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WordPress Fundamentals

Build and Manage Your Own Website Without a Developer

Your website should work for you — not the other way around. This cohort course gives you complete control of your WordPress website. Over six live sessions you'll build pages, publish content, manage plugins, handle basic SEO, and set up WooCommerce — with Brela practitioners walking you through every step and answering your questions live.

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This course runs in cohorts. Join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know when the next cohort opens — plus priority booking and early-bird pricing.

Who this course is for

This course is for you if…

  • • You want to manage your own business website without depending on a developer
  • • You're a marketing professional who needs to publish and edit content confidently
  • • You're a business owner who wants to understand and control your website
  • • You're starting a blog, portfolio, or small business site from scratch
  • • You've heard of WordPress but don't know where to begin

This course is NOT for you if…

  • • You want to build custom WordPress themes from code (see WordPress Plugin Development With AI)
  • • You're an experienced WordPress developer looking for advanced training
  • • You want a self-paced course you work through alone with no live sessions

What you'll be able to do

  • Install WordPress and configure essential settings
  • Choose a professional theme and customise it without touching code
  • Build and edit pages using Elementor page builder
  • Publish and manage blog posts with proper formatting and media
  • Install, activate, and safely manage plugins
  • Optimise your pages for search engines using Yoast or Rank Math
  • Set up and manage a basic WooCommerce online store with Paystack integration
  • Back up your site and troubleshoot the most common errors without calling a developer

Course curriculum

  • • What WordPress is and why it powers 43% of the web
  • • WordPress.org vs WordPress.com — which one you need and why
  • • How hosting, domain names, and WordPress work together
  • • Installing WordPress via cPanel / hosting dashboard (live walkthrough)
  • • Tour of the WordPress dashboard — every section explained
  • • Essential first settings: site title, tagline, timezone, permalinks, and reading
  • • Understanding themes, plugins, and the difference between them

Exercise: Install WordPress on a live or staging environment before Session 2

  • • How WordPress themes work and how to evaluate them
  • • Installing and activating a theme
  • • Using the WordPress Customiser: colours, fonts, logo, header, footer
  • • Introduction to the Block Editor (Gutenberg) and Full Site Editor
  • • Installing and setting up Elementor — Nigeria's most-used page builder
  • • Building your homepage with Elementor: sections, columns, images, text, buttons
  • • Making your site mobile-responsive and checking it on real devices

Exercise: Build a complete homepage before Session 3

  • • The difference between Pages and Posts — and when to use each
  • • Creating and editing pages with the Block Editor
  • • Working with blocks: headings, paragraphs, images, buttons, columns, galleries
  • • Creating categories and tags for blog posts
  • • Managing your media library: uploading, sizing, file naming, and alt text
  • • Setting up navigation menus: primary, secondary, and footer
  • • Scheduling posts for future publication and revision history

Exercise: Create a complete About page and publish a formatted blog post

  • • What plugins are and how they work
  • • How to evaluate a plugin before installing: ratings, active installs, update frequency
  • • Essential plugins: Wordfence (security), UpdraftPlus (backups), WP Super Cache, Smush
  • • Installing, activating, configuring, and safely deactivating plugins
  • • Keeping plugins updated and why it matters for security
  • • What to do when a plugin breaks your site
  • • Contact forms with WPForms or Contact Form 7

Exercise: Configure a security plugin, a backup plugin, and a contact form

  • • How Google finds and ranks websites — a plain-English explanation
  • • Installing and configuring Yoast SEO or Rank Math
  • • Writing SEO-friendly page titles and meta descriptions
  • • Using heading tags (H1, H2, H3) correctly
  • • Image optimisation for SEO: file names, alt text, and compression
  • • Internal linking strategy for small sites
  • • Submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console
  • • Setting up Google Analytics 4 on your WordPress site

Exercise: Fully optimise three pages of your site using the on-page checklist

  • • Installing and configuring WooCommerce
  • • Setting currency to NGN, configuring shipping zones and tax
  • • Creating product listings: simple products, variable products, digital downloads
  • • Integrating Paystack for Nigerian payment processing
  • • Managing orders and customer communications from WooCommerce
  • • The core WooCommerce pages: Shop, Cart, Checkout, My Account
  • • Live Q&A on any unresolved questions from Sessions 1–5
  • • Course close: certificate information and next steps

Requirements

  • None — suitable for complete beginners
  • If you can use a smartphone and email, you can do this course

Course summary

  • Cohort-based — 6 live sessions over 6 weeks (Zoom)
  • 6 weeks · approximately 2.5 hours per live session
  • Maximum 20 participants
  • Yes — Brela Certificate of Completion
  • Live Q&A in every session + WhatsApp group throughout
  • Live on Zoom · recordings and materials via Selar

₦50,000 / $35

per seat

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What's included

Course materials

  • • 6 live Zoom sessions (2.5 hrs each)
  • • Full session recordings within 24 hrs
  • • Step-by-step written guides
  • • Downloadable reference checklists
  • • Lifetime access to recordings and materials

Support

  • • Live Q&A in every session
  • • WhatsApp group for the full 6-week cohort + 30 days after
  • • Between-session exercise feedback
  • • Peer community with cohort members

After completion

  • • Brela Certificate of Completion
  • • Suitable for LinkedIn, CVs, and client pitches
  • • Invitation to Brela alumni WhatsApp community
  • • Access to recording updates

Pricing

NGN — pay via Paystack on Selar₦50,000 per seat
USD — pay via Stripe$35 per seat
Group booking (5+ seats)Contact us at [email protected]
Corporate teams (10+)See corporate training programme

Need training for a team of 5 or more? See our corporate training programme.

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This course runs in cohorts. Join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know when the next cohort opens — plus priority booking and early-bird pricing.

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