Welcome

- Hello and welcome to WordPress Essential Training. My name is Morten Rand-Hendriksen. I'm a staff author here at Lynda.com and I'm really excited to take you with me on this journey as we explore my favorite Web publishing application: WordPress. This course is a comprehensive breakdown of WordPress and how to use it to build Web sites and blogs and publish your content on the web. Whether this is the first time you're using WordPress or you're brushing up on everyone's favorite content management system, this course has everything you need and more.

To simplify the learning process, I've structured the chapters based on common tasks. We'll start by setting up WordPress and getting familiar with the admin interface. Then, we'll create posts and pages and add media items like images and videos to them. We'll look at how to customize the appearance of your site with themes and how to extend the functionality of WordPress with plugins. And, to wrap things up, we'll talk about user management, advanced settings, security, and getting readers to your site.

More than anything, this course is built to get you up and on your way with your own WordPress site. You'll learn how to master common tasks and I'm here to help you get it right the first time. So, I've crammed the course full of tips and information learned from years of working with the application. We have a lot of ground to cover, so let's get cracking with WordPress Essential Training.