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WordPress for Education

By : Adam Scott
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WordPress for Education

By: Adam Scott

Overview of this book

WordPress is typically known as a platform for blogging. However, the versatility and simplicity of WordPress makes it the perfect solution for the needs of professional educators. WordPress for Education guides readers through the practical applications of WordPress in a classroom setting. Readers will gain an understanding of the WordPress platform and how it can be used to create powerful classroom websites. WordPress for Education guides educators through the process of setting up a typical class website, creating student blogs, and using WordPress to power a learning management system. WordPress for Education provides clear and practical examples for using WordPress within the classroom. It will empower educators to create useful and engaging e-learning websites. Through the examples given in the book, you will gain an understanding of how to use WordPress to build an engaging and easy to update e-learning website. You will also learn about a variety of WordPress plugins that extend its abilities and usefulness in an educational environment, such as creating student blogs, keeping track of classroom events, managing coursework, and developing a classroom social network.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Site performance


A slow website creates a frustrating experience for students. By optimizing our site performance, site visitors will be able to access course information more quickly.

The first step to site optimization is to disable any unused plugins. Throughout the book, I have recommended dozens of plugins that will enhance a WordPress site for education, but running too many active plugins can significantly decrease site performance. Once you have found the right plugin configuration for your site, be sure to disable and delete the plugins that are unused.

WP Super Cache

WP Super Cache is a caching plugin that will dramatically improve the speed of our site. Caching creates static files of our posts and pages, which load much more quickly than the dynamic WordPress files. One of the reasons I like WP Super Cache is that it provides a simple setup while retaining advanced options for experienced users.

To use WP Super Cache, install and activate the WP Super Cache plugin. Once the plugin...