Using WordPress

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 9
Introduction......Page 19
 What Is WordPress?......Page 20
 WordPress.org Versus WordPress.com......Page 21
 WordPress Conventions......Page 22
 Using This Book......Page 23
 About the USING Web Edition......Page 24
 Understanding DNS Basics......Page 25
 Choosing a Good Domain Name......Page 26
 Registering Your Domain......Page 30
  Choosing a Webhost......Page 32
  Working with Your Host......Page 35
  Editing Your DNS Settings to Work with a Webhost or WordPress.com......Page 37
  How to Manage Settings and Features on Your Webhost......Page 40
 Installation Requirements for WordPress......Page 43
 Downloading WordPress to Install Yourself......Page 46
 Installing WordPress on Your Webhost Yourself......Page 47
  Uploading WordPress to Your Server......Page 48
  MySQL Database Setup......Page 50
  Famous Five-Minute Install......Page 55
 Setting Your Directory Permissions......Page 60
 Becoming Familiar with the Dashboard......Page 65
 Posts, Pages, Tags, Media, and More: Content Administration......Page 67
  Posts Button......Page 68
  Media Button......Page 72
  Links Button......Page 75
  Comments Button......Page 77
 Tapping into the Core Settings for Your Blog......Page 78
  Appearance Button......Page 79
  Menus......Page 80
  Editor......Page 81
  Plugins Button......Page 82
  Users Button......Page 84
  Tools Button......Page 87
  Settings......Page 91
 Other Settings......Page 96
  Themes......Page 97
 Choosing the Right Settings for Your Blog......Page 99
  Basic Settings......Page 100
  Writing......Page 101
  Reading......Page 102
  Discussion......Page 105
  Permalinks......Page 106
 Moderating Comments and Comment Spam......Page 108
  Moderation......Page 109
  Comment Spam......Page 110
 Managing Additional Authors on Your Blog......Page 112
 Caching and Other Tune-Ups......Page 116
 WordPress.com Notes......Page 118
 WordPress.com and WordPress.org: Complementary Differences......Page 119
 Creating Your Account......Page 121
 Setting Up Different Blogs......Page 125
  Global Dashboard......Page 126
  Blog Dashboard......Page 129
 Getting Your Settings Right for WordPress.com......Page 135
 Picking the Right Theme for Your Blog......Page 136
 When to Add WordPress.com Upgrades to Your Blog......Page 137
  Domain Hosting......Page 138
  VideoPress......Page 139
  Ad Free......Page 140
 Summary......Page 141
 Finding Plugins......Page 143
  Automatic Install......Page 146
  Manual Install......Page 147
 Upgrading Plugins......Page 149
 Recommended Plugins......Page 151
  Interface Tweaks......Page 152
  Comments......Page 153
  Caching......Page 154
  Metrics......Page 155
  Multimedia......Page 156
  Theme Related......Page 157
  Administration......Page 158
  Integrating with Social Media......Page 159
  Search......Page 160
  For Advanced Folks—Editing Plugins......Page 161
7 All About Themes......Page 165
  Core Files......Page 166
 Finding Themes and Choosing the Right One for Your Blog......Page 168
 Installing Themes on Your Blog......Page 171
 Configuring Extra Features on Themes......Page 172
 All About Configuring Widgets......Page 174
  RSS Widget......Page 177
  Text Widgets......Page 179
  Using WordPress Custom Menus......Page 180
 Editing a Theme to Make It Your Own......Page 184
  CSS......Page 185
  PHP......Page 189
  Custom Page Templates......Page 192
 Using Theme Frameworks and Parent-Child Themes......Page 195
  Commercially Supported Themes......Page 204
  Columns......Page 205
  Widgets......Page 206
 WordPress.com Notes......Page 207
 Understanding Posts Versus Pages......Page 209
  Posts......Page 210
  Pages......Page 211
  Post or Page: How to Choose......Page 212
 Organize Your Posts with Categories......Page 213
  Using Subcategories Effectively......Page 214
 Connect Your Posts Together with Tags......Page 217
 Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies......Page 220
 Adding a Blogroll of Links to Your Blog......Page 222
  Using Link Categories......Page 223
  Components of the Visual Editor......Page 225
  Components of the HTML Editor......Page 228
  Post Editor in WordPress......Page 230
  Using the Page Editor to Create Static Content......Page 231
 Hands On with the New Image Editor in Detail......Page 233
 Adding Media to Your Blog and Posts......Page 237
  Adding Images......Page 238
  Embedding Video......Page 245
  Embedding Podcasts......Page 248
 WordPress as a Blog......Page 251
 WordPress as a Website......Page 252
 Converting a Website to WordPress......Page 256
 Beyond Blogs: Other Uses for WordPress......Page 260
  Project Management and Collaboration......Page 261
 Creating Communities with WordPress......Page 266
11 Tuning WordPress for Search Engines......Page 269
 The WordPress SEO Checklist: The Must Dos for Every Kind of Site......Page 270
 Using SEO Plugins and SEO-Tuned Themes......Page 271
 Mastering Google Webmaster Tools......Page 275
 Writing and Linking for SEO......Page 278
 Avoiding the Dark Side of SEO and Getting into Trouble with Google......Page 279
 WordPress.com Notes......Page 280
 Organizing Your Pictures, Videos, and Files in WordPress......Page 281
 Alternatives to Using WordPress for Managing Media Online......Page 283
  Managing Pictures......Page 284
  Managing Video......Page 287
  Working with Downloadable Files in WordPress......Page 288
 Using WordPress Photo Galleries......Page 290
 WordPress.com Notes......Page 298
13 Maintaining WordPress......Page 299
 Updating and Upgrading WordPress......Page 300
  Back Up Before You Update......Page 301
  Automatically Updating WordPress......Page 302
  Manually Updating WordPress......Page 303
  Using SVN......Page 307
 Updating Plugins and Themes......Page 309
 WP-DBManager......Page 311
  WordPress Built-In Database Repair Tool......Page 312
 Passwords Make a Difference......Page 317
 Updates and Patches to Keep WordPress Secure......Page 318
 Connecting Securely to Your Blog......Page 319
  FTP/SFTP......Page 320
  SSH......Page 322
 Keeping Tabs on Who Does What: User Management Made Simple......Page 323
 Should I Use a Security Plugin?......Page 325
 Fixing Posts and Pages When They Break......Page 329
  The Easy Fix: Paste from Word Button......Page 330
  Fixing Bad HTML: Close Tags......Page 331
 Widgets That Break Your Blog and How to Fix Them......Page 333
 When Your Blog Just Doesn’t Look Right: Theme Issues......Page 334
 Fixing Problems with Plugins......Page 335
 When WordPress Goes Haywire......Page 337
 Identifying and Fixing Common Database Issues......Page 339
 Finding Answers to Your WordPress Questions......Page 344
  The Codex......Page 345
  Forums......Page 346
 Other Resources......Page 348
 B......Page 351
 C......Page 352
 D......Page 354
 E......Page 355
 G......Page 356
 I......Page 357
 M......Page 358
 O......Page 359
 P......Page 360
 R......Page 362
 S......Page 363
 T......Page 364
 U......Page 366
 W......Page 367
 Z......Page 369
16 Tips and Tools for WordPress......Page 372
17 Managing Multiple Blogs......Page 390
18 Becoming a Part of the WordPress Community......Page 398