Wordpress training for Hypotheses

In order to accompany you in getting the hang of your Hypotheses research blog(s), OpenEdition regularly organizes free training courses for all users who are already have a blog on Hypotheses or would like to open one.

These training sessions allow participants to create, configure and customize their research blog(s) and to master all the editing and management features offered to them with the free software Wordpress, on which Hypotheses is based.

The trainings take place over one day, in Marseille, Paris and Lyon or online. They are free of charge and accessible only by registration. The number of seats available for each session varies according to the location of the training, depending on the capacity of the rooms used. The training is conducted in French.

Schedule and registration 2024

This schedule is given as an indication, under the condition that our human resources allow us to organise all these training sessions. In the event of cancellation of a session for which you have registered, we will inform you as soon as possible.

Basic training

7 February 2025 - Distance learning
29 April 2025 - Distance learning

Advanced training

21 March 2024 - Distance learning
16 May 2025 - Distance learning

Register on the OpenEdition training space: https://training.openedition.org (only in French)

If you have any questions or problems while logging in or browsing your training space, you can contact us at formations-hypotheses@openedition.org

Hypotheses' online and on-site training

Two levels of training are offered:

Basic training courses

Training outline:

Content	Learning objectives
I. Hypotheses and scientific blogging in the context of OpenEdition	Understand the editorial environment of Hypotheses Know conditions and modalities of creating a research blog Identify some examples of blogs Define the place of CC licences in OpenEdition's open access policy in 2022
II. Getting started on WordPress	Know the difference between public and private interface in WordPress How to adjust the general settings of your blog Know the elements of the navigation menu in the WordPress administration
III. Creating and adding contents to your blog	Know the differences between pages and articles How to create an article and upload content How to create a page and upload content How to upload media correctly into an article or a page
Practical workshop	Create and edit an article
IV. Apply Creative Commons licenses to the content of your blog	Know how to choose Creative Commons licenses about content of a blog How to find external media content licensed under Creative Commons Know how to correctly label CC-licensed content
V. Creating the blog structure	Know how to use categories and tags correctly Understand the role of a navigation menu How to create a navigation menu
VI. Managing roles	Know how to collaborate on a blog
VII. Choosing a graphic theme with your editorial project	Know the graphic theme's role in a blog Know the customisation options of a theme Know the different themes available Choose a theme according to pre-defined characteristics Know how to test and activate the chosen theme
VIII. Using native WordPress Widgets	Understand the use of a widget in a blog How to setup a widget
Practical workshop	Structure the contents of a blog
IX. Enhancing visibility and accessibility of your blog	Know the visibility and referencing actions carried out by the Hypotheses team Know how to improve the visibility and natural referencing of your blog Know how to improve the accessibility of your blog
X. Training review

Advanced training

Training outline:

Content	Learning objectives
I. Improve the visual presentation and ergonomics of a blog	Improve navigation in an post content Improve the visual presentation of an editorial content Add complementary content blocks Use pre-set presentation templates Setting a post on “pending” status for proofreading
II. Widgets available in a blog. Isidore Widget and HAL plugin	Set up native WordPress widgets Use Isidore widget Use HAL plugin
Practical workshop
III. Legal responsibility and application of Creative commons licenses	Choose Creative Commons licenses for the contents of a blog Label CC-licensed content
Practical workshop
IV. OpenEdition-wide referencing and best practicses	Know how a blog post is enhanced on our platforms Improve blog visibility and search engine optimization of contents
V. Sustainability of Hypotheses-hosted contents	Define the sustainable components of a blog Choose what will become of a blog in a dormant state. Choose what to do when deactivating a blog

Regarding the practical part of our training, we will provide you with a training blog, on which you will be able to practice with complete peace of mind for the duration of the training and up to four months beyond that (even if you already have a blog on Hypotheses).

Trainers

Nathalie Casanova, Hypotheses' Community Manager
Céline Guilleux, Content & Editorial Officer
François Pacaud, Head of science blogging department

Calendar and registration

Basic training courses

As the number of registrations for the courses and on the waiting lists is very high, we have closed registrations for the end of year sessions

Advanced course