WordPress/e-learning/RuralWeb&Soft Production Africa e-learning

PART -1:- Introduction to RuralWeb & Soft Production Africa

OBJECTIVES OF PART 1

Participant should have a clear view of RuralWeb and Soft Production Africa
Participant should be able to have a proper understanding of what the programme is all about.
Participant should be inspired to apprecaite with a positive end of the programme in mind.
Participant should understand the benefits of joining the programm
Participant should know the likely opportunities (career,financial,etc) they would have when they participate passionately in the program.
Participant should know Ruralweb.info ,like Ruralweb page on facebook and should use that as a platform to ask ICT questions

PART 2

GETTING STARTED!

An introduction Video of a website designed using wordpress.
What to do or kow before installation of self-hosted wordpress- (e.g System Requirements,webhost compactibility with wordpresss.text editor software,FTP Client software,etc)

Resources we already have:

Sandbox to practice website making in WordPress, Drupal and Joomla!
Tech Support Ghana: possible cooperation in WordPress learning circles (we can strengthen eachother: they already have the experience, we have ICT-coaches and a community. We can share e-courses, and a platform for sharing!) Also see: default program schedule and facilitator agreement that techsupport is using.
(online) ICT coaches from De Vries Workforce Management (2h per month) and some others!
Content: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WordPress and e-book WordPress (see attachment)
iMonitoring – they can help us (for free) to search the web for content / info.

PASSION and SUPPORT

Still needed:

An assignment to work on to make a website (preferable a local client -with whom you can have face-to-face contact): e.g. 4 weeks training with a group of youngsters learning about website making + 4 weeks working in a team of 4 to make a website (the client pays how satisfied he is with the end-product – the more professional we get – the more business-like we can offer website-making, so that the website makers will earn an income with it.
To be discussed after pilot: e.g. 10% of earnings go to who brings in the assignment; 90% to website maker.
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INSTALLATION PROCESS

How and where to install wordpress - root directory,subdirectory or just making a test site.
Installation of wordpress
Hosting of wordpress
Editing of wp-config.php file
Wordpress settings and configurations
Using FTP Client and software
Changing file permission.
How to have a wordpress account
Create a wordpress.com account
Picking your webaddress
Chosing a plan(basic-free)
Setting up public profile

OBJECTIVES OF PART 2

Participant should be able to understand the concept of a website
Participant should be know some tools for desiginng a website
Participant should understand what wordpress is
Participant should have a wordpress account.- usuall for assignment refencing for tutors and the community(Ruralweb) to access students.
etc.....

PART 3 - SETTING UP WORDPRESS

THEME

WIDGETS

LAYOUTS

PLUGINS

WORDPRESS TEMPLATES

WORDPRESS CATEGORY

USING WORDPRESS

WORDPRESS STATS

What is a stats plugin for site and visitor analysis?
Importance of stats plugin to a website developer and end-uers
How to use stats plugin in wordpress
How to view,analyse and improve your wordpress stats pugin to attract more visitors
How to install stats plugin or embed other stats plugins.
How to use plugin to update a sidebar with images and text.
What is an API key?
How to find API key in wordpress
What is a Cpanel.ully backup your wordpress site in Cpanel
How to fix browser bugs,css troubleshotting.
Tips and techniques in WORDPRESS AND website desigining.

ADDITIONAL TUTORIALS