Where to Find WordPress Classes

You can find WordPress classes online and in person in many cities around the United States. Roughly four out of every ten websites are created using WordPress software, meaning that WordPress skills are in demand and WordPress classes are relatively easy to find. As you look for classes, consider not only what skills you want to learn but what mode of instruction works best for you. Do you need the structure, guidance, and skills practice of a live online or in-person class, or, are you a quick, self-motivated learner who only needs a video or guide explaining how to implement a skill? Ascertaining your preferred mode of instruction will help you determine where to look for classes and what kind of WordPress class to take. 

Noble Desktop & Other Professional Training Centers

Professional training centers, like Noble Desktop, offer WordPress classes. You can use Noble Desktop’s Classes Near Me tool to search by subject and location and find in-person and live online WordPress classes from reputable training centers near you. Many training centers have physical facilities or computer labs that they use to teach in-person classes and you can also find classes, bootcamps, and certificate programs offered online. 

The benefit of taking a class from a professional training center is that they employ expert instructors who aim to provide students with practical skills and knowledge that can be readily applied to their chosen or intended careers. While many students look to take classes at a professional training center due to the focus on career-based training, others take these classes as hobbyists or because they want to use their newly learned digital skills to create their own websites. Training centers offer classes teaching relevant and up-to-date WordPress skills and techniques and will provide hands-on guidance as you practice skills like creating templates for a WordPress theme, adding functionality, building a layout, and getting your theme up and running correctly. 

Colleges & Universities

Degree programs in colleges and universities will often provide students with training in the building blocks of learning WordPress (such as learning HTML, CSS, and even JavaScript) and some classes will cover WordPress itself. If you’re interested in a full degree program, look at computer science or related majors to learn how to use WordPress software to create websites or learn the coding skills necessary to do so. 

While you are likely to find WordPress taught as part of information technology or computer science classes during undergraduate degree programs, some colleges and universities also offer standalone classes and bootcamps to learn WordPress that anyone, even non-students, can take for a fee. Many more colleges and universities are starting to offer online options similar to professional training centers and some have even developed their own versions of on-demand (or self-education) options. The costs of these online classes can be higher than those of other providers, though the training offered should be similar. 

For a more low-cost option, community colleges often offer adult or continuing education classes for lower prices than other private and public universities. Check out the offerings at your local community college, though be aware that these are more likely to be in-person classes that will be less flexible for those who work full-time or have busy schedules. 

On-Demand Platforms

On-demand platforms are digital providers--such as Udemy, Skillshare, or Coursera--that offer self-paced WordPress classes. Many of these larger platforms offer individual paid WordPress classes or offer you access to all available classes for a monthly or yearly fee. The benefit of an on-demand class is that it allows you to learn about WordPress or a specific skill at your own pace. You can speed up and skip content that is easy or less relevant and slow down, study, or even repeat content that is harder or more necessary to master. This is a great, flexible option for self-motivated learners with busy schedules who want to learn on their own time. On-demand classes can also be much more cost-effective compared to taking live online or in-person classes along with other students. 

With on-demand platforms, it can be hard to know what content to prioritize or which specific class to take. These platforms make courses for a variety of instructors available, so you might have to hunt for an instructor whose style works best for you. Additionally, while many offer practice as part of the course, it will not usually be instructor-guided practice for which you will receive individualized feedback. Indeed, the main disadvantages of these courses are the lack of one-on-one guidance from instructors and the lack of real-time availability of instructors to answer questions or troubleshoot issues that may arise.

Free Resources

There are a variety of free courses and other resources that one can utilize to learn WordPress skills. WordPress itself even offers free courses on a variety of topics, both for beginners and those who want to learn more advanced features. Some on-demand classes are offered for free through on-demand platforms or on YouTube. Additionally, consider looking into free resources you can access through your local library. Some libraries offer in-person classes on WordPress and many offer access to online learning resources. LinkedIn Learning (or Lynda.com) is a common resource you can access with your library account and this platform allows you to take on-demand video courses on many topics, including WordPress. 

Cost is a major advantage of free courses, though these classes are best for beginners who want to gain initial familiarity with WordPress or for self-motivated learners looking to supplement the skills they’ve learned in other classes. Most free resources for WordPress are video lectures with some courses offering practice workbook pages or skills check quizzes. This makes it difficult to learn advanced features of WordPress, as you are left to implement these skills on your own with very little guidance. With free resources, you do not have access to a live instructor who can answer your questions, clear up any misunderstandings, or help you troubleshoot the skills you are learning. You will need to take a live online or in-person class if you’re looking for hands-on practice and one-on-one guidance from expert instructors. 

Learn WordPress Skills with Noble Desktop

Noble Desktop offers a variety of affordable in-person and live online classes for those looking to learn how to use WordPress. A great bootcamp option is Noble Desktop’s 18-hour WordPress Bootcamp. Knowledge of HTML and CSS is a prerequisite to taking this bootcamp as it is designed for those who want not only an introduction to WordPress but who want to learn more advanced and specialized ways to code and develop customized WordPress websites and themes. This prerequisite can be fulfilled by taking Noble’s Web Development with HTML & CSS class or equivalent knowledge and training in HTML and CSS. Students taking this bootcamp can expect to receive expert instruction and hands-on guidance as they learn the ins and outs of WordPress from installing WordPress, publishing posts, adding text, images, and video, and utilizing themes and plugins, to learning about more advanced customization options, downloading WordPress onto your computer, and creating your own custom theme for WordPress. 

Additionally, you can consider taking a longer, more comprehensive certificate program to learn multiple skill sets and tools throughout one class. The WordPress Bootcamp is included as part of two useful certificate programs offered by Noble Desktop, the Front-End Web Development Certificate and the Web Design Certificate. Both certificate programs are geared towards teaching WordPress website development and are for those looking to follow career pathways to become Web Developers, Web Designers, or WordPress Developers. 

Front-end web development focuses on coding the part of a website or application that users will see and interact with and this is usually the part of web development that you’ll need to know to become a WordPress Developer. The Front End Web Development Certificate offers hands-on training from experts and taking this program will provide all of the skills necessary to learn HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for front end web development and WordPress website creation. The Web Design Certificate will be more useful if you are interested in not only learning to code, for WordPress and other websites, but also learning important principles of design and getting hands-on experience creating clickable prototypes of websites to add to your portfolio. 

Additionally, if you take Noble Desktop’s Full-Stack Web Developer Certificate, you will have the option to add on the WordPress Bootcamp at the end for no additional cost. This program is especially useful for those who want to become well-rounded Web Developers and are interested in knowing not only how to program the part of a website users see and interact with (the front end) but also the infrastructure behind the front-facing website (the back end).