Course Duration
1 Day
Course Level
1
WordPress
In this Bigrockdesigns Dreamweaver CS5 and WordPress integration course, we demonstrate how Dreamweaver designers and developers how to create sites with WordPress and Dreamweaver. This course demonstrates CSS customization to Spry web widget integration in WordPress themes to create advanced blog and other page types. It also covers basic WordPress specific features, including plug-ins and administration, and more advanced principles, such as incorporating WordPress integration to dynamic dreamweaver pages and more
Course Outline
Introduction
Setting Up WordPress
- Overview
- Installing MAMP for Mac users
- Installing WampServer 2 for Windows users
- Setting up WordPress for the Mac
- Setting up MySQL password for the PC
- Setting up WordPress for the PC
- Establishing the Dreamweaver site
Exploring a WordPress Site in Dreamweaver
- Using dynamically related files
- Filtering files
- Following links
- Employing live code
Creating Content
- Adding blog posts
- Editing blog posts
- Adding new pages
- Including images
- Integrating other media
Working with WordPress Theme
- Applying a theme
- Modifying WordPress CSS styles
- Working with WordPress code
- Finishing with CSS
- Including widgets
Extending WordPress Editable Pages
- Creating a page template in Dreamweaver
- Adding Spry accordion panels
- Working with Spry form validation
Using WordPress Plug-Ins
- Introduction to WordPress plug-ins
- Styling plug-in output
- Integrating a gallery into an existing site
Integrating WordPress Database Content into Dreamweaver Pages
- Setting up your data in WordPress
- Adding WordPress dynamic data to pages
WordPress Administration
- Modifying general settings
- Restricting access to certain WordPress pages
Publishing a WordPress Site
- Transferring files
- Setting up an online database
- Populating a WordPress database
Summary
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