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Delve into building a personal website using R. Learn about GitHub, Hugo, Netlify, and Google Analytics to customize and launch your site effortlessly.

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R is one of the major programming languages for working with big data. This course will walk you through building a personal website using R. To create a website, you don’t need any prior web development experience. This course will introduce you to various freely available tools, including GitHub, Hugo, Netlify, and Google Analytics. This course teaches you how to use R to create a comprehensive website utilizing these tools. You’ll be able to modify a theme and personalize it according to your needs. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to build a personal website, blog, or portfolio using R.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Generate a website using R and RStudio.

Personalize the website with fonts, logos and colors.

Configure features such as contact forms, page layouts, and social media links.

Write original content such as blog posts, tutorials, research articles, and project portfolios.

Deploy the website to the internet using Netlify and GitHub.

Integrate Google Analytics into the website to capture user activity and use R to analyze it.

Generate a website using R and RStudio.

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Web Development

Templates

Analysis Tools

Application Deployment

Content

16 Lessons3 Quizzes

Getting Started

2 Lessons

Learn how to use R to create and deploy your personal website effectively.

Who Is This Course For?

Learning Tools

Creating and Deploying the Website

4 Lessons

Get started with building, styling, and deploying a personal website using blogdown, GitHub, and Netlify.

Build a Website From Scratch

Discover Our Style

Push the Website to GitHub

Go Live on the Internet

Personalizing the Website

6 Lessons

Examine customizing and configuring your website, authoring content, and integrating analytics tools.

Fine-tune the Look and Feel of the Website

Configure Website Pages and Features

Author Original Content on the Website

Integrate Formspree into the Website

Integrate Google Analytics to the Website

Use R for Data Analysis

Wrapping Up

3 Lessons

Find out about creating personal websites using R, Hugo themes, and deployment methods.

Quiz: Websites in R

FAQ

Conclusion

Appendix

1 Lessons

Dive into setting up and configuring a website with RStudio and blogdown.

Set Up an RStudio Project Locally

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

Course Author:

Danny Morris

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