WordPress for Beginners – Master WordPress Quickly

In 2025, go from zero to WordPress hero, building responsive websites that shine on all devices. No skills needed.

Created by: Andrew Williams
Wordpress, SEO & Self-Publishing Expert, teacher and author

What Will I Learn?

• Install Wordpress on your PC or Mac computer, so you can learn without having to pay hosting or domain fees.
• This course will teach anyone to build a functional, beautiful, responsive website with Wordpress.
• Navigate around the Wordpress dashboard, know what everything does and how to use it.
• Understand the main features of Wordpress and how to use them as you build a beautiful website.
• Use the Gutenberg editor to create pages and posts, and most importantly, know the difference between the two.
• Create custom menus and navigation systems that both visitors and search engines will find useful.
• Correctly use post categories and tags, and understand why these can cause you problems at the search engines if used incorrectly.
• Know how to configure Wordpress for best results
• Understand plugins & themes and how to find/install them
• Use the Full Site Editor to customize block themes, modifying the header, footer, and even editing the templates that make up your theme.
• Protect their Wordpress website from hackers and spammers
• Create a static homepage useful for most websites, or a blog like homepage useful for bloggers.
• Create a Responsive Website that looks good on any browser

Requirements

• No prior knowledge of Wordpress is required as everything will be covered in this course.
• You will need a working computer and a web browser connected to the internet..
• You don't need any coding experience at all. That is the beauty of Wordpress.

Target audience

• If you want to get step-by-step, over-the-shoulder tuition from an ex-science teacher who has been using and teaching Wordpress since 2004.
• If you want to learn Wordpress without paying for a web host, this course is perfect. I'll show you how you can install Wordpress on your very own computer while you learn.
• This course is for you if you want to build a website, whether for personal or business reasons.
• If you want to learn to master Wordpress without getting bogged down with technical jargon, this course is for you.
• This course is perfect for you if you are taking over an existing Wordpress website, or want to build one from scratch, but don't know where to start.
• This course is for you if you want to learn how to use the Gutenberg editor to create great content.
• This course is for you if you want to learn how to use the new Full Site Editor to modify themes, add templates, or just change the way things look on your site.
• This course is for anyone that wants to be the Wordpress goto guy or gal.