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HTML, CSS & WordPress Introduction Masterclass 4 Days - Newcastle
Key Course Details:
Level:
Introduction
Duration:
4
Days - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£895 + vat
Learn the basics of creating a web page from scratch with HTML and adding simple visual styling to produce results that will appeal to your audience with CSS. Plus gain all the skills you need to get going with WordPress the powerful yet free web creation tool.
This combined Masterclass course is the perfect way to understand the core languages that define the structure and appearance of almost every resource on the web together with gaining the WordPress know-how you need and open the door to a host of potential clients.
Learn the basics of creating a web page from scratch with HTML and adding simple visual styling to produce results that will appeal to your audience with CSS. Plus gain all the skills you need to get going with WordPress the powerful yet free web creation tool.
This combined Masterclass course is the perfect way to understand the core languages that define the structure and appearance of almost every resource on the web together with gaining the WordPress know-how you need and open the door to a host of potential clients.
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HTML, CSS & WordPress Masterclass 4 Days
Course Details
This 4-day Essentials course will cover everything you need to get started with producing HTML and styling your content with CSS as well as focussing on building themes with WordPress. You will learn how web pages are structured under the hood and how you can put together your own files for the web. We will also show you how to use CSS to control every aspect of a site's visuals: its fonts, colours, leading, margins, and more. WordPress is a popular tool for creating websites and blogs so we will show you the end-to-end process for creating a fully functional, professional website and blog.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the syntax and structure of HTML pages
- Insert tags, attributes, and values into a page
- Define titles, headings, and page regions
- Add links, alternate text content, and background images
- Position and resize images and other page elements
- Work with colours
- Use correct styles instead of deprecated HTML tags
- Design without relying on tables
- Include padding, margins, borders, and backgrounds
- Write selectors to target only specific parts of a page
- Produce horizontal and vertical navigation bars
- Style hyperlinks
- Differentiate between external, embedded, and inline styles
- Install and configure WordPress
- Understand the difference between posts and pages
- Publish a blog post
- Manage links, tags, and media
- Approve or delete blog comments
- Customise your site with advanced themes
- Inspect and manipulate the WordPress Loop
- Apply tags
- Create custom navigation menus
- Assign user roles and permissions
- Activate plug-ins that enable enhanced features such as eCommerce
- Attract visitors with correct SEO approach for adding title, alt and image names
- Track visits by using the Google Analytics plug-in
Our goals are for you to understand how to create and adjust your own HTML documents and WordPress websites/blogs, and for you to understand how to enhance the visual appearance of your web pages.
This course can be taken in a single 4-day block or split into a 2 separate 2-day blocks, each taken on different dates.
View split course details
HTML WordPressCourse Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for anyone interested in producing, editing, or visually styling content for the web.
You will need basic PC or Mac skills, including a solid understanding of a computer's operating system (Windows or Mac OS). You will also need to know how to launch a program, create and save files, and copy files from CDs and other media.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Introducing HTML/XTHML- A brief overview of HTML/XHTML and the world wide web
- Browser and resolution issues
- The syntax and structure of HTML/XHTML
- Introducing tags, attributes and values
- Meeting logical and physical tags
- Container and empty elements
- Understanding the DTD (document type declaration)
- Defining the Head and Body regions
- Structuring and formatting your content using Block and Character level tags
- Fonts and colour
- Sizing text and using headings
- Indenting using Blockquotes
- Using Horizontal Rules
- Including Escape characters
- Naming conventions
- Including a Title for your pages
- Testing your site in different browsers
- Understanding colour for the web
- Working with hexadecimal
- Meeting web safe colours
- Applying colour to text, tables and cells
- The different image formats used on the web
- Placing and linking an image
- Adding alternate text
- Sizing and positioning images
- Creating a simple table
- Adding rows and cells
- Adding content to cells
- Formatting tables and cells
- Creating relative links between pages
- Creating absolute links to other sites
- Creating mailto links and links to non-HTML/XHTML files
- Adding named anchor links to long pages
- Adding links to images
- A brief review of HTML
- Understanding the limitations of HTML
- The evolution and current status of CSS
- Where to keep up to date with CSS
- CSS and CSS2
- The importance of DTD (document type declaration) when using CSS
- The Style and Comment HTML tags
- Declaration block
- ID and class styles
- Embedded styles
- InLine styles
- External Style Sheets
- Locating amending embedded styles
- Locating and amending inline styles
- Linking vs importing external style sheets
- ID vs Class selectors
- Descendant selectors and grouping selectors
- The DIV and SPAN tags
- Fonts and font families
- Sizing text using different units of measure
- Line height
- Font weight
- Working with colour
- Link basics
- Styling hyperlinks
- Link text decoration
- Creating rollovers using hover
- Using the box model
- Padding and margins
- Element positioning
Getting Started with WordPress- Installation and Upgrades- WordPress in five minutes
- Upgrading WordPress
- New features of WordPress
- Best Practices for upgrading WordPress
- Importing and exporting data
- General settings
- Discussion settings
- Permalink settings
- Privacy settings
- Reading settings
- Writing settings
- Miscellaneous settings
- New features in WordPress
- Creating content: Posts vs. Pages
- How to write a Page in WordPress
- WordPress categories explained
- Using the WordPress Content Management System (CMS)
- Managing Pages
- Managing Links
- Managing WordPress Tags
- Managing your WordPress Media Library
- Updating your WordPress Profile
- Writing a blog Post
- Managing Posts
- Managing comments
- Fighting SPAM with Akismet
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Making your content search-engine friendly
- Using analytics to deliver accountability and insight
- Adding Facebook and Twitter buttons
- Best Practices for upgrading WordPress
- Managing WordPress users
- Permission levels and log-ins
- WordPress User Roles explained
- Managing files
- The WordPress Dashboard
- Anatomy of a Wordpress Theme
- How Themes work
- Template files
- Typical Template files/folders included in a Theme
- The Wordpress Loop
- The Functions File
- Template Tags
- Conditional Tags
- Choosing a Wordpress Theme to modify
- Category Templates
- The Template Hierarchy
- Understanding what to look for in plug-ins
- How to view plug-in files with the editor and read the TXT files for instructions
- Downloading and activating plug-ins
- De-activating and deleting plug-ins
- Admin roles and permissions
- Security with Wordpress
- Creating custom menus
- Upgrading a Wordpress Theme
- Theme compatibility with Wordpress Upgrades
- Theme compatibility with Plug-in
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training Newcastle training centre located at:
The Beacon
Westgate Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE4 9PQ
The training centre is situated on Westgate Road near Central Newcastle within easy reach by bus of Newcastle Central Station for both local Metro and overland trains. If you are driving there is free parking available at the training centre.
Daily course times run between 10am and 5pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks.
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HTML, CSS & WordPress Masterclass - Upcoming Newcastle Course Dates
16 Aug - 19 Aug £895 + vat HTML, CSS & WordPress Masterclass - Split Date Options
HTML & CSS Introduction
16 Aug - 17 Aug
WordPress Masterclass
16 Aug - 17 Aug
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Client Reviews
"The instructor was very knowledgeable and patient and went at just the right learning speed for my level. One to one tutorial has been very beneficial for my learning of HTML and CSS and a great introduction."
Dawn Irons, Imago Group plc, HTML and CSS - 2 Day Introduction
"Really enjoyed the course, it was very helpful - thank you!"
Linda Smith, BSKYB, HTML - 1 Day Introduction
"As always clear, concise and friendly. I have come away from today's course having learnt exactly what I needed to know. Thank you!"
Charlotte Green, AXA Investment Managers, HTML - 1 Day Introduction
"The course gave a great overview of HTML and CSS - a brilliant basis to continue onwards from. "
Corin Rogerson, Tesco, HTML & CSS - 2 Day Introduction
"Thoroughly enjoyable course. I have learned a great deal over the two days, putting a lot of things into perspective."
Jill Williamson, East of England Development Agency, HTML & CSS - 2 Day Introduction
"Very professional training service. Instructor was very knowledgeable and open to questions. Methodical training structure and easy to follow. Will recommend to my colleagues. Thanks!"
Alex Birkett, NUS Services, HTML & CSS - 2 Day Introduction
"Very good hands-on experience. Instructor was very enthusiastic and obviously knew his stuff."
Helen Swailes, JT International S.A., HTML & CSS - 2 Day Introduction
"Very happy with the training and will be taking away a lot of HTML knowledge"
Linda Diep, Optimus Education, HTML & CSS for Emails - 2 Day Intermediate Training
"Very enjoyable and informative. The fact that full and unrestricted access to learning materials and assets (i.e. presentations and demonstration files) was given throughout the course was a welcome change from other providers."
David Swingler, Fingo, HTML & CSS - 2 Day Introduction
"Very well structured and clearly explained. Good facilities, resources and class size. Met all expectations and realised objectives. Would definitely consider XChange Training for future requirements. "
Aoife Breen, UCLU, HTML & CSS - 2 Day Introduction
£895 + vat
Next Dates:
16 Aug - 19 Aug
Split Course Date Options:
HTML & CSS Introduction
16 Aug - 17 Aug
WordPress Masterclass
16 Aug - 17 Aug
Over 15 years of providing certified HTML training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Alan is very patient and encouraging, as a crash course in HTML is hard to grasp, he does his best to support every step of the way. Friendly and professional.
22/06/2021
4/5 Stars
The course was great and Kevin was very knowledgeable, however it was slightly fast paced for me on the second day as I am still struggling with certain elements such as tables. Also it was disappointing that I was not given details of the software I would need installing prior to the course commencing, however the team were very helpful on the phone when trying to sort this out. I would advise for future delegates, that you state exactly what software is needed at least two weeks before the course. It would also be good to have a guide to follow for reference in addition to the 6 months support.
09/02/2021
5/5 Stars
Alan was really knowledgeable and genuine. The course ran well, with a well thought out plan. Starting with the very basics, and building on the knowledge as we progressed through. I liked that once we understood a concept, we could copy code to "fill it in" to then concentrate on new knowledge. Thanks Alan!
09/02/2021
5/5 Stars
Really good training session...alan was very knowledgeable and helpful and I learnt a great deal..highly recommended
10/12/2020
4/5 Stars
Due to the current situation with Coronavirus, I appreciate this course was unable to be done in person. With saying that, the course was held well over Zoom and my understanding at the end of the day was very satisfactory. The only comment I would like to make is that, this was originally intended to be a two-day course in person and I feel that applying all the content into one day (as well as being online) was quite intense. To summarise, it was a good course, I have learnt many new techniques and I am pleased with the developments I can take forward in my career. Thank you.
05/05/2020
5/5 Stars
Very pleased with my course and how it flowed given our current circumstances and being offered a bespoke one to one was absolutely appreciated. Could not fault the tutor, went at the right pace and easy to communicate with.
22/04/2020
5/5 Stars
It was great except the WIFI had some issues, from the receptionist to the lady who greeted me upstairs near the meeting room, to the instructor, it was all good. Thank you.
25/02/2020
5/5 Stars
Excellent course. Simon is very knowledgeable & answered all questions i had. Would definitely book another of his courses in future.
07/02/2020
5/5 Stars
A great one on one course with Alan. Taken at my pace and explained everything fully. Thanks Alan!
16/12/2019
5/5 Stars
Really useful course and very informative. Would recommend to others.
10/12/2019
4/5 Stars
Course instructor Kevin was very knowledgeable in the content provided. Lots of topics were covered and explained in depth.
10/12/2019
5/5 Stars
Excellent training course and instructor. Probably the best training I've attended.
29/11/2019
5/5 Stars
Really enjoyed this course. Alan delivered it at the perfect pace and answered all questions. Thank you!
29/11/2019
5/5 Stars
Alan was great - was able to deal with a group where people had different levels of ability. I enjoyed the course.
29/11/2019
5/5 Stars
very well informative and well planned day.
21/10/2019
4/5 Stars
Alan was great at explaining the basics of HTML when building an email. The training regarding responsive and adaptive design was very good and his knowledge regarding code is excellent. Thanks Alan!
21/10/2019
5/5 Stars
Excellent tutor and very good course. Highly recommend.
15/10/2019
5/5 Stars
I was a complete novice to using HTML and CSS but I have found the training to be really good. The trainer was patient and explained items really well and at a good pace I have a good understanding of this now.Thank You.
15/10/2019
5/5 Stars
Excellent course. Will was a fantastic teacher and made learning HTML and CSS an enjoyable and engaging experience.
02/10/2019
5/5 Stars
great two days
01/10/2019
5/5 Stars
Trainer was excellent. I travelled from Ireland for the course and it was well worth it. One of the best courses and trainers I have experienced.
09/09/2019
5/5 Stars
Very well broken down and explained.
09/09/2019
5/5 Stars
A lot to take in and I will likely forget it all very soon but I now have a good understanding and will have the right tools to then go and look and find what I need.
28/08/2019
5/5 Stars
Very thorough explanation of the basics of HTML. Lots of opporunities to ask questions as we went along.
28/08/2019
4/5 Stars
The equipment was very good and Alan's understanding of the subject and delivery was exemplary - the only downside was the temperature in the room which seemed to only have two settings, roasting or icy...
22/08/2019
4/5 Stars
Great knowledge and training ability from Alan. Really friendly and explains things well. However i felt the course was slightly rushed and could be improved by thorough walk-throughs and definition meanings of the coding language to help understand further. I appreciate there is alot to get through within the time constraints.
22/08/2019
5/5 Stars
It was a great experience
08/08/2019
4/5 Stars
Thoroughly enjoyed the training course, Kevin was great and very knowledgeable. I would have liked a little more on Dreamweaver/ Outlook specific as that is what my company uses but as there was 6 of us in the class, it was great to go through the code and basics of building an email. Would recommend and come back for another course.
08/08/2019
5/5 Stars
Really interesting course, nice flow between the practical and the listening.
12/07/2019
5/5 Stars
The course and instructor was brilliant, I feel I can build in my own time on what I have learnt over the last couple of days as I have a fantastic starting knowledge now thanks to Alan
12/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Alan was really informative, and was a great help whenever anyone was struggling.
12/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Excellent training and trainer, the course exceeded my expectations
12/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Loved it, simple code which when you understand it make you feel really clever. Thank you!
12/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Excellent training and very beneficial going forward. Surprised to have learnt so much within 2 days.
12/07/2019
5/5 Stars
Alan is an excellent trainer. He's very knowledgeable and very patient, helping out if mistakes are made.
27/06/2019
5/5 Stars
funa nd informative !
25/06/2019
5/5 Stars
Kevin was great and the course was informative
19/06/2019
5/5 Stars
Very informative, and covered all the bases I was hoping to cover.
24/05/2019
5/5 Stars
Alan was a great instructor. Very patient and methodical in his approach. I feel I learned a lot in the 2 day session.
22/05/2019
5/5 Stars
Very helpful training and great resources to look back on when doing in future.
02/05/2019
4/5 Stars
Good course - Kevin challenged us and we gained a lot of knowledge in a very quick period of time. Course was well paced and informative.
02/04/2019
5/5 Stars
Great course, really helpful tutor. Was quite fast but fit in a lot of knowledge into the session.
02/04/2019
5/5 Stars
Great, really learned a lot, and was very thorough
02/04/2019
5/5 Stars
Thanks. The training was delivered in a user friendly way.
05/03/2019
5/5 Stars
I really enjoyed my Dreamweaver course, there was a lot to get through but Alan made it highly enjoyable. He's very knowledgable on the program and went through everything at a pace that was suitable for everyone.
05/03/2019
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.
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