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SUMMARY:Workshop: Website Development
DESCRIPTION:Course Objective:\nTo equip learners with the practical skills and theoretical knowledge to design\, build\, deploy\, and maintain modern\, responsive\, secure\, and accessible websites using standard web technologies and content management systems. \nTarget Audience:\nAspiring web developers\, career changers\, designers looking to add development skills\, entrepreneurs\, and marketing professionals. \nOutline\nModule 1: Web Technologies and Tools\n\nHow the Web Works: Clients\, servers\, HTTP/HTTPS protocols\, and DNS.\nDevelopment Environments: Setting up a local development server (e.g.\, XAMPP\, WAMP) and using code editors (e.g.\, VS Code).\nVersion Control with Git: Repository basics\, committing changes\, and branching for project management.\nBrowser Developer Tools: Using inspector tools for debugging HTML\, CSS\, and JavaScript.\nWeb Standards and Accessibility: Introduction to W3C standards and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).\n\nModule 2: HTML\, CSS\, and JavaScript Programming\n\nHTML5: Semantic HTML\, forms\, multimedia elements (audio\, video)\, and embedding content.\nCSS3: Styling\, the box model\, advanced selectors\, and modern layout techniques including Flexbox and CSS Grid.\nJavaScript Fundamentals: Variables\, data types\, functions\, control flow\, and DOM manipulation.\nInteractive Web Pages: Handling events\, validating forms\, and dynamically updating content without page reloads.\nIntroduction to APIs: Fetching and displaying data from third-party RESTful APIs.\n\nModule 3: Responsive Design and Mobile-first Approaches\n\nMobile-First Philosophy: Strategy and benefits of designing for mobile devices first.\nMedia Queries: Using breakpoints to adapt layouts for different screen sizes.\nResponsive Images: Using modern HTML tags (srcset\, sizes) and CSS techniques to serve optimized images.\nFluid Layouts: Using relative units (%\, em\, rem\, vw\, vh) for flexible component sizing.\nCross-Browser Compatibility: Ensuring websites function correctly on different browsers and devices.\n\nModule 4: Content Management Systems (CMS)\n\nIntroduction to CMS: Understanding the benefits of using a CMS like WordPress.\nWordPress Installation & Configuration: Manual installation and using hosting control panels.\nTheme Development: Converting HTML/CSS templates into custom WordPress themes; understanding the template hierarchy.\nPlugin Integration: Sourcing\, evaluating\, and customizing plugins to extend functionality.\nContent Management: Creating and managing posts\, pages\, and custom post types for clients.\n\nModule 5: Website Optimization and Security\n\nPerformance Optimization: Techniques for minification\, lazy loading\, and reducing HTTP requests to improve page load times.\nSearch Engine Optimization (SEO): On-page SEO techniques\, including meta tags\, semantic structure\, and sitemaps.\nWebsite Security: Common vulnerabilities (e.g.\, SQL injection\, XSS)\, implementing HTTPS\, and best practices for securing a WordPress site.\nWeb Hosting & Deployment: transferring files via FTP/SFTP\, managing databases\, and deploying a site from a local environment to a live server.\nAnalytics: Integrating tools like Google Analytics to track website traffic and user behavior.
URL:https://excelbi.co.za/event/workshop-website-development/2027-01-04/
LOCATION:Excel BI\, 484 Hilda Street\, Hatfield\, Pretoria\, Gauteng\, 0083\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Information Technology
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