WordPress: Create a Professional Website from Scratch
A course by Anyssa Ferreira , Designer and Web Developer

Discover the entire process for easily publishing a custom web page
Building an intuitive and functional website that also represents your brand accurately is essential to connect with your target audience. Anyssa Ferreira is the ideal professional to guide you in your mission. With over ten years of experience as a web developer, an organizer for the WordPress community in Sao Paulo, and co-founder of the studio Haste, focused on the creation of interactive experiences in the digital space.
In this course, learn how to create a custom website on WordPress. With Anyssa’s guidance, develop each aspect of your website step by step, from the initial adjustments to launching your modern and professional website online.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 18 downloads
- 96% positive reviews (298)
- 9,061 students
- 18 lessons (2h 45m)
- 18 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Turkish
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Design and publish a professional website using WordPress.

Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For all those who want to learn to develop a modern and functional website for personal use or for a business.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience with websites is required to take the course.
As for materials, you need a computer, the WordPress and Local WP software installed, and a free code editor (Atom or Visual Studio Code).

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Anyssa Ferreira
A course by Anyssa Ferreira
Anyssa Ferreira is a graphic design graduate and has worked as a web developer for over ten years. She won the first Kim Parsell Scholarship in 2015 from the WordPress foundation. She is an organizer for the WordPress community in Sao Paulo.
As co-founder of the studio Haste, she specializes in developing websites, systems, and plugins. She has collaborated on projects for major companies like Totvs, Companhia das Letras, Elo7, and Knewin. She also speaks at international conferences for web developers like WorldCamp Europe 2020.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What will we do in the course?
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U2
The first steps in WordPress
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What is WordPress?
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Installing WordPress
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The admin panel
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Initial settings
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U3
The website creation process
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Creating a page
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Creating your first posts
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Searching for a theme
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Setting up your theme 1
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Setting up your theme 2
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Home page
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Custom menus, widgets and CSS
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Plugins
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U4
Publishing the site
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Hosting and domain
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Publishing your website on the web
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Final Tips
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FP
Final project
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WordPress: Create a Professional Website from Scratch
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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What are Domestika's online courses?
Domestika courses are online classes that allow you to learn new skills and create incredible projects. All our courses include the opportunity to share your work with other students and/or teachers, creating an active learning community. We offer different formats:
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When do the courses start and when do they finish?
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
What do Domestika's courses include?
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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Voy comenzando, hasta ahorita excelente para quienes recién empezamos en este mundo.
FATTO MOLTO BENE BEN FATTO E PIENO DI LEZIONI ESAUSTIVI E INTERESSANTI PER APPRENDERE WORDPRESS ALLA GRANDE!!
Muito útil para mim, temas explicados de uma maneira muito fácil de entender!
Me está gustando el curso. Es conciso y a pesar de estar en portugués de pronto dice la opción en inglés. Es muy accesible en términos de conocimiento.
Gracias Anyssa Ferreira!
el curso me resultó muy útil, es bien didáctico , lo recomiendo!