Course Code: bspgmpwp
Duration: 21 hours
Prerequisites:

There are no specific requirements needed to attend this course.

Overview:

This three-day course would be done online

Course Outline:

Gimp – Image editing package

Introduction to GIMP – Looking at the interface

  • GIMP toolbox and what the tools are used for
  • Selections
  • Creating and making selection using the various tools

Layers

  • Introduction to layers and why you need them
  • Types of layers (masking layers)
  • Creating transparent backgrounds so as images are not square
  • Aligning objects and layers
  • Colour Channels
  • Layer groups

Working with Text

  • Adding text to an image
  • Changing the fonts
  • Adding Drop Shadows
  • Text effects

Merging images

  • Taking one image and adding it to another
  • Creating new images i.e. logos

Saving files

  • Resizing files for the web
  • Converting XCF (native GIMP files) to PSD
  • Exporting as JPEG, GIF, PNG, and which one is better for you

Displaying text graphics with WordPress

  • An overview of HTML
  • An overview of CSS
  • Looking at HTML in WordPress Visual editor

Introduction to WordPress – Design and Themes

  • We’ll look at installing MAMP system on your local machine as well
  • Setting up and installing WordPress on a local machine (your own computer)
  • Navigating the WordPress dashboard
  • Introduction to themes and designs for the WordPress site
  • Adding a theme to a WordPress site
  • Adding menus and pages to a site

Adjusting theme elements to personalise the look of the site

  • Introduction to WordPress plug-ins
  • These add technology features to the site. For example, a shopping cart. There are thousands of plugins you can use to add features to the site
  • A very quick look at PHP and MySQL so as you know what not to change
  • Setting up a WordPress site on a remote (hosting companies machine)
  • Export / Transfer your site to a hosting companies machine.