
Website Development and Management
Course Goal
To introduce the WordPress.org content management system and its capabilities and enable the acquisition of the necessary knowledge and practical skills in designing, creating, publishing, and managing websites.
Course Instructor
Yulia Sion, yzhigl@tlu.ee
Course Schedule
Date | Lecture Content | Assignment | Resources |
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Sep 7 | Logistics of the Course Intro to Web Design Process Defining Goals | Goal Tagline Moodboard | Miro Inspiration Class folder |
Sep 14 | User-Centered Design Creating Persona User Journey Competitive Analysis | Persona User Journey Competitive Analysis | Competitive Analysis |
Sep 21 | Navigation Information Architecture Card Sorting | Tested Sitemap | Information Architecture Content Audit Card Sorting |
Sep 28 | User Interface Design UI elements & principles Font Logos | Visual Representation Logo Wireframes | Logos |
Oct 5 | Wireframes Testing Web Hosting Domain Name | Finalized Wireframes Domain Name Installed WordPress | MAMP WordPress.org |
Oct 12 | WordPress Interface. Block Editor. | About Page | |
Oct 19 | Themes. Widgets. Plugins. | Blog page created. | |
Oct 26 | Break, No lecture | ||
Nov 2 | Pages vs Posts. Homepage. Website structure and navigation. | Setting up structure and navigation. Keep editing. | |
Nov 9 | Using Column Block. Buttons. | Creating a Portfolio page using Columns and Buttons. | |
Nov 16 | Privacy & Security. Parallax Effect. Social Sharing. Interactive Buttons. Lightbox Effect. | Setting up Privacy Page in a widget area. Setting up social sharing buttons. | |
Nov 23 | Multilingual site. Analytics overview. | Setting up language switcher. Basics of Analytics. | |
Nov 30 | E-Commerce. SEO Strategy. | Setting up SEO plugin and main strategy. Setting up an online shop(Optional). | |
Dec 7 | Maintenance Mode. Inspect function. Wrapping up. | Setting up Maintenance Mode. Know how to use Inspect to find basic styles/UI elements (size, color, etc.) | |
Dec 14/21 | Final Presentations |