WordPress Training Course
Build a fast, secure, professional WordPress site with Elementor in a single day.
Training
Instructor-led
Duration
1 day
Times
10am – 4pm
Class size
5 learners max
About this course
Learn WordPress with a live instructor
Build beautiful WordPress websites with Elementor in one day on this Instructor led training course at BigRock Digital Academy. Learn hosting, design, SEO and email marketing hands-on, guided by an experienced web development tutor.
What you'll need
- WordPress
- A reliable internet connection
Course levels
Pick the right starting point
Intro / Intermediate
£475 + VAT
From complete beginner to a working WordPress and Elementor website: setup, content, plugins, compliance, branding, design, performance and SEO.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Times
- 10am – 4pm
- Delivery
- Virtual
Course outline
What you'll learn
Learn how to:
- Before you can design or publish anything, you need a solid base. This module covers installation, your dashboard, and the early configuration choices that shape everything else.
Learn how to:
- Set Your Home Page
- Pages & Posts Editor: Introduction (Gutenberg)
- Pages & Posts Editor: Blocks
- Edit Your Home Page
- Design Resources
- Set Your Custom Menu
- Publish Your Website
- Write a Post
- Customize Video Posts
- Categories & Tags
- Post Settings & Blog Design
- Sidebar Design
- Change Your Site Icon
- Customize Your Footer
- Make Your Website Mobile Friendly
- Dashboard Cleanup
- Building Your First Website
Learn how to:
- Plugins Introduction
- How to Use Plugins
- Backup Your Website
- Secure Your Website
- Website Analytics
- Speed Up Your Website
- Improve Search Rankings: Setup
- Google Search Console
- Improve Search Rankings: Posts
- Block Spam
- Contact Form
- Track & Shorten Links
- Email Opt-In: Business Email
- Email Opt-In: Setup
- Email Opt-In: Forms & Emails
- Image Optimization & Compression
Learn how to:
- Privacy Policy & GDPR
- Create a Privacy Policy Page
- Make Your Plugins GDPR Compliant
- Cookie Consent
- Add a Terms and Conditions Page
- Privacy Policy & Terms of Service
Learn how to:
- Making Your Website Professional
- Create Your Logo
- Match Logo Into Favicon
- Tailor Your Website
- Copy Success
- Start Here Page
- Resources Page
- Affiliate Marketing Links
- Commenting System
- Making Your Website Professional Assignment
Learn how to:
- Elementor Settings
- Home Page Pre-Design
- Dashboard & Functions
- Set Global Values: Fonts
- Match Your Menu & Footer Fonts
- Set Global Values: Colours
- Match Your Menu & Footer Colours
- Anatomy of Sections
- Designing With Elementor Assignment
Learn how to:
- Home Page Design Background
- Title
- Description
- CTA Button
- Social Proof
- Email Opt-In Version
- Showcase Section
- Showcase Section
- Scrolling Menu
- Home Page Design Analysis
- Elementor Home Page Design Assignment
Learn how to:
- Introduction: UI vs UX vs CX
- Speed Test Your Website
- Image Loading Speed
- PNG to JPG Conversion
- Eliminate Render-blocking JavaScript & CSS
- Reduce Server Response Time
- SSL & SiteLock CDN
- SSL & CDN Compatibility
- Cloudflare CDN
- Home & Site URL Corrections
- Leverage Browser Caching
- Further Optimizations
- Support
- Mobile Design UX
- Mobile Design UI
- Tablet Design UX
- Tablet Design UI
- Optimizations Assignment
Learn how to:
- Start Here Page — Template Editing
- Start Here Page — Adding Content
- Start Here Page — Templating Your Content
- Courses Page — ATF
- Courses Page — Column Design
- Courses Page — Column Template
- About Page
- Resources Page
- Resources Page Continued
- Contact Page
- After Designing
- Elementor Templates & Customizations Assignment
Learn how to:
- By the end of this course you'll have more than knowledge — you'll have a finished WordPress site that's fast, secure, legally compliant, beautifully designed, and ready to generate income. You'll work confidently in both the Gutenberg editor and Elementor, understand exactly which plugins are worth installing, and have hands-on experience growing an audience and turning that audience into revenue through ads, affiliates, and content strategy. The path through the course is intentional. Each module feeds directly into the next, taking you from setup to content, content to legal essentials, legal essentials to branding, branding to design, design to performance, and performance to long-term monetisation. When you reach the final lesson, you won't just know how WordPress works — your own site will already be live.
FAQs
WordPress course questions
No prior experience with WordPress, Elementor or web design is required, and no coding knowledge is needed, as the course is delivered entirely through visual tools.
All our courses are live, providing interactive sessions with certified instructors for real-time guidance and support. You also get a full recording of your course.
You'll need WordPress and a reliable internet connection, as all sessions are live online. You'll also need permission to install Local WP and other small applications on your machine.
Yes, participants receive a certificate of completion to showcase their newly acquired skills.
Yes, we offer tailored training for individuals, teams, and businesses to ensure the content meets your specific needs.
Book your WordPress course
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