Learn to design a professional-looking WordPress site by choosing and installing the right theme, then shaping it with the Customiser, block themes and the Site Editor, and global styles. You will finish able to build a polished, responsive, accessible design that looks intentional rather than default.
Watch the free preview
What a WordPress theme is and how to choose one — free to watch, no account needed.
What you'll learn
- Design a professional-looking WordPress site end to end
- Choose and install a theme that fits a site's purpose and audience
- Customise colours, typography, headers and footers with the Customiser or Site Editor
- Configure global styles and templates in a block theme via theme.json
- Make a design responsive and meet accessibility basics
Syllabus
Themes — Choosing and Installing
What a WordPress theme is and how to choose oneFree preview
Installing, activating and switching themes safely
Designing with the Customiser
The Customiser — colours, logo, menus and widgets
Additional CSS and child themes for safe customisation
Block Themes and the Site Editor
Block themes and the Site Editor
Global styles and theme.json
Layout, Responsiveness and Accessibility
Headers, footers, templates and page builders
Responsive design and accessibility basics
Lab — 10 Exercises & Solutions
Exercises 1–5
Exercises 6–10