Are you looking to add a custom form to your WordPress site? If so, you may have noticed that there are dozens of form plugins for WordPress. Our recommendation? Start with WPForms, the easiest contact form plugin for WordPress.

In this 1-hour course, you’ll learn how to install and use WPForms to create contact forms, online surveys, donation or payment forms, newsletter signup forms, and just about any other type of form you can imagine.

Creating custom forms for your WordPress site shouldn’t be so difficult.

So many WordPress form plugins are bloated with unnecessary features, overwhelmingly complicated and hard to use. But WPForms is probably the most user-friendly WordPress form builder on the market, with a massive library of pre-built forms you can use to create forms in just a few seconds… without having to touch a line of code.

But WPForms also comes with dozens of powerful addons you can use to create even more effective forms. In this course, we’ll introduce you to WPForms and take you on a guided tour of all the available addons. You’ll learn how to create multi-page forms, file uploads, surveys and polls, interactive forms, custom landing pages, online payment forms, plus integratons with your favorite email marketing or CRM applications.

Plus, we’ll show you, step-by-step how to increase form conversions to get even better results from your forms!

We’re proud to have partnered with the WPForms team to create this 19-part course. By the end of this course, you'll know how to:

• Install and configure the WPForms plugin for WordPress.
• Use the easy drag-and-drop form builder in WPForms.
• Use conditional logic to create interactive forms.
• Set up email notifications whenever a visitor submits a form.
• Preview and embed your forms within your pages.
• View and manage form submissions.
• Protect your contact forms against spam!
• Create multi-page forms so your visitors are less overwhelmed.
• Add a file upload field to your form, so your visitors can send files to you.
• Create a survey or poll to collect feedback from your audience.
• Create “Conversational Forms” that display just one question at a time.
• Collect payments or donations using Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net, or Square.
• Connect WPForms with your favorite email marketing service or CRM.
• Create an email newsletter sign-up form.
• Create user registration and guest post forms.
• Create “distraction-free” form landing pages to boost conversions.
• Boost form completion rates with the Form Abandonment addon.
• View analytics about a user's journey, geolocation, and more.
• Fix email deliverability issues using WP Mail SMTP.
• Plus much more!

Best of all, this new course is FREE for members!

If you already have a membership, log into your account, then visit the WPForms course description page and click the large, green button that says, “Take This Course.” That’s it! You don’t need to purchase anything else. Once you’ve enrolled in the new course, it will appear in your My Courses page.

Don’t have an All-Access Pass yet?

Purchase an All-Access Pass today and you’ll get this course, plus all of our future courses! In addition to WordPress basics, you’ll also learn how to optimize your site for search engines, sell products from your website, create custom forms, and much more. Get your All-Access Pass today!

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Do you want to start a blog but aren’t quite sure where to begin? Or maybe you’ve been blogging for years, but still struggle to find new topics, or just want to speed up the process?

In this 8-part course by Chris Lema—created excusively for WP101—you’ll learn the benefits of blogging, how to find new topics to write about, and how to use content frames to structure your blog posts so you can write much faster… plus a whole lot more.

Blogging doesn’t have to be a chore.

If you’re like most site owners, you probably know you should blog more often. But why? You’ve read about the many benefits of blogging… increasing site traffic, better SEO, etc. But what exactly should you write about? How do you go about finding topics that your audience truly cares about? How long should a blog post be in order to be effective? Should you write the “definitive guide” about your area of expertise?

And then, when you actually find the time to sit down and write, why does it take so long to create a blog post? There has to be a better way, right?

The good news is that with a little help, you can become a better blogger… today.

Most bloggers struggle in two key ways: first, feeling frozen by a blank page, not knowing what to write, and second, feeling frustrated because it takes so long to write a post. This course tackles both and helps everyone improve their own processes.” — Chris Lema

In less than 90 minutes, you can learn to write faster and more effectively.

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with Chris Lema to bring you this exclusive 8-part course on how to become a better blogger.

Whether you’re brand new to blogging or a seasoned veteran, this course will help you learn how to write more effectively so you can build an audience, increase traffic to your site, and even monetize your writing. You’ll learn how to avoid the most common mistakes bloggers make, how to create different types of content to serve your readers, no matter where they’re coming from.

Plus, you’ll get eight ready-made frameworks you can use to write better blog posts… fast.

What I was trying to do, when creating this course, was two things: 1) anticipate the problems most bloggers face when blogging, and 2) accelerate a blogger’s writing process so they can benefit from blogging more quickly. — Chris Lema

By the end of this 8-part course, you'll learn:

• How blogging benefits you in more ways than you know.
• What you need to start a blog today.
• The most common mistakes most bloggers make.
• How to understand the Reader’s Journey.
• Which types of content to create for your audience.
• How to structure your posts for different types of readers.
• Creative ways to find new topics to write about.
• Four ways to speed up your writing.
• Eight ready-to-use templates you can use to write any type of blog post.
• How to monetize your blog and generate income with your writing.
• Plus, answers to the most common questions about blogging.
• And much more!

Meet your Instructor, Chris Lema

Chris Lema is the General Manager of LearnDash, a public speaker, storyteller, blogger, coach, and product strategist. Since 2005, Chris has worked with countless startups and software companies, helping them leverage frameworks and stories to make better decisions that lead to growth. He's earned a reputation for blogging daily about WordPress, eCommerce, and business strategies on his personal site: ChrisLema.com

We’re thrilled to welcome Chris as our newest WP101 Instructor and we know you’re gonna love Chris’s friendly teaching style. And by the end of this course, you’ll not only be more confident creating new blog posts for your audience, but you’ll have a roadmap of content ideas that will keep you blogging for months to come!

Best of all, this new course is FREE for All-Access Pass members!

If you already have an All-Access Pass, just log into your account, then visit the Become a Better Blogger course description page and click the large, green button that says, “Take This Course.” That’s it! You don’t need to purchase anything else. Once you’ve enrolled in the new course, it will appear in your My Courses page.

Don’t have an All-Access Pass yet?

Purchase an All-Access Pass today and you’ll get this course, plus all of our other courses! In addition to WordPress basics, you’ll also learn how to optimize your site for search engines, sell products from your website, create custom forms, and much more. Get your All-Access Pass today!

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Do you feel limited by the page layouts in your WordPress theme? Want to learn how to create your own beautiful page layouts in minutes, using a simple, drag-and-drop page builder?

In this brand new course, Carrie Dils will show you how to use Beaver Builder to build just about any page layout you can imagine… without touching a single line of code.

Beaver Builder is one of the most popular page builder plugins for WordPress, and for good reason. Whether you’re a professional web designer who builds websites for clients, or a website owner who wants to create professional-looking pages for your business website, Beaver Builder enables you to design responsive WordPress page layouts using a simple, drag-and-drop interface.

With Beaver Builder, you can easily create columns, perfectly position images and text, and create content-rich pages that include things like tabs, slideshows, videos, and more. Plus, it works on the front end of your site, so the designs that you create are exactly what your visitors will see after you hit the Publish button!

We’re proud to partner with expert WordPress developer and educator, Carrie Dils, to bring you this simple, 13-part introduction to Beaver Builder.

In this easy, 45-minute course, Carrie will teach you:

• What Beaver Builder is, what it does, and what problem it solves.
• How to download, install, and configure Beaver Builder.
• How to use rows and columns to create page layouts.
• How to use ready-made site templates to quickly build starter pages.
• How to create custom blog post and archive page layouts.
• How to configure and use the various Beaver Builder modules.
• How to use the Headings, Text Editor, and Photos modules.
• How to create Callouts and Buttons in Beaver Builder.
• How to create Contact and Subscribe Forms in Beaver Builder.
• How to add and style a group of photos using the Gallery module.
• How to add audio and video to your Beaver Builder pages.
• Where to get help and go further with Beaver Builder.
• Plus much more!

Meet your Instructor, Carrie Dils

Carrie Dils is an expert WordPress developer and educator who has helped craft online identities for businesses since 1998, creating sites that look great on the outside and work well on the inside. The daughter of an educator and computer scientist, Carrie is dedicated to continually learning and teaching others as she goes. She blogs regularly about WordPress and the business of freelancing at CarrieDils.com. When she's not behind a computer, she's likely reading a book, running after her dogs, or taking an absurdly long walk.

We’re thrilled to welcome Carrie as our newest WP101 Instructor!

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We think you’ll love Carrie’s friendly teaching style, and by the end of this course, you’ll be able to build custom page layouts for your WordPress site!

Best of all, this new course is FREE for All-Access Pass members!

If you already have an All-Access Pass, just log into your account, then visit the Beaver Builder 101 course description page and click the large, green button that says, “Take This Course.”

That’s it! You don’t need to purchase anything else. Once you’ve enrolled in the new course, it will appear in your My Courses page.

Don’t have an All-Access Pass yet?

Purchase an All-Access Pass today and you’ll get this new Beaver Builder course, plus all of our other courses!

In addition to WordPress basics, you’ll also learn how to optimize your site for search engines, sell products from your website, create custom forms, and much more. Learn more and get your All-Access Pass today!

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Are you ready to learn how to use the new Block Editor in WordPress 5.0 to build your own personal blog, business site, or online store? Our highly-popular WordPress 101 course is all-new, completely rewritten from the ground up and expanded to 34 videos. See what’s new!

We couldn’t be more excited to announce the release of our brand-new, completely rewritten WordPress 101 course for beginners. Earlier this year, we celebrated our 10th anniversary. Since 2008, we’ve updated and re-recorded the WordPress 101 videos a whopping 25 times. But this release was different.

As you know, WordPress 5.0 was released on December 6th. And it brought some big changes to the editor… actually, a complete overhaul of the editing experience we’ve all come to know and love. The new Block Editor, code-named “Gutenberg,” introduces a whole new way to create media-rich pages and posts that simply wasn’t possible in WordPress before, without turning to third-party add-ons.

In much the same way, our original WordPress 101 course served us all well for the past ten years; nearly three million people just like you have watched our WordPress video tutorials over the years! But we felt it was time to re-think our entire course.

So, we ditched the scripts we’ve relied on and updated for the past decade, and started from scratch. A new WordPress editing experience requires a new approach to onboarding new WordPress users.

So, what’s new in WordPress 101?

In short… everything. We’ve broken the course into sections, centered around the activities a new WordPress user will want to learn first: Getting Started > Creating Content > Customizing Your Site > Exploring Blocks > Managing Your Site

The new course has been expanded to 34 video lessons, each one weighing in at no more than 5 minutes.

Plus, the first 7 videos are now completely FREE, so anyone can get a proper introduction to WordPress 5.0.

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Ready to check out the all-new WordPress 101?

We think you’re going to love creating content with the all-new WordPress Block Editor, but it definitely comes with a learning curve.

Whether you’re building a personal blog, a business site for your company, or even an online store, this course will teach you all the fundamentals of how to use WordPress to build your own website — in less than two hours.

By the end of this course, you’ll know how to create and manage your own WordPress website. You’ll learn how to use the all-new Block Editor in WordPress to create media-rich custom layouts. And you’ll be comfortable adding images, and using the Customizer to personalize the design of your site.

But best of all… you don’t have to learn in a vacuum. Every day, our WordPress educators answer WordPress questions from our members in our help forum. So when you need help, just reach out and we’ll do our best to get you back on your way.

Ready to get started? Check out the all-new WordPress 101 course outline, then watch the first seven videos for FREE. See you in the course!