Page Building with Bricks (Class 02 of 10) (FEE BASED)

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:

1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee.
3. Each class from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective is a separate entity.

Introduction:

Our Page Building with Bricks web development class provides detailed instruction for using Bricks Builder, a visual site builder for WordPress, to create and manage websites. Widely considered by many of the world's leading web developers to be the most complete page builder on the market today, Bricks Builder offers a wide range of features and comprehensive tools. Our Bricks Builder web development class provides detailed instructions on utilizing the toolset. The series of courses covers the core features of Bricks Builder, enabling users to design and develop responsive, visually appealing websites. Moreover, the courses are oriented to reinforce a focus on professional, scalable web development. Throughout the series, we focus our page-building instruction on the semantic and structural integrity of the pages in a responsive world. By the end of the 10-class series, participants will have a fundamental understanding of proper web page and website development.

The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:

• Class 01 - Survey of Page Builders / What Bricksbuilder Does For You
• Class 02 - Boxes, Boxes, Boxes / Sections / Containers
• Class 03 - Static Units / Relative Units / Responsive Development And Math Functions
• Class 04 - CSS Variables And DRY Development / Classes And Global Styling
• Class 05 - CSS Grid And CSS Flexbox
• Class 06 - Responsive Development / Breakpoints And Media Queries
• Class 07 - Effective Use Of Color / Effective Use Of Images
• Class 08 - Beginning To Think Dynamically / Using Templates And Components
• Class 09 - Dynamic Styling / Data Attributes And Attribute Selectors
• Class 10 - Pseudo Elements / Programmatically Styling With Pseudo Classes

Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Bricks Builder:

• Introduction to Bricks Builder Interface:
• Familiarization with the builder's layout, including the toolbar, panel, and canvas, and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components.
• Visual Site Building:
• Techniques for creating layouts using Bricks' drag-and-drop interface, incorporating sections, rows, columns, and elements to build page structures.
• Styling and Design:
• Utilizing Bricks' styling options to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts.
• Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:
• Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box) to build data-driven websites.
• Template Building:
• Creating and managing reusable templates for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements.
• Performance Optimization:
• Understanding how Bricks Builder contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices.
• Advanced Features:
• Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality.

The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Bricks Builder, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers.