Learn Advanced WordPress Techniques To Create A Totally Customised, Mobile Responsive, Search Engine Ready & Secure Website.

Our WordPress Advanced course will show you how to customise your website like a professional. If you studied our WordPress Starter Course, you will know by now that WordPress offers limitless opportunities; as a blogging platform as well as a tool to create great looking websites which you can customise using themes and plugins.

Course Programme

MODULE 1 – Page Speed

• Why The Need For Speed
• Speed Testing Tools
• Speed Tests
• Web Page Performance Test
• Image Optimisation [Part 1 & 2]
• Web Caching [Part 1 &2]
• Browser Caching
• Fixing performance issues
• Minification & more

MODULE 2 – SEO

• What is SEO
• Keywords, Tools and how to use to your advantage
• Latent Semantic Indexing
• SEO Plugin for WP
• Plugin Configuration
• Webmaster tools
• Site maps & more

MODULE 3 – Theme Customisation

• Child Theme Creation
• Pre Customisation Checklist
• Adding a Personal Greeting
• Shortcodes for various actions
• Rebranding
• Customisation

MODULE 4 – eCommerce with WordPress

• What is eCommerce
• Pre Set-up Checklist
• WooCommerce Installation [Part 1,2,3]
• WooCommerce Settings
• Dropshipping
• eCommerce Themes
• Product Ideas

• Product Mockups
• Test Purchase

MODULE 5 – Plugins

• Various Plugins for additional functionality
• Visual Editor for Widgets
• Widget Options
• Grid Shortcode
• Notification Bars
• Free Akismet Alternative
• WP Activity Logs
• Customise User Roles
• Plugin Directory Checker
• Data Exporter / Importer

MODULE 6 – Advanced Website Security

• Hiding Usernames
• Change DB Prefix – Method 1 & 2
• Changing Security Keys
• Secure your WP-Config file
• Customise the Login Error Message
• Prevent Brute Force Attack – Method 1, 2 & 3
• Remove WP Version Numbers
• Let Others Work on your Site Securely

MODULE 7 – Hacked Site Clean-up

• Has your Site Been Hacked?
• Tools to check if your site is compromised
• Hacked Site Clean-up
• Let Google know your site is clean again
• Next Steps After Clean-Up

MODULE 8 – Traffic Generation

• Traffic Overview
• Newsletter sign-up forms
• Google Analytics
• Traffic from Article
• Slideshare for traffic generation
• Video Marketing, Part 1 & 2
• PDF Submission, Part 1 & 2
• Social Media for traffic
• Guess Blogging, Part 1 – 4

Who Is The Course For?

• Anyone wishing to gain advanced WordPress knowledge
• Anyone who maintains and updates WordPress websites for clients 
• Anyone wishing to make money out of creating and/or selling websites
• Please note the Advanced WordPress Course is NOT suitable for beginners – please see our WordPress Starter course HERE

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WP Professional Course – Online Access –  £197