Free WordPress course by CodingCafe

Launch Your Business Website with WordPress

Plan, build, rank and run a business website on WordPress, one short lesson at a time.

A free course for business owners and marketing teams who want a website that brings enquiries, not just a nice-looking brochure. Plan the site, build it properly, get found on Google, keep it fast and safe, and run it month after month. Build it yourself, or learn enough to brief and judge whoever builds it for you.

  • 5modules
  • 22lessons
  • 151min of reading
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Launch Your Business Website with WordPress: free CodingCafe course, 5 modules and 22 lessons

Module 1

Plan Your Website

What the site must do, which pages it needs, what to buy and what it should cost, before anyone opens WordPress.

What Should Your Business Website Actually Do?: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L1 Read Lesson 1 · 6 min read What Should Your Business Website Actually Do? A business website has three jobs: be found when customers search, be trusted within seconds, and turn visits into enquiries. Before building, write one goal line… Which Pages Does a Small Business Website Need?: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L2 Read Lesson 2 · 7 min read Which Pages Does a Small Business Website Need? Most small business websites need a home page, one page per service, an about page, a contact page, a privacy policy and a thank-you page, plus… Domain, Hosting and Email: What to Buy and What to Avoid: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L3 Read Lesson 3 · 8 min read Domain, Hosting and Email: What to Buy and What to Avoid A domain is your web address, hosting is the server your site runs on, and business email can come from your host or a provider like… How Much Does a WordPress Website Cost in India?: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L4 Read Lesson 4 · 6 min read How Much Does a WordPress Website Cost in India? As of November 2026, an agency-built WordPress business website of 5 to 10 pages costs about ₹40,000 to ₹60,000 in India, and e-commerce ₹60,000 to ₹2,00,000.… WordPress, Wix or Shopify: Which Fits Your Business?: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L5 Read Lesson 5 · 6 min read WordPress, Wix or Shopify: Which Fits Your Business? Choose WordPress when search, content and enquiries matter and you want to own the site. Choose Wix for a small, simple site nobody will maintain. Choose…

Module 2

Build It Right

Installing WordPress, choosing a theme or builder, writing the pages, and making every enquiry reach you.

Installing WordPress the Right Way: The First Hour: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L1 Read Lesson 1 · 7 min read Installing WordPress the Right Way: The First Hour Install WordPress with your host's one-click installer on an https domain, with a unique admin username and a strong password. Then set permalinks to Post name… Themes and Page Builders: Elementor, Blocks or Custom?: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L2 Read Lesson 2 · 6 min read Themes and Page Builders: Elementor, Blocks or Custom? Elementor is the easiest to design with and hand over, but adds weight, needs a yearly Pro licence and ties layouts to the plugin. The block… Writing Your Home Page and Service Pages: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L3 Read Lesson 3 · 6 min read Writing Your Home Page and Service Pages The top of your home page should say what you do, who it is for and where, with one clear button. Below it, link each service,… Contact Forms, WhatsApp and Calls That Reach You: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L4 Read Lesson 4 · 6 min read Contact Forms, WhatsApp and Calls That Reach You Offer the routes your customers use, usually WhatsApp, a call button and a short form. Send form emails through an SMTP plugin, save a copy of… Plugins: Which Ones You Need and Which Ones Hurt: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L5 Read Lesson 5 · 6 min read Plugins: Which Ones You Need and Which Ones Hurt Most business sites need one plugin per job: SEO, caching, security, backups, and forms with SMTP, plus a page builder or WooCommerce if used. Avoid duplicates,…

Module 3

Get Found on Google

Titles and descriptions, local SEO and your Google Business Profile, indexing, and schema.

WordPress SEO Basics: Titles, Descriptions and One H1: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L1 Read Lesson 1 · 8 min read WordPress SEO Basics: Titles, Descriptions and One H1 Basic WordPress SEO comes down to four things on every important page: a unique title of about 60 characters with the service and place near the… Local SEO: Google Business Profile and City Pages: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L2 Read Lesson 2 · 8 min read Local SEO: Google Business Profile and City Pages Local SEO starts with a verified Google Business Profile: your real name, exact address, a specific primary category, true secondary ones and correct hours. Use the… Sitemaps, Search Console and Getting Indexed: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L3 Read Lesson 3 · 8 min read Sitemaps, Search Console and Getting Indexed Turn on Rank Math's sitemap, verify your site in Google Search Console and submit sitemap_index.xml once. Import the site into Bing Webmaster Tools and switch on… Schema and Rich Results Without the Jargon: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L4 Read Lesson 4 · 7 min read Schema and Rich Results Without the Jargon Schema markup is hidden code that labels facts like your name, address and services for search engines. Most small businesses need only Organization or LocalBusiness, Service,…

Module 4

Speed and Security

A fast site, safe logins, backups you can restore, and what to do if the site gets hacked.

Why Your WordPress Site Is Slow and How to Fix It: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L1 Read Lesson 1 · 8 min read Why Your WordPress Site Is Slow and How to Fix It Most WordPress sites are slow because of oversized images, no page caching, heavy plugins and scripts, too many fonts or weak hosting. Test the mobile version… WordPress Security Basics Every Owner Should Set Up: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L2 Read Lesson 2 · 7 min read WordPress Security Basics Every Owner Should Set Up Name one person who applies WordPress updates every week, delete unused plugins, give every user their own login with two-factor and the lowest role they need,… Backups: How to Make Sure You Can Always Restore: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L3 Read Lesson 3 · 6 min read Backups: How to Make Sure You Can Always Restore Back up both the database and the files. Back up the database daily if your site takes enquiries or orders, and always before updates. Keep at… Your WordPress Site Got Hacked: What to Do First: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L4 Read Lesson 4 · 7 min read Your WordPress Site Got Hacked: What to Do First Do not start deleting files. Note what you saw, take a full copy labelled infected, secure the hosting, domain and email accounts with new passwords and…

Module 5

Run and Grow

Monthly maintenance, measuring enquiries, a blog that brings customers, and hiring the right developer.

The Monthly WordPress Maintenance Checklist: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L1 Read Lesson 1 · 7 min read The Monthly WordPress Maintenance Checklist Once a month, confirm a fresh off-site backup, update plugins, theme and WordPress core one at a time, test every form and the WhatsApp and call… Measuring Your Website: Enquiries, Not Just Visitors: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L2 Read Lesson 2 · 7 min read Measuring Your Website: Enquiries, Not Just Visitors Measure enquiries, not just visitors. Use Google Analytics 4 to track form submissions, WhatsApp clicks and call clicks as key events, and Microsoft Clarity to see… Adding a Blog That Brings Customers: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L3 Read Lesson 3 · 7 min read Adding a Blog That Brings Customers A business blog brings customers when each post answers a question real customers already ask, found from calls, WhatsApp chats and Search Console. Publish one thorough… Hiring a WordPress Developer: Brief, Quote and Red Flags: lesson cover, Launch Your Business Website with WordPress L4 Read Lesson 4 · 7 min read Hiring a WordPress Developer: Brief, Quote and Red Flags Before hiring a WordPress developer, write a short brief with your goal, page list, features, content and budget, and send the same brief to everyone. Compare…

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