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Get an overview of what WordPress is and what you’ll build throughout the course. You’ll also see a preview of the finished website and learn what to expect as you move through each stage.
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Welcome to the course!
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I'm really excited you're here.
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If you ever wanted to build a website
but had no idea where to start,
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you're in the right place.
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Throughout this course, we'll be building
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a simple portfolio website
using WordPress, and the best part is
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you don't need any coding
or WordPress experience at all.
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WordPress
is a content management system, or CMS,
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which is a tool that allows you to create,
manage, and update website content
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without needing to build everything
from scratch using code.
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Instead of writing HTML, CSS,
or JavaScript manually,
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a CMS provides a dashboard interface
where you can create pages, upload
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images, organize content, and control
how website looks and functions.
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I'll be making a portfolio for Treehouse's
Mike the Frog,
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so you're welcome to follow along exactly
and customize it to yourself
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later
or create it for yourself along the way.
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The site we'll build will include a home
page to introduce Mike and showcase
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featured skills and a contact page
so visitors can reach out.
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This may look like a lot right now
and that's completely okay.
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We're going to build this step
by step together
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and I'll explain everything as we go.
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In this course you'll learn how
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WordPress works, how to install and set up
WordPress locally on your computer,
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how to use themes and plugins,
how to build pages using Elementor's
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visual editor
and how to structure and organize
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your website content. By the end
you'll have a great grasp on how to start,
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edit,
and customize a website with WordPress.
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WordPress does include its own built-in
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page editor, which is a great tool
and continues to improve over time.
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However, as mentioned, in this course,
we're going to use a visual page builder
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called Elementor.
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Elementor provides
a drag-and-drop editing experience
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that makes designing
layouts more visual and beginner-friendly.
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It also reflects workflows
that many freelancers and agencies
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use when quickly building
and customizing client websites.
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You might be wondering, why WordPress?
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WordPress powers
a huge portion of websites
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on the internet, from small personal
portfolios to major business websites.
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It's popular because it's flexible,
customizable, and beginner-friendly,
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especially when paired
with visual builders like Elementor.
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Learning WordPress gives you skills
you can use for personal
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projects, freelance work,
or even professional web design roles.
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So in the next video, we're going to set
up WordPress locally on your computer,
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so you can build and experiment
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without needing to pay
for hosting or purchase a domain name.
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See you there.
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