Teaching WordPress to college students


My first teaching experience has primarily focused on WordPress, as per our College's request— and that’s exactly what I delivered.  

The demo site at https://demo.ucll.info/ showcases nearly everything I cover in my lessons:  

  1. Navigation 
  2. Hero sections and many other built-in blocks
  3. Parallax backgrounds  
  4. Cookie notice  
  5. Twenty Twenty-Five theme  
  6. Various plugins, such as Getwid and WooCommerce (though WooCommerce isn’t in the demo yet)  

Teaching WordPress has significantly shifted my perspective on it. I now see it as an excellent visual page builder with a vast (but often commercial) ecosystem. However, I stick to free plugins in my lessons.  

Having worked in the CMS industry for about 20 years (and having Nick by my side), I quickly figured out which themes and plugins best suit my needs. The next logical step would be developing my own plugins, but with so many already available - many of them free - there’s little left to create.  

I can easily envision myself continuing to teach WordPress professionally, catering to various audiences. Many webmasters struggle to unlock WP’s full potential, whereas experienced developers like us know how to maximize its capabilities.  

The key question I always ask myself is whether to use plugins or stick with WordPress’s default CMS features, which can feel quite limiting. It often takes some trial and error to get it right.  

QuickerSite may no longer be relevant. But I will always be proud of what we made of it through the years. 

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