Developing Websites with WordPress

A content management system (CMS) facilitates rapid website development and updates, often requiring minimal coding. Some of the key features of a CMS are separation of content from page structure by utilizing a database to store content, taxonomy to provide classification for posts and pages, themes to provide a foundational structure, building blocks (modules and plugins) that extend functionality, and templates to define the structure of related pages. In this hands-on course, we explore these concepts and more using the WordPress CMS to create engaging, mobile-friendly websites with compelling content that meets the goals of a business or organization. The course is project-based; students build several sites over the term, culminating in a final project to build a complete website of their choosing.