StretchLearn Course

Build a professional, self-hosted WordPress site, no code required

Master hosting, themes, plugins, the block editor, page builders, and a starter WooCommerce store by building a real site step by step.

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Beginner9 hrSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

Learn to build a complete, professional self-hosted WordPress.org website without writing code, using the Gutenberg block editor alongside a page builder such as Elementor or Divi. You will install and configure hosting, choose and customize a theme, add must-have plugins for SEO, security, caching, and backups, then create pages, blog posts, and menus that visitors and Google understand. By the end you can stand up a basic WooCommerce store, harden and back up the site, and publish it on a custom domain with HTTPS.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Distinguish WordPress.org from WordPress.com and set up self-hosted WordPress on a host such as SiteGround or Bluehost with a custom domain

Install, customize, and safely update a theme using a child theme and the WordPress Customizer or Full Site Editor

Select and configure essential plugins for SEO, security, caching, backups, and forms without bloating the site

Build pages and posts with the Gutenberg block editor and a page builder like Elementor or Divi, and organize content with categories and tags

Create menus, widgets, and a logical site structure that improves navigation and on-page SEO

Launch a basic WooCommerce store with products, payments via Stripe or PayPal, shipping, and tax, then harden and back up the whole site

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Getting Started: WordPress, Hosting, and Your First Install

Understand what WordPress really is, choose the right hosting and domain, install WordPress, and learn the dashboard before touching design.

3 lessons

WordPress.org vs WordPress.com: Pick the Right OneContent · 45 min

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Choosing Hosting and a Domain NameContent · 45 min

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Installing WordPress and Touring the DashboardContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Themes and Design: Making the Site Look Right

Choose and install a theme, customize it safely with a child theme, and design pages using the block editor and a page builder.

3 lessons

Choosing and Installing a ThemeContent · 45 min

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Child Themes and Safe CustomizationContent · 45 min

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Page Builders: Gutenberg, Elementor, and DiviContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Content, Plugins, and Site Structure

Create pages and posts, organize content with menus and categories, and install the essential plugins for SEO, security, speed, and backups.

3 lessons

Pages, Posts, and MediaContent · 45 min

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Menus, Widgets, and Site StructureContent · 45 min

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Essential Plugins: SEO, Security, Speed, and BackupsContent · 45 min

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Module 4

Module 4: WooCommerce, Security, and Launch

Stand up a basic WooCommerce store, harden and back up the site, run pre-launch checks, and publish on a custom domain with HTTPS.

3 lessons

Setting Up a Basic WooCommerce StoreContent · 45 min

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Security, Backups, and MaintenanceContent · 45 min

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Pre-Launch Checks, Performance, and Going LiveContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

WordPressWordPress.orgElementorDiviWooCommercethemes and pluginsGutenberg block editorself-hosted website