WordPress Bootcamp
Live, WordPress Bootcamp online or in-person
This comprehensive WordPress training teaches foundational skills through advanced topics over four consecutive days. The WordPress bootcamp covers the same materials as the introductory and advanced WordPress courses, although it is delivered as an intensive WordPress course in a single week. Participants learn fundamental processes from WordPress setup to updating WordPress sites as needed, using Media in WordPress, installing WordPress themes, and troubleshooting common WordPress issues. The WordPress bootcamp starts with entry-level topics then migrates to more advanced skills as the week progresses. If you would prefer to take the introductory and advanced courses separately, you can find dates for them in the WordPress classes section of our site.
What you learn in this live WordPress bootcamp
- Understand how to set up and manage a WordPress website
- Effectively navigate the WordPress administrative dashboard
- Choose, install, customize themes, and create child themes
- Create posts and pages with dynamic blog and site content
- Select and install plugins and widgets to extend website functionality
- Add, edit, and define user roles and permissions
- Improve a site’s SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Back up a WordPress site and restore a site from a backup
- Create a development site for testing and move it to production
- Understand and use different content types
- Troubleshoot issues
- WordPress Security best practices
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Ways to attend this WordPress Course
- Live Online classes from your office or home as a regularly scheduled small group class.
- Live, in-person regularly scheduled WordPress classes in Boston or Philadelphia with a live instructor in the same classroom.
- Private training customized to your specific needs delivered in-person or online. Call 781-376-6044 or complete the Private WordPress Training form for more information.
- Corporate WordPress Training for your group or team.
Why learn WordPress at AGI
- Hands-on learning: Learn WordPress by doing, using our proven method to gain skills quickly.
- Proven curriculum: We have delivered WordPress training to thousands.
- Our expert instructors are skilled educators and the best in class with WordPress.
- Small class sizes: receive personalized attention with ten or fewer participants per class.
- Repeat for free: If you need a refresher or miss a class day, retake the class at no cost.
- Learn using proven methods: We have been teaching WordPress courses for 20 years
All WordPress classes include
Free retakes
Detailed curriculum
Live instructor
Flexible rescheduling
Certificate of Completion
WordPress Training Course Topics Covered
- Getting started with WordPress
- Exploring the WordPress dashboard
- Updating your WordPress installation
- Posts in WordPress
- Media
- Links
- Pages in WordPress
- Comments
- Appearance
- WordPress plugins
- Users
- Tools
- WordPress settings
- Must have WordPress plugins
- Exploring the default WordPress theme
- Customizing WordPress themes
WordPress Bootcamp - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
WordPress Training course topics
Getting started with WordPress
- Installing WordPress
- Custom installation
- One-click installation
- Logging in to WordPress
Exploring the WordPress dashboard
- Screen options
- Customizing your dashboard
- Editing your profile
- Logging out
Updating your WordPress installation
- Updating WordPress, plugins, and themes
Posts in WordPress
- Difference between posts and pages
- Creating a new post
- Using the editor
- Visual editor
- HTML editor
- Adding media
- Inserting a gallery
- Full-screen editing
- Autosave
- Categories
- Tags
- Using custom fields
- Previewing, publishing, and saving drafts
- Editing an existing post
- Quick edit
- Deleting a post
- Viewing a post
- Changing the status of a post
- Changing the visibility of a post
- Permalinks and shortlinks
Using Media in WordPress
- The library
- Scaling and cropping images in WordPress
- Media metadata
- Uploading media
- Seeing where media is being used
Adding Links in WordPress
- Adding links
- Link categories
Pages in WordPress
- Adding, editing, and deleting pages
- Page attributes
- Parent pages
- Templates
- Ordering pages
WordPress Comments
- Enabling and disabling comments
- Setting default behaviors for comments
- Viewing comment
- Comment approval process
- Dealing with spam
- Deleting comments
WordPress Themes and Appearance
- Managing themes
- Installing themes
- Widgets
- Menus
- Appearance Editor
- Editing the CSS files
WordPress Plugins
- What are plugins?
- Finding plugins
- Installing plugins
- Activating and deactivating plugins
- Editing plugin settings
- Deleting plugins
Users
- Adding, editing, and deleting users
- User roles and permissions
Tools
- Available tools
- Importing content from another site
- Exporting your WordPress data
WordPress Settings
- General settings
- Changing the site title and tagline
- Changing your URL
- Using a different homepage
- Updating the admin email address
- Changing time zones
- Date/Time formats
Writing settings
- Changing the post box size
- Using emoticons
- Changing the default post and link categories
- Post to your site via email
- Remote publishing
Reading settings
- Changing default page behaviors
Discussion settings
- Default article and comment settings
- Comment moderation settings
Media settings
- Image sizing
- Embedding media
- Changing the default folder for uploaded files
Privacy settings
- Permalink settings
- Photo Album configuration
Must have WordPress plugins
Exploring the default WordPress theme
Customizing the WordPress theme
Customizing WordPress themes
WordPress child themes
Theme customization using a web inspector tool
Using a drag-and-drop content builder
WordPress SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Backing-up WordPress sites
Restoring WordPress sites from a backup
Creating a development WordPress sites for testing
Understanding and using content types
Working with essential WordPress plugins
Troubleshooting WordPress issues
Planning a WordPress site
WordPress Q&A: Answering site-specific WordPress questions
Custom and private WordPress classes
This WordPress course is available as a private class. Curriculum can be customized for your specific needs. WordPress classes can be delivered at your location, online, or in our classrooms. For more information, call 781-376-6044 to speak with a training consultant or contact us.
There are no prerequisites for this WordPress class.
You can attend the WordPress Bootcamp in our classrooms, live online, or arrange for private WordPress training.
Private WordPress classes for companies and groups
This WordPress class is available as a private workshop for your company, group, or team. Use the contact form on this page or call 781 376-6044 to learn more about private classes.
Exceptional WordPress course materials
Our proprietary curriculum has been proven effective in teaching [category short name] to thousands. You’ll receive our extensive written reference along with lesson files for you to continue your practice following the class. This WordPress course includes a copy of our Digital Classroom book with many projects and exercises.
Repeat for free
If you need a refresher or miss a day of class, you can repeat the WordPress class at no additional cost for one year.
Private WordPress classes for companies and groups
This WordPress class is available as a private workshop for your company, group, or team. Learn more about corporate WordPress training and private WordPress training, or use the contact form on this page or call 781 376-6044 to discuss private and corporate WordPress classes.
WordPress FAQ
Do I receive a WordPress certificate?
AGI provides a certificate upon course completion, which can be shared on LinkedIn and verified digitally on the AGI website.
How many students are in a WordPress class?
AGI limits its class sizes so that you receive personalized attention. Classes are limited to no more than 10 participants.
Can I get specific WordPress questions answered in the class?
Yes, as a live class, you can ask the instructor questions about how you will be using WordPress.
Does this WordPress class include job placement support?
AGI provides job support only when WordPress classes are taken as part of a longer-term certificate program, where AGI has a dedicated career counselor assigned to each certificate student.
Is this WordPress class for Mac or Windows?
You can attend this WordPress class using a Mac or Windows computer. The application itself has identical functionality for both. If attending in our classrooms, a computer will be provided using the operating system of your choice.