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Website Owner Essentials

You do not need to be technical to own a website well. This short course explains what your site is made of, how to keep it safe, and how to edit it without breaking anything. It is the same material we cover in our monthly Website Owner Workshop.

How this course works

  • It is free: create an account and enroll.
  • Download the Website Owner Checklist from the course materials and keep it by your desk.
  • Each lesson ends with a quick check. The final exam draws 8 questions at random from a bank of 12, with a 10-minute timer and three attempts.
  • Score 80% or higher on the exam to earn your certificate.
12 items26 minutesFree
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How your website works

  1. How your website worksLesson · 1 min
  2. Domains, DNS and hostingLesson · 1 min
  3. Quick check: the parts of a websiteQuiz · 2 min
  4. What WordPress doesLesson · 1 min

Keeping it safe

  1. Keeping it safeLesson · 1 min
  2. Updates and backupsLesson · 1 min
  3. Passwords and two-factor sign-inLesson · 1 min
  4. Security checkQuiz · 3 min

Editing without breaking things

  1. Editing without breaking thingsLesson · 1 min
  2. Pages, posts and blocksLesson · 1 min
  3. Images that load fastLesson · 1 min

Final quiz

  1. Website Owner Essentials examQuiz · 12 min