WordPress for dummies

WordPress For Dummies®, 3rd Edition......Page 1
 Table of Contents......Page 8
 Foreword......Page 15
 Introduction......Page 17
 Part I: Introducing WordPress......Page 23
   Discovering the Benefits of WordPress......Page 25
   Choosing a WordPress Platform......Page 29
   This Crazy Little Thing Called Blog......Page 33
   Dipping In to Blog Technologies......Page 34
   Moving On to the Business of Blogging......Page 41
 Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service......Page 43
   Creating a WordPress.com Account......Page 45
   Navigating WordPress.com......Page 48
   Using the WordPress.com Dashboard......Page 50
   Setting Important Options Before You Blog......Page 56
   Ready? Set? Blog!......Page 67
   Organizing Your Blog by Subject......Page 79
   Creating and Categorizing Your Blogroll......Page 81
   Managing and Inviting Users......Page 85
   Managing Comments and Comment Spam......Page 88
   Creating a Static Page......Page 94
   Setting Up Your Front Page......Page 96
   Publishing a Public or Private Blog......Page 98
   Establishing Trust Relationships with OpenID......Page 99
   Changing Your Blog’s Look......Page 101
   Widget Wonder: Adding Handy Tools to Your Sidebar......Page 103
   Upgrading Your Hosted Service (For a Fee)......Page 108
   Naming Your Domain......Page 110
 Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPress.org......Page 111
   Establishing Your Domain......Page 113
   Finding a Home for Your Blog......Page 116
   Transferring Files from Point A to Point B......Page 119
   Installing WordPress......Page 120
   Logging In to the Dashboard......Page 131
   Navigating the Dashboard......Page 132
   Arranging the Dashboard to Your Tastes......Page 141
   Configuring the Settings......Page 144
   Creating Your Personal Profile......Page 161
   Setting Your Blog’s Format......Page 163
   Staying on Topic with Categories......Page 169
   Link Lists: Sharing Your Favorite Sites......Page 174
   Examining a Blog Post’s Address: Permalinks......Page 181
   Discovering the Many WordPress RSS Options......Page 187
   Blog It!: Writing Your First Entry......Page 189
   Look Who’s Talking on Your Blog......Page 197
 Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress......Page 201
  Chapter 9: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video......Page 203
   Inserting Images into Your Blog Posts......Page 204
   Inserting Video Files into Your Blog Posts......Page 213
   Keeping Media Files Organized......Page 215
  Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins......Page 219
   Finding Out What Plugins Are......Page 220
   Getting the Most out of the Plugins Included with WordPress......Page 226
   Using Plugins: Just the Basics......Page 229
   Installing Plugins Manually......Page 231
   Uploading and Activating Plugins......Page 235
   Setting Plugin Options......Page 237
   Uninstalling Plugins......Page 238
   Understanding the Open Source Environment......Page 240
   Getting Started with Free Themes......Page 243
   Activating a New Theme......Page 248
   Browsing and Installing Themes from the Dashboard......Page 250
   Deciding to Use Premium Themes......Page 252
 Part V: Customizing WordPress......Page 255
  Chapter 12: Understanding Themes and Templates......Page 257
   Using WordPress Themes: The Basics......Page 258
   Contemplating the Structure of a WordPress Blog......Page 261
   Examining the Anatomy of a Template Tag......Page 263
   Getting Familiar with the Four Main Templates......Page 264
   Customizing Your Blog Posts with Template Tags......Page 276
   Putting a Theme Together......Page 277
   Using Tags with Parameters for Sidebars......Page 281
   Checking Out Miscellaneous but Useful Template Tags......Page 294
   Styling with CSS: The Basics......Page 297
   Changing the Background Color......Page 303
   Using Your Own Header Image......Page 306
   Creating Custom Navigation Menus......Page 308
   Changing Font Styles, Colors, and Sizes......Page 312
  Chapter 14: Beyond Blogging: WordPress as a Content Management System......Page 315
   Creating the Front Page of Your Web Site......Page 316
   Adding a Blog to Your Web Site......Page 320
   Defining Specific Templates for Static Pages......Page 322
   Creating a Template for Each Post Category......Page 326
   Pulling In Content from a Single Category......Page 327
   Using Sidebar Templates......Page 330
   Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts......Page 331
   Working with Custom Post Types......Page 333
   Optimizing Your WordPress Blog......Page 338
  Chapter 15: Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress......Page 343
   Considering Web Hosting Services......Page 344
   Enabling the WordPress Network Feature......Page 345
   Setting Up the WordPress Network......Page 349
   Exploring the Super Admin Dashboard Menu......Page 351
   Using Plugins within Your Network......Page 363
 Part VI: The Part of Tens......Page 365
  Chapter 16: Ten Great Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS......Page 367
   Mosaic Consulting, Inc.......Page 368
   Queensryche......Page 369
   MommyCast......Page 370
   John James Jacoby......Page 371
   E.Webscapes Design Studio......Page 372
   WP Print......Page 373
   ShareThis......Page 374
   All in One SEO Pack......Page 375
   WP Super Cache......Page 376
   In Chapter 2, I explain the relationship between PHP and MySQL.Twitter Tools......Page 377
   WordPress.com Stats......Page 378
   Hybrid......Page 379
   designPile......Page 380
   P2......Page 381
   Carrington Blog......Page 382
   iTheme......Page 383
   Gridline Lite......Page 384
  Appendix: Migrating Your Existing Blog to WordPress......Page 385
   Movin’ On Up......Page 386
   Preparing for the Big Move......Page 387
   Converting Templates......Page 388
   Moving Your Blog......Page 389
   Finding Other Import Resources......Page 396
 Index......Page 397