Lesson 02 - First Theme & First Plugin Installation

In this lesson, you’ll prepare your WordPress website for professional development by installing a free WordPress theme and setting up the Elementor Page Builder. You’ll learn the difference between themes and plugins, configure essential WordPress settings such as the site title, tagline, timezone, and favicon, and understand why Elementor is one of the most popular page builders in the world. We also walk through creating your first Home Page, installing Elementor, completing the setup wizard, and opening your website in the Elementor editor for the very first time.

By the end of this lesson, your WordPress website will be fully configured and ready to start designing beautiful, responsive pages with Elementor.

Topics Covered:

• Installing a free WordPress theme

• Understanding WordPress Themes vs Plugins

• Configuring Site Title, Tagline, and Favicon

• Essential WordPress General Settings

• Creating your first Home Page

• Introduction to the Gutenberg Editor

• Installing and activating Elementor

• Elementor setup wizard

• Choosing the free version of Elementor

• Opening and editing pages with Elementor

• Preparing your website for professional design

• WordPress development best practices