WordPress as a CMS: Part 3 | tutplus.com

Once you become more comfortable with HTML and WordPress you can skip this step and just create your WordPress theme, but that would defeat the purpose of this tutorial so we are going to take this extra step.

When most people think about WordPress, they think about blogs. If you look at the front page of WordPress.org they talk a lot about blogging as well. What they don’t tell you is that WordPress also doubles as a very powerful CMS; you just have to set

In CSS3 First Look, staff author James Williamson provides an in-depth introduction to the newest CSS standard, detailing its modular format, history, and current level of browser support, while also demonstrating its capabilities and applications. The course includes tutorials on using new selectors, modifying typography and color, working with the box model, and understanding media queries. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
Understanding the history of CSS3
Working with the new selectors
Adding transparency and gradients
Specifying web fonts with @font-face

In this course, author Joseph Lowery shows how to create a robust WordPress-based site using Dreamweaver. The course lays out the essentials of planning a site, explains how to implement custom sidebars, and demonstrates building page templates. The course also explains how to integrate PHP functionality and extend the WordPress database.
Topics include:
Understanding development environment

vtc.com training for WordPress Blogging

Introduction
Course Overview
Understanding WordPress
What is a Blog? (04:39)
What is WordPress? (05:44)
How a Blog Functions (04:22)

In Joomla! 2.5 Essential Training, Jen Kramer uses Joomla! to build a web site from scratch—no programming required—and guides site designers through the process, from installation to launch. The course demonstrates how to create and organize content; add menus, sidebars, and other features; change the look with templates; install plug-ins and extensions; assign specific users to create and edit content; and much more. Jen also shows how to evaluate the quality of third-party extensions and templates and how to download and install them, and emphasizes the importance of backups for your Joomla! site, with details on creating and storing those backups.

WordPress Essential Training shows how to get the most out of the self-hosted version of WordPress and create feature-rich blogs and web sites. Author Morten Rand-Hendriksen explains how to get a web host, set up a domain, and download, configure, and upload WordPress to your newly hosted site. The course then dives fully into the tools in WordPress, demonstrating how to set up your profile and create content to share with your web audience. The course also includes tutorials on everything

Table Of Content

Introduction

Welcome
Using the exercise files

Getting Started 7m 19s

Understanding the Visual Studio versions
Setting up your developer computer

Exploring the Visual Studio Workspace (IDE)

Creating a Visual Studio project
Working with Solution Explorer
Working with big projects
Taking a tour of the Integrated Developer Environment (IDE)
Introducing drag-and-drop UI design

Lesson 1 - Introduction to CCENT
Lesson 2 - Introduction to Networking and the Networking Models
Lesson 3 - Ethernet Standards and Cable Types
Lesson 4 - Switching
Lesson 5 - Common Router and Switch Commands
Lesson 6 - IP Addressing and the Routing Process
Lesson 7 - ARP, DNS and DHCP
Lesson 8 - Memory Components and Config Files

Course Outline

Excel 2010 Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Introduction to Excel 2010 Training
Lesson 2 - Entering Data
Lesson 3 - Moving Data
Lesson 4 - Rows & Columns
Lesson 5 - Auto Fill
Lesson 6 - Worksheets
Lesson 7 - Saving a File
Lesson 8 - The Interface

SQL Server 2008 Administration Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Administration
Lesson 2 - Welcome to SQL Server 2008
Lesson 3 - Installing SQL Server 2008
Lesson 4 - Introduction to SQL Server 2008 Tools
Lesson 5 - Creating SQL Server 2008 Databases
Lesson 6 - Configuring SQL Server 2008 Security

Course Outline

Windows 7 Deployment Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Getting Started with Windows 7 Deployment Training
Lesson 2 - Lab Setup
Lesson 3 - The Course Scenarios
Lesson 4 - An Overview of Deployment Tools
Lesson 5 - Getting Your Hardware Ready to Deploy Windows 7
Lesson 6 - Getting Your Applications Ready for Windows 7
Lesson 7 - Creating and Applying Images

Course Outline

Windows 7 Administration Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - Getting Started with Windows 7 Administration Training
Lesson 2 - Lab Setup
Lesson 3 - The Course Scenario
Lesson 4 - Introduction to Windows 7
Lesson 5 - Installing Windows 7

Table Of Content

Acrobat X Training Highlights

Explore the Redesigned Interface
Discover the New Portfolio creation interface
Share documents and forms using Acrobat.com
Export content to other formats
Learn to use QuickTools and workspace customization

Dreamweaver CS5 Training Highlights

Planning a site - Benefits of CSS, page and measurement sizing, CSS starter pages
Creating and Inserting Images - Smart Objects, rollovers, disjointed rollovers, image maps