Build Professional Websites with WordPress
The Certified WordPress Website Development Professional program at Slashford Learning Space is a practical WordPress development course in Kochi, Kerala for aspiring web developers, freelancers, business owners and career changers.
Across 3 months of live training, learn the complete website workflow: registering and connecting domains, configuring hosting, building responsive WordPress sites, creating custom themes, using WooCommerce, optimizing WordPress SEO and deploying production-ready projects. Study online, offline or in hybrid mode according to current batch availability.
What You Will Learn to Build
Learn by developing real website components, not by memorizing menus. Move from a hosted WordPress installation to a customized, optimized site you can demonstrate in a portfolio.
From Hosting to Custom Theme Development
- Start with the essentials: Understand domains, hosting panels, DNS, HTTPS, WordPress installation and content structure.
- Design for real users: Build fast, responsive and accessible websites using Elementor and modern front-end skills.
- Go beyond drag-and-drop: Learn PHP fundamentals, theme architecture, WordPress hooks and custom templates.
- Develop business-ready websites: Explore WooCommerce, plugins, forms, integrations and dynamic content.
- Launch and optimize: Apply WordPress SEO, technical performance, security, backups, migration and go-live testing.
A Practical, Developer-Focused Path
Who Should Join This Program?
Ideal for students and graduates exploring web development, digital marketers who want to build websites, freelancers expanding their services, business owners managing their own sites, and professionals upgrading their technical skills. The course starts with fundamentals and progresses to custom WordPress development.
15 Detailed WordPress Development Modules
This structured syllabus begins with website and hosting fundamentals, develops hands-on WordPress skills, and progresses to custom themes, SEO and professional launch workflows. Practical exercises and examples may vary by batch.
01Web Development Essentials & Project Planning
- How websites work: front end, back end, CMS, browser requests and databases
- Identify project objectives, audiences, content and required pages
- Plan site structure, wireframes and a realistic development workflow
02Domain Names, DNS, Web Hosting & SSL
- Choose a domain and hosting approach for personal and business websites
- DNS records, nameservers, email routing, HTTPS and SSL certificates
- Connect a domain to hosting and verify that a website resolves correctly
03Hosting Panels, Server Setup & Staging
- cPanel or equivalent hosting dashboards, file managers and databases
- PHP versions, MySQL/MariaDB, SFTP and safe file permissions
- Create staging environments and understand development versus production
04WordPress Installation & Core Configuration
- Install WordPress manually or with a supported hosting installer
- Configure permalinks, general settings, user roles and publishing options
- Set up a clean, secure base for ongoing website development
05Dashboard, Pages, Posts & Content Architecture
- Create pages, posts, categories, tags, navigation and reusable patterns
- Manage media, user permissions and accessibility-friendly content
- Build a logical site hierarchy and publish a multi-page website
06Elementor Page Builder & Landing Page Design
- Install and configure Elementor; create professional pages using containers, widgets and reusable templates
- Build responsive landing pages and multi-section website layouts with Elementor design controls
- Learn responsive breakpoints, global fonts and colors, form and theme-building options where available, and performance best practices
07Responsive Design, UI/UX & Accessibility
- Mobile-first layouts, spacing, typography, color and navigation
- Responsive testing across desktop, tablet and mobile screens
- Semantic headings, keyboard navigation, contrast and form usability
08HTML, CSS & JavaScript for WordPress
- Essential HTML tags, forms, CSS selectors, Flexbox and Grid
- Use browser developer tools and make maintainable style changes
- Introduce JavaScript interactions while considering performance and accessibility
09PHP Basics & WordPress Theme Architecture
- PHP syntax, functions, arrays and escaping in a WordPress context
- WordPress template hierarchy and theme file organization
- Child themes, functions.php, assets and WordPress coding conventions
10Custom WordPress Theme Development
- Create custom templates, headers, footers and reusable theme components
- Use WordPress hooks, template tags, enqueued scripts and styles
- Build a responsive theme and test it against real page content
11Dynamic Content & Custom Post Types
- Register custom post types, taxonomies and structured content fields
- Build archive, single and dynamic listing templates
- Use custom queries carefully with sanitization and escaping
12Plugins, Forms, APIs & Integrations
- Select and configure essential plugins without unnecessary bloat
- Create and validate contact forms, notifications and integrations
- Introductory WordPress REST API concepts, hooks and plugin customization
13WooCommerce & Online Store Development
- Install WooCommerce, configure products, categories and shipping concepts
- Set up carts, checkout, payment integration concepts and store policies
- Customize product and shop pages with mobile usability in mind
14WordPress SEO, Schema & Core Web Vitals
- Titles, headings, internal links, image alt text and SEO-friendly URLs
- SEO plugins, XML sitemaps, canonical URLs, structured data and indexing basics
- Google Search Console, caching, page speed and Core Web Vitals optimization
15Security, Backups, Migration & Portfolio Launch
- Updates, roles, backups, restores, hardening and common vulnerability prevention
- Migrate staging websites to live hosting and perform launch QA checks
- Present a completed portfolio project and prepare for client or job interviews
Why Choose This WordPress Certification?
Develop practical website-building skills with an agency-informed learning approach. The training emphasizes project work, clean code concepts, user experience and site maintenance rather than relying on page builders alone.
Hands-On Website Building
Practise complete website workflows, from domain configuration through responsive page creation and live deployment.
Custom WordPress Themes
Develop beyond pre-built themes with PHP, WordPress templates, hooks and structured content.
SEO & Performance Skills
Learn technical and on-page WordPress SEO, Core Web Vitals and essential site optimization.
Project & Career Guidance
Build portfolio projects and strengthen your confidence for freelance work, interviews and web development roles.
Meet Your WordPress Mentor
Learn WordPress website development with Rejani P R, Head of Web Development and a specialist in WordPress, e-commerce, custom themes, plugin development and API integrations.
Rejani P R
Head of Web Development, WordPress & E-commerce Specialist
11+ years of web development experience
Rejani works with WordPress, WooCommerce, Shopify, Webflow, custom themes, plugin development and API integrations. Her expertise directly supports the custom WordPress development pathway.
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