Editing a WordPress Website using the Divi Page Builder 2024

Easy, step-by-step instructions to update text, images, buttons, blogs and pages on your WordPress website

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Description

Divi Training for website editors with sites built in WordPress using the popular Divi page builder.

This step-by-step video course will enable business owners, marketing staff and website editors learn how to update a website that's been handed over from their developer.

This is NOT a course to learn how to build a website. This IS a course for how to edit a site that has already been developed.

STEP BY STEP VIDEO LESSONS

  • How to log in and out

  • How to change your password

  • Understanding the WordPress dashboard

  • How to update text using the Divi Visual Editor

  • How to update text using the Divi Text Editor (cogwheel)

  • Image aspect ratio

  • Image sizes

  • How to replace images

  • Creating a new page by copying an existing one

  • Creating a blog article

  • Creating columns by adding or removing rows and sections

  • Adding or removing modules

  • Adding or removing pages from the navigation menu

  • Adding pdf's

  • Adding links

  • Basic html with live quiz to practice

  • Updating software and running back-ups


WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR

Typical students for this course are business owners and marketing or communications staff who have the job of editing their website. The site has typically already been built by a website developer and now has been handed over to the business for them to update content.

This training starts at the very beginning. No prior knowledge or previous experience in editing websites or WordPress sites is required.

Ability to use a computer and be confident with editing text, for example using Microsoft Word, is assumed.

Confidence and experience in browsing the internet is assumed. A bonus how to use browsers video will assist beginners who need extra help in understanding browsers.

Ability to use, and have access to image software, like Photoshop or Canva, is beneficial. The image lessons will use a few free online tools to assist those who don't have this software.

If you who have experience in editing websites, including WordPress, you will benefit from the course. You can skip the early videos.

OUTCOMES

At the end of this training you will be able to

  • Confidently navigate the WordPress Dashboard

  • Remove, add and update text

  • Bold and format text

  • Add links

  • Understand the importance of image re-sizing

  • Upload images

  • Understand how to add buttons, testimonials and videos

  • Create a new blog article

  • Create new rows on existing pages

  • Create a new page

  • Remove a page

This course does not

  • Show you how to build a website from scratch

  • Cover how to install or configure plug-ins

  • Use the Gutenberg Editor (or other pagebuilders like Elementor)

Divi is a registered trademark of Elegant Themes, Inc. This course is not affiliated with or sponsored by Elegant Themes.

What You Will Learn!

  • Understand the WordPress dashboard
  • Learn how to edit text on a website, with the Divi page builder
  • Learn how to prepare, upload and replace an image to a website page
  • Understand how Divi modules work
  • Add a new blog article to a WordPress website

Who Should Attend!

  • Beginner website editors who have a WordPress website using the Divi page builder
  • This course is NOT for people to learn how to DEVELOP a website, it IS for people to learn how to EDIT a website
  • This course is for staff, team members, volunteers and business owners who have inherited or been given a WordPress/Divi website and need to learn how to update it