Required Training
WordPress 101 is a required course for all individuals who wish to edit a new or existing CAES or UGA Extension WordPress site. Please note that the Web Accessibility Course is a prerequisite for this course.
Sign-up and take the course:
For questions on course enrollment, read: How to enroll in self-paced UGA Extension trainings.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- request a new WordPress site
- log into your site
- navigate and upload images and documents to the media library
- create new posts and pages
- add a variety of blocks and patterns to your post or page as content
- set up your navigation menu
Complete the course by watching all videos and completing all assignments and quizzes. The WordPress 101 course assumes that you have access to a WordPress site, which you will edit as you complete course assignments. If you do not yet have a WordPress site, you can request a new WordPress website, or you can get a temporary test site by emailing caesweb@uga.edu.
Confirm completion
Email us at caesweb@uga.edu and let us know once you have finished. We will review your assignments, finalize your training credit, and attach a Certificate of Completion that can be accessed through the Extension Training System (ETS).
If you have any support issues or questions about your CAES or Extension WordPress site, contact the CAES Web Team at caesweb@uga.edu. We are here to help you!
Resources
- Review and bookmark the Content Management Handbook
- Ensure compliance with web accessibility standards using our Digital Accessibility Handbook
- Sign up for additional webinars and self-paced courses offered by OIT
