Course Materials

Website Development and Management

August 19, 2022
Yulia Sion

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

DateLecture ContentAssignmentResources
Sep 13Logistics of the Course
Intro to Web Design Process
Defining Goals		Goal
Tagline
Moodboard		Miro
Inspiration
Class folder
Sep 20User-Centered Design
Creating Persona
User Journey
Competitive Analysis		Persona
User Journey
Competitive Analysis		Competitive Analysis
Sep 27Navigation
Information Architecture
Card Sorting		Tested SitemapInformation Architecture
Content Audit
Card Sorting
Oct 4User Interface Design
UI elements & principles
Font
Logos		Visual Representation
Logo
Wireframes

Logos
Oct 11
Wireframes Testing

Finalized Wireframes
Oct 18
Individual Consultations.
Mid-Term Report preps
Oct 25
Fall Break. No lecture.
Mid-Term Report
Nov 1Web Hosting. Domain Name. MAMP Server.MAMP Server Installed.MAMP
WordPress.org
Nov 8Pages vs Posts. Homepage.
Website structure and navigation.		About Me Page. Keep editing.
Nov 15Using Column Block.
Buttons.		Creating a Portfolio page using
Columns and Buttons.
Nov 22Privacy & Security.
Parallax Effect.
Social Sharing.
Interactive Buttons.
Lightbox Effect.		Setting up Privacy Page in
a widget area.
Setting up social sharing buttons.
Nov 29Multilingual site.
Analytics overview.		Setting up language switcher.
Basics of Analytics.
Dec 6
E-Commerce.
SEO Strategy.
Inspect Function

Setting up SEO plugin and
main strategy.
Setting up an online shop.
Setting up Maintenance Mode.

Dec 13Maintenance Mode.
Inspect function.
Wrapping up.		Setting up Maintenance Mode.
Know how to use Inspect to find basic styles/UI elements (size, color, etc.)
TBDFinal Presentations

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