The information below is for students who wish to participate in the instructor-led session of this course. You may work at your own pace, but if you would like instructor feedback on your assignments, please post in the relevant forums by the deadlines listed below.
| Week 1: February 7-13: Document Everything | ||
| Discussion: Maintenance Tasks | Share the tasks you will have to complete for your website regularly. | Initial Post due February 11 Responses due February 13 |
| Activity: Complete the Website Technical Reference and Create a Maintenance Schedule | Complete the Website Technical Reference and create a custom maintenance schedule for your website. | February 13 |
| Knowledge Check | Test your knowledge of the content from Week 1. | February 13 |
| Week 2: February 14-21: Create Backups and Update the Website | ||
| Discussion: How Can You Maintain Your Website? | Share your options for backups and updates with your current hosting provider. You will use the documentation you find to help you update your website. | Initial Post due February 18 Responses due February 21 |
| Activity: Update Your Website | Create a screencast and step-by-step list of everything you need to do to backup and update your website. | February 21 |
| Knowledge Check | Test your knowledge of the content from Week 2. | February 21 |
| Week 3: February 22-27: Troubleshoot Problems | ||
| Discussion: Troubleshooting Checklist | Create a list of everything you need to “check” during your WordPress updates. After getting feedback, update your Update Process document. | Initial Post due February 24 Responses due February 27 |
| Activity: Make a Troubleshooting Workflow | Create an outline or flowchart to document the workflow you will use for troubleshooting. | February 27 |
| Knowledge Check | Test your knowledge of the content from Week 3. | February 27 |
| Final Project: Website Maintenance Plan | Use the documents you created throughout the course to build a maintenance plan that you will use to follow best practices every time you update a WordPress website. | February 27 |