BEGINNER HELP

To get up to speed with WordPress and Elementor Pro quickly, here’s a step-by-step approach, especially since you’re coming from a Shopify background and don’t yet know HTML, CSS, or JavaScript:

1. Start with the Basics of WordPress:

Watch beginner tutorials: YouTube is full of WordPress tutorials, like those by WPBeginner or Tyler Moore. These tutorials can guide you through setting up WordPress, managing pages, themes, plugins, and basic settings.

Explore the WordPress Dashboard: Familiarize yourself with the WordPress dashboard (posts, pages, settings, themes, plugins).

Learn how to manage posts vs pages, categories, and menus.

Play around with settings like general, reading, and permalinks to understand how they impact your site.

2. Master Elementor Basics:

Learn from Elementor Academy: Elementor has its own educational platform, Elementor Academy, with free tutorials and courses for beginners.

Use Elementor’s templates: Start with pre-built templates available in Elementor Pro. This can help you build professional-looking pages quickly without having to fully understand how to design from scratch.

Drag and Drop: Spend time practicing Elementor’s drag-and-drop interface, using elements like headings, images, buttons, and forms.

3. Set up a Test Site:

Use a staging environment (many hosting services provide one) or a local WordPress install to play around with WordPress and Elementor without risking any live site.

4. Focus on Themes and Plugins:

Choose a simple theme: Stick to Elementor-friendly themes like Hello Theme (by Elementor) or Astra. They’re lightweight and designed to work well with Elementor.

Understand Plugins: Learn how plugins can extend WordPress functionality. Focus on the basics first, like security (Wordfence), SEO (Yoast SEO), and caching (WP Super Cache or WP Rocket).

5. Gradually Learn CSS, HTML, and JavaScript (Optional but Helpful):

You don’t need coding knowledge to use Elementor, but basic CSS will allow you to customize elements more.

Use tools like W3Schools or FreeCodeCamp to learn at your own pace. Start by understanding what CSS, HTML, and JavaScript do, and how they interact with WordPress.

6. Practice by Building Projects:

Try building small websites for practice, like a portfolio or a landing page for an imaginary business.

Don’t hesitate to deconstruct templates and rebuild them from scratch to learn faster.

7. Join WordPress and Elementor Communities:

Engage with communities like Elementor’s Facebook group or WordPress.org forums to ask questions and see how others solve similar problems.

8. Learn From Your Mistakes:

Building WordPress sites comes with challenges, but each mistake will teach you something valuable about how WordPress and Elementor work.

Since you’re more comfortable with Shopify, keep in mind WordPress might feel overwhelming at first because it’s a more open and customizable platform. But with these steps, you’ll find a path that works for you and master the basics quickly!

Wtf is WordPress premium? 🤨

You… just bought all the pro and premium stuff… without trying the free tiers first?

I respect your gangsta. Home boy just throwing it all in the bag, zero fks given.

The fastest way to learn? Think of something your passionate about… you a super fan of some TV show or sports team? Whatever you’re passionate about, make a website for it. Do all the bells and whistles… make a fan club (memberships sold as a variable subscription), make a merch store for your Fandom.

You’ll spend your time building something you enjoy, and you’ll learn hard and fast.

You dont need to know coding to create in elementor. It’s a fking plus tho