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How To Launch & Secure Your Website

Actionable steps to launch and secure any website.

Created byZach Forrest
IntermediateUpdated Jul 9, 2020

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleSet up a secure WordPress website from scratch
  • check_circleInstall and configure an SSL certificate
  • check_circleImplement automatic backups and basic site security
  • check_circleUnderstand key website vulnerabilities and how to avoid them

About This Course

In this beginner-friendly course, Zach walks you through the essential steps to get your WordPress website online and protected against common security threats. Whether you're launching a new site or securing an existing one, you’ll learn how to install SSL, set up automatic backups, and apply baseline security best practices—no tech expertise required.

With over 7 years in the tech industry, Zach breaks down complex concepts into simple, actionable tasks. By the end of the course, you’ll have a fully functional, secure WordPress site and the confidence to manage it going forward.

Course Content

17 activities • 17 videos • duration: 1h 5m

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Launch A Website Course Intro-Part11 videos • 1 min
  • videocamIntro Web Domain Basics
    Duration 1:12
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Find & Setup A Domain-Part11 videos • 9 min
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Configure Nameservers & DNS-Part11 videos • 7 min
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Initiate Hosting & Launch Your Site-Part11 videos • 13 min
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Secure Your Website Course Introduction-Part11 videos • 0 min
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Secure Your Site Course Outline-Part11 videos • 0 min
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Secure Hosting-Part11 videos • 6 min
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SSL Certificate Introduction-Part11 videos • 1 min
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SSl Certificate Install Using LetsEncrypt-Part11 videos • 3 min
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SSl Install Using Trusted Certificate Authority-Part11 videos • 3 min
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Website Admin Best Practices-Part11 videos • 0 min
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Configuring Automated Backups-Part11 videos • 3 min
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Force HTTPS On Your Website-Part11 videos • 5 min
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Configure Automated plugin & Theme Updates-Part11 videos • 2 min
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Hide Admin Login Page-Part11 videos • 2 min
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Setup A Website Uptime Monitor-Part11 videos • 2 min
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Secure Your Site Course Outro-Part11 videos • 0 min

Your Instructor

Zach Forrest

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Hey I'm Zach Forrest, I'm a principal solutions architect and cybersecurity lead by day at Halfaker, a government focused tech consulting company. By night I build end to end customer experiences for clients including web sites, user experience strategy and information security. I'm a passionate dog dad and husband and love blues music. If there is anything I can do to help you please don't hesitate to reach out at Zach@soulful.design

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.3 out of 5
Student's Choice
14 reviews
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    Deanna S.
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    Liked the 'You are loved' shout out

  • LW
    Llew W.
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    Insightful and provides a good set of resources that msy be helpful in the future

  • YY
    Yung-Chuan(Bill) Y.
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    Simple way to tackle setting up a website coupled with an in-depth overview of ways to secure the site. Very useful for me as a beginner who doesn't know where to start.

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