Blog wild with WordPress courses at MadLab this Autumn

Fancy building your own website with WordPress founder Mike Little? MadLab, the Northern Quarter’s hub of the creative and technical arts, has a host of Autumn courses on offer. So have a browse and expand your skill set – after all, you never know when a shiny new website will come in handy.

Advanced WordPress with WP co-founder Mike Little
Thu 13 & Fri 14 Nov, 10am – 4.30pm, £400
If WordPress is your business, either as a developer, power-user or marketing pro, this is the course for you. Mike will teach advanced techniques to give a competitive edge. You’ll learn insider tips and tricks for managing sites, both for yourself and your clients. Be at the cutting edge of WordPress best practice. A working knowledge of WordPress CMS is essential – plus some programming know-how. It’s ideal for those building WordPress sites but are looking to work in the field professionally. The course is run by Mike Little, co-founder of WordPress, who is also the founder and CEO of WordPress consultancy zed1.com, which has a portfolio including prominent government sites.
www.madlab.org.uk

WordPress for Beginners with WP Co-founder Mike Little
Thu 20 & Fri 21 Nov, 10am – 4.30pm, £300
If you’ve never had a website or blog, or never been happy with the one you do have, start here. Over two days you’ll learn everything you need to plan and set up a site, publish content, getting a polished look with themes, adding functionality with plugins and more. This course if for total beginners and is taught by Mike Little, co-founder of WordPress (more info above).
www.madlab.org.uk

Intermediate WordPress
Thu 27 & Fri 28 Nov, 10am – 4.30pm, £300
Explore theme customisation, mobile device sites, SEO, security, caching and e-commerce with this intermediate course. Aimed at those who’ve already got to grips with the WordPress CMS, you don’t need any programming experience to get involved, but a little CSS knowledge is useful. If you want to work on an existing WordPress site you are more than welcome. Taught by Mike Little – as above.
www.madlab.org.uk

Thu 13 – Sun 28 Nov 2014, MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street, M4 1HN. Book through Eventbrite or email office at madlab dot org dot uk