Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
2 Hour(s) 15 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Andrew Williams
Rating
Course Overview
Convert a static HTML site into a beautiful responsive mobile-friendly Wordpress site for better search engine rankings.
Course Objectives
To take a static HTML website that fails Google's "mobile-friendly" test and convert it into a slick, responsive, mobile-friendly website that looks great on desktop, tablet and mobile phone browsers. You can watch the entire conversion process "over-my-shoulder" and see how this type of conversion is possible without losing current rankings, and with zero site downtime.
Who is the course for?
This course is for anyone that needs to convert an HTML site into a mobile-friendly Wordpress site to be compliant with Google's upcoming algorithm change.
The course does not require any previous knowledge of HTML or Wordpress.
Why is this important?
Google has an algorithm update that effectively penalizes sites that do not display well in mobile browsers (that's mobile phones and tablets). Older HTML sites are not typically optimized for mobile devices, so they will suffer in the search engines.
If you have old HTML sites that you want to keep, now is the time to think about converting them to Wordpress. This course can take you step-by-step through the entire process.
So why Wordpress?
Wordpress offers a platform that is easy to set up and offers responsive site themes out of the box. If you convert your site to Wordpress, you'll not only have a great looking website, you'll also have one that is responsive! That means the site looks great in any browser on any device - mobile phone, tablet or desktop computer. The beauty of Wordpress is that it takes care of the technical stuff, you just concentrate on your site content. Now you don't need to be a designer.
If you are concerned about the upcoming changes to Google's algorithm and how they will affect your HTML site, then this course is for you. Within a few hours, you'll have a beautiful, responsive site that Google will reward.
What's in this course?
This course starts off with an introduction, telling you why it is important to make the switch to a responsive theme.
I'll then introduce you to one of my old HTML websites, built a long time ago when SEO had very different rules. During this upgrade to Wordpress, I'll also be cleaning it up and bringing the SEO up to date.
You'll then see an easy way of collecting a list of URLs on the site, and using a spreadsheet, organize them to help the conversion go smoothly.
After installing Wordpress, you'll learn how to make it invisible to the search engines until you are ready to switch it on.
You'll also learn the simple strategy to make sure your site has ZERO downtime during the conversion.
Once the site has been ported over to Wordpress, you'll learn how to make the switch, and test the new site to make sure everything is as it should be. You'll even be able to go to Google, search for your pages and click on the old HTML pages and be redirected to the new version of that page on the Wordpress site.
So, what are you waiting for? Let's start to convert your site.
Course Content
- 5 section(s)
- 22 lecture(s)
- Section 1 HTML to Wordpress.
- Section 2 Mapping the HTML Site
- Section 3 Let's Install Wordpress
- Section 4 Rebuilding the Site in Wordpress
- Section 5 Completion & Final Tests
What You’ll Learn
- Convert a static HTML site into a Responsive, mobile-friendly Wordpress website., Understand why it is important to make a site mobile-friendly, Check a site for broken links and fix them., Create 301 redirects in the htaccess file., Preserve the rankings of the old site, with the new site., Stop the search engines finding the new site until ready., Complete an HTML to Wordpress conversion with ZERO site downtime.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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JJeff Wells
I love this guy and this course! A lot of it was way over my head and not so pertinent for the simple HTML site that I need to convert but I learned a lot and most of it will be a big help in my ongoing journey to build websites. I really appreciated the teacher's simplicity and his thorough explanation and connecting the dots. I will be going back over a lot of the sections he covered and will understand it better the second time around. It's just a lot of information to digest in such a short time. Thanks so much!!!
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RRonald Buckner
I have a Frontpage site that I have so switch to Word Press and I am hoping this course will help me accomplish this task
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SSophie Lafortune
This is my second course with Andy and I'm more than pleased. I discovered and learned a lot. His course is easy to follow, very well explained, well demonstrated and step by step he helps us to archive some difficult tasks that I wouldn't think I could do it. It is true that Andy is available if you have any question about the course and he answers rapidly. If you struggle with something, he is there to find a solution with you. I am strongly recommend this course.
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GGillis Triplett
The instruction was on point; the ONLY issue is, you don't find out until the end that the new website is installed in a subdirectory versus being installed in the original directory. For some that might not be a problem, but for me, it was. I am selling the site, and trying to explain the new owner about this type of setup, at the price they are paying wasn't going to cut it. I finally opted to go the HARD route, which was to install WordPress on a local server called, “XAMPP.” I copied and pasted the HTML pages into pages and posts, added my pictures, videos and infographics, took the old HTML site down, uploaded my new WP install into its place and the site is up and running like it should. No errors and no lost links. Hopefully you have been helped.
