Course overview:
This course provides an in-depth look at customizing WordPress with themes, plugins, and other settings. It is ideal for anyone who wants to take their WordPress site beyond just the basic installation and get the most out of the powerful functionality and flexibility that WordPress provides.

The course covers topics such as:

    Understanding the role of themes and how they control the look and feel of a site. Best practices for theme installation and creation.

    Installing and configuring different types of plugins to extend WordPress functionality. How to choose, use, update, and troubleshoot plugins.

    Customizing WordPress through its robust settings and options system. Tweaking sites for improved user experience, navigation, and branding.

    Performing common customizations like custom post types, taxonomies, page templates.


Exploring WordPress: A Guide to Themes, Plugins, and Customization

<h2>Expanding Your Knowledge with Managed-WP.™</h2><p>We're pleased to announce that Managed-WP.™ will now be utilizing Mini Courses as one of our knowledge-sharing pathways. Here are some of the topics you can expect to find in our growing library of mini-courses:</p><ul><li>WordPress Basics - Get started with introductions to themes, plugins, customization and more.</li><li>Working with the Dashboard - Dive deeper into site administration, settings and common tasks.</li><li>Optimizing for Speed - Learn our best practices for increasing page load speeds.</li><li>Security Best Practices - Keep your site protected with guides to patching, malware detection and firewall set-up.</li><li>Managing Multiple Sites - Tips for efficiently overseeing a network of WordPress installations.</li><li>WooCommerce Courses - Everything from installing the eCommerce plugin to payment configurations.</li><li>SEO Strategies - Drive more organic traffic with our SEO and content marketing mini-courses.</li><li>Managing Plugins - Install, update and troubleshoot the most popular WordPress plugins.</li><li>Using Your CDN - Maximize the benefits of our global content delivery network.</li><li>Backup and Migrations - Learn our recommended approaches and best practices.</li></ul><p>We'll continuously develop new mini-courses covering the latest WordPress topics and trends to enrich your learning experience through interactive exercises and adaptive content. We hope you find these short-form lessons valuable as a managed hosting client and member of the WordPress community.</p>

Mini WordPress Course by Managed-WP.™