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How to Create an Educational Website with WordPress

Online learning (e-learning) has revolutionized how students learn. It is essential for every teaching <br>institution to have a website and offer its services via the internet due to circumstantial demands and <br>to explore new ways to incorporate technology into education.<br><br>The exciting thing about e-learning is that if you are a teacher who can provide value to students, you <br>can have your website and make money for your skill. Knowing how to create an educational website with <br>WordPress can be rewarding for your teaching career.<br>

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How to Create an Educational Website with WordPress

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  1. How to Create an Educational Website with WordPress? Online learning (e-learning) has revolutionized how students learn. It is essential for every teaching institution to have a website and offer its services via the internet due to circumstantial demands and to explore new ways to incorporate technology into education. The exciting thing about e-learning is that if you are a teacher who can provide value to students, you can have your website and make money for your skill. Knowing how to create an educational website with WordPress can be rewarding for your teaching career. Why Start an Educational Website in WordPress? We’ll list down a few things why it is a better option to create an educational website with WordPress than other website builders like Wix, Shopify, Squarespace, and others (that you probably see in Ads). Kindly note that whenever we use the term WordPress, we are referring to WordPress.org and not WordPress.com. 1. WordPress is Free: Unlike other website platforms that have subscription-based payment, WordPress is completely free. Moreover, it is an open-source content management system where you can modify the site however you want. You still need a paid domain name and Web hosting to set up your site (more on this later). 2. Complete Ownership: If you create an educational website with WordPress, you will have complete control over it. You can install any theme or plugin, run ads, include sponsor content, add an eCommerce store to your site, etc. Hope you got the point; there are no limits to your freedom. 3. Easy Customization:

  2. WordPress is completely beginner-friendly. The page builders help you to change the design, layout, sections, typography, and colors by drag and drop features. Various WordPress themes and plugins help you build your feature-packed education website. 4. SEO & Mobile Friendly: WordPress is optimized for search engines and works well on different devices. The pages and posts will be automatically added to the site map of your website and be available for everyone while browsing the internet. Your educational website will adjust automatically to the user’s screen size providing a good user experience. 5. Secure & Huge WordPress Community: WordPress takes enough measures to secure the platform by frequently updating its software to fix bugs and enhance protection. Few extra efforts towards safety from your side (to prevent spam) can make your site secure. With 41.2% of websites on the internet using WordPress as their platform, you are in safe hands, with a strong community to support the users. How to Create Educational Website with WordPress? 1. Buy a Domain The first thing you need for your educational website is a catchy name like udemy.com, byjus.com, etc. Pick and name and see if it is available using the domain name search option. Suppose the name is available, hurray! You can use the name to create your website. Buy the domain name from any domain registrars and head to the next step - purchasing web hosting. Here is a list of the best domain registrars listed by Forbes. Note: Few Web hosting providers will give a domain name for free if you purchase their hosting. So you don't need to buy it externally. 2. Purchase a Web Hosting The second important thing for creating an educational website is web hosting. Web hosting means storing all your website information in a computer server.

  3. Your website performance will be significantly affected by the capacity of the hosting provider. Make sure you choose the best web hosting companies. 3. Install WordPress Most of the web hosting providers will have a one-click WordPress import option. After your purchase, log in to your account to install WordPress, which usually takes only a few minutes. For example, if you have chosen Hostinger as your hosting provider, the following steps will help you to install WordPress. Log in and go to Hosting Account > Search Auto Installer > Select WordPress > Click Install. 4. Install the Best Education WordPress Theme: The first thing a visitor notices when he lands on your website is the look and feel. An educational website with a good user experience is a sure way to convert visitors into your students. Choosing a WordPress theme is a critical step that will greatly impact your website’s engagement rate. A premium education theme will give many customization options and robust backend features. One of the best themes for education websites is the LMS WordPress Theme.

  4. This learning management WordPress theme has everything an educational website needs. You can integrate Google Classroom & Zoom for online classes, show teacher portfolios, display courses cum timetables, unlimited quiz formats, videos that cannot be downloaded, other language support, easy payment options, and much more. Demo / Details You can purchase and install the theme on your site from your WordPress account. Check out this detailed guide on how to install a WordPress theme. 5. Install Required WordPress Plugins: For an educational website with added functionalities, you need plugins. Plugins are a piece of software that is added to do a specific function - for example, the contact form plugin to add a custom form on your website. If your theme lacks specific features, you can add the plugin to make it work. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to install WordPress plugins. DT - LMS:

  5. DT - LMS is a feature-packed WordPress plugin for creating educational websites. It is compatible with most WordPress themes, providing essential functionalities to create an educational website. 6. Customize your Educational Website Now it’s time to get creative. Customize your educational website uniquely to have a lasting impression. You can build your website with drag-and-drop widgets using the Elementor website builder plugin. You can use the free version (or upgrade to pro) and design the site as per your needs without coding knowledge. This live editor will show the changes right away on all screen sizes to ensure your website look perfect on different devices. Wrap Up: We hope now you know how to create an educational website with WordPress. For any help with website customizations, reach out to us. Leave a comment if you find the articl

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