WordPress Custom
Duration : 45 Days
The WordPress Customization course focuses on modifying existing WordPress websites to fit specific design and functionality requirements. You’ll work with page builders (e.g., Elementor), theme options, custom CSS, and advanced customization through the Customizer. Learn to configure plugins, adjust layouts, manage menus and widgets, refine performance and security settings, and implement branding elements. By the end, you’ll confidently transform any WordPress site to match client goals—without rebuilding from scratch.
Course Outline
Setup & Essentials
Topics
Install WordPress locally (XAMPP/Laragon or Local)
Base theme (Hello/GeneratePress)
Install Elementor PRO, ACF Pro, CPT UI, WooCommerce, SEO, Cache, Backup, Security
Permalinks, reading, media, users/roles
Creating and managing navigation menus
Theme Customizer (site identity, colors, widgets)
Overview of WordPress Dashboard & Site Settings
Task: Clean base site + must-have plugins
Elementor Basics
Topics
Global colors/typography
Header/Footer with Theme Builder
Containers, spacing, responsive controls
Core pages: Home, About, Services, Contact
Adding forms, buttons, and icons for interactivity
Using Elementor templates & pre-designed blocks
Responsive preview and device-specific adjustments
Task: Clean base site + must-have plugins
Dynamic Content (ACF + CPT UI)
Topics
Dynamic Tags in Elementor
Create CPTs and taxonomies
Archive/single templates (query loop)
ACF field groups (text, image, repeater)
Conditional logic with ACF fields in Elementor
Displaying dynamic data inside Elementor loops
Relating multiple CPTs (e.g., Portfolio & Categories)
Task: One CPT with custom single + archive
WooCommerce Customization
Topics
Setup: products, variations, shipping, taxes, payments (test)
Coupons, thank-you page, mini-cart
Customize shop, product, cart, checkout (Elementor)
Testing payment gateways in sandbox mode
Adding WooCommerce widgets (filters, search, sorting)
Setting up WooCommerce user roles (customer, shop manager).
Task: Basic store with styled templates
SEO & Content Workflow
Topics
Yoast/Rank Math: titles, metas, breadcrumbs
Connect Search Console
Schema basics; XML sitemap.
Content templates and internal links
Optimizing images & videos for SEO
Tracking performance with Google Analytics
Tracking performance with Google Analytics
Writing SEO-friendly content (headings, meta descriptions)
Task: SEO checklist applied to 5 pages
Performance & Media
Topics
Lighthouse audit
Cache plugin setup (LiteSpeed/WP Rocket).
DB cleanup; heartbeat and cron tuning
Integrating a CDN (Cloudflare, BunnyCDN)
Optimizing CSS/JS delivery (minify & defer)
Image optimization (ShortPixel/Smush), WebP, lazy load
Task: Hit target scores on key pages
Security, Backups, WP-CLI
Topics
Role management and editor access
Wordfence/iThemes: firewall, 2FA, login limits
Basic WP-CLI: updates, search-replace, DB export
Backup schedules (UpdraftPlus/Duplicator); test restore
Disabling XML-RPC & unnecessary APIs
Protecting wp-config.php & .htaccess files
Updating plugins/themes safely with staging first
Task: Security + backup drill.
Staging, Migration & Care Plan
Topics
cPanel: staging subdomain, SSL, email routing
Migrate with Duplicator/All-in-One
Post-launch website maintenance plan
Final QA: forms, payments, mobile, speed
Deployment workflow (local → staging → production)
Creating a professional client handover document
Uptime monitoring, update cadence, client handover
Task: Launch a full site + maintenance checklist
| Setup & Essentials | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Install WordPress locally (XAMPP/Laragon or Local) | |
| Base theme (Hello/GeneratePress) | |
| Install Elementor PRO, ACF Pro, CPT UI, WooCommerce, SEO, Cache, Backup, Security | |
| Permalinks, reading, media, users/roles | |
| Creating and managing navigation menus | |
| Theme Customizer (site identity, colors, widgets) | |
| Overview of WordPress Dashboard & Site Settings | |
| Task: Clean base site + must-have plugins | |
| Elementor Basics | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Global colors/typography | |
| Header/Footer with Theme Builder | |
| Containers, spacing, responsive controls | |
| Core pages: Home, About, Services, Contact | |
| Adding forms, buttons, and icons for interactivity | |
| Using Elementor templates & pre-designed blocks | |
| Responsive preview and device-specific adjustments | |
| Task: Clean base site + must-have plugins | |
| Dynamic Content (ACF + CPT UI) | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Dynamic Tags in Elementor | |
| Create CPTs and taxonomies | |
| Archive/single templates (query loop) | |
| ACF field groups (text, image, repeater) | |
| Conditional logic with ACF fields in Elementor | |
| Displaying dynamic data inside Elementor loops | |
| Relating multiple CPTs (e.g., Portfolio & Categories) | |
| Task: One CPT with custom single + archive | |
| WooCommerce Customization | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Setup: products, variations, shipping, taxes, payments (test) | |
| Coupons, thank-you page, mini-cart | |
| Customize shop, product, cart, checkout (Elementor) | |
| Testing payment gateways in sandbox mode | |
| Adding WooCommerce widgets (filters, search, sorting) | |
| Setting up WooCommerce user roles (customer, shop manager). | |
| Task: Basic store with styled templates | |
| SEO & Content Workflow | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Yoast/Rank Math: titles, metas, breadcrumbs | |
| Connect Search Console | |
| Schema basics; XML sitemap. | |
| Content templates and internal links | |
| Optimizing images & videos for SEO | |
| Tracking performance with Google Analytics | |
| Tracking performance with Google Analytics | |
| Writing SEO-friendly content (headings, meta descriptions) | |
| Task: SEO checklist applied to 5 pages | |
| Performance & Media | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse audit | |
| Cache plugin setup (LiteSpeed/WP Rocket). | |
| DB cleanup; heartbeat and cron tuning | |
| Integrating a CDN (Cloudflare, BunnyCDN) | |
| Optimizing CSS/JS delivery (minify & defer) | |
| Image optimization (ShortPixel/Smush), WebP, lazy load | |
| Task: Hit target scores on key pages | |
| Security, Backups, WP-CLI | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| Role management and editor access | |
| Wordfence/iThemes: firewall, 2FA, login limits | |
| Basic WP-CLI: updates, search-replace, DB export | |
| Backup schedules (UpdraftPlus/Duplicator); test restore | |
| Disabling XML-RPC & unnecessary APIs | |
| Protecting wp-config.php & .htaccess files | |
| Updating plugins/themes safely with staging first | |
| Task: Security + backup drill. | |
| Staging, Migration & Care Plan | |
| Topics | |
|---|---|
| cPanel: staging subdomain, SSL, email routing | |
| Migrate with Duplicator/All-in-One | |
| Post-launch website maintenance plan | |
| Final QA: forms, payments, mobile, speed | |
| Deployment workflow (local → staging → production) | |
| Creating a professional client handover document | |
| Uptime monitoring, update cadence, client handover | |
| Task: Launch a full site + maintenance checklist | |