two months of free online support on what has been covered in the course.
- A digital Certificate of Attendance.
- The plugins, theme, and WordPress to start designing your website.
- A guide on how to duplicate your live WordPress website on your harddrive
- A guide on how to make your website live if it was designed on the harddrive.
- Infographic on 50 features every website must have
Private Training
Private training for the WordPress Training Course can be conducted on a date that is mutually convenient.
A minimum of 5 participants are required for training outside Gauteng.
Payment must be made 3 weeks before the agreed-upon starting date of the course.
There is a discount if the training course is conducted at your premises/offices.