Wordpress for Dummies: 9th Edition

Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
	About This Book
	Foolish Assumptions
	Icons Used in This Book
	Beyond the Book
	Where to Go from Here
Part 1 Introducing WordPress
	Chapter 1 What WordPress Can Do for You
		Discovering the Benefits of WordPress
			Getting set up the fast and easy way
			Extending WordPress’s capabilities
			Taking part in the community
		Choosing a WordPress Platform
			Choosing the hosted version from WordPress.com
			Self-hosting with WordPress.org
	Chapter 2 WordPress Basics
		Shining the Spotlight on WordPress
		Dipping Into WordPress Technologies
			Archiving your publishing history
			Interacting with your readers through comments
			Feeding your readers
			Tracking back
			Dealing with comment and trackback spam
		Using WordPress as a Content Management System
			Exploring the differences between a website and a blog
			Viewing examples of blogs and websites
		Moving On to the Business of Publishing
Part 2 Setting Up WordPress
	Chapter 3 Setting Up Your WordPress Base Camp
		Establishing Your Domain
			Understanding domain name extensions
			Considering the cost of a domain name
			Registering your domain name
		Finding a Home for Your Website
			Getting help with hosting WordPress
			Dealing with disk space and bandwidth
		Understanding Secure File Transfer Concepts
			Setting up SFTP on your hosting account
			Connecting to the web server via SFTP
			Transferring files from point A to point B
			Editing files via SFTP
			Changing file permissions
		Installing WordPress
		Exploring Preinstalled WordPress
			Installing WordPress manually
			Setting up the MySQL database
			Uploading the WordPress files
			Last step: Running the installation script
	Chapter 4 Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard
		Logging In to the Dashboard
		Navigating the Dashboard
			Welcome to WordPress!
			Site Health
			At a Glance
			Activity
			Quick Draft
			WordPress Events and News
		Arranging the Dashboard to Your Tastes
		Finding Inline Documentation and Help
		Setting Options in the Dashboard
		Configuring the Settings
			General
			Writing
			Reading
			Discussion
			Media
			Permalinks
			Privacy
		Creating Your Personal Profile
		Setting Your Site’s Format
			Posts
			Media
			Pages
			Comments
			Appearance
			Plugins
			Users
			Tools
	Chapter 5 Establishing Your Publishing Routine
		Staying on Topic with Categories
			Changing the name of a category
			Creating new categories and deleting others
		Examining a Post’s Address: Permalinks
			Making your post links pretty
			Customizing your permalinks
			Making sure that your permalinks work with your server
		Discovering the Many WordPress RSS Options
		Writing Your First Entry
		Using the Block Editor
			Discovering available blocks
			Inserting new blocks
			Configuring block settings
		Refining Your Post Options
		Publishing Your Post
		Being Your Own Editor
		Look Who’s Talking on Your Site
			Managing comments and trackbacks
			Moderating comments and trackbacks
			Tackling spam with Akismet
Part 3 Flexing and Extending WordPress
	Chapter 6 Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video
		Inserting Images into Your Content
			Uploading an image from your computer
			Inserting an image from the Media Library
		Using the Columns Block to Insert Multiple Images in a Row
		Inserting a Cover Image into a Post
		Inserting a Photo Gallery
		Inserting Video Files into Your Posts
			Adding a link to a video from the web
			Adding video from your computer
			Adding video using the Embed block
		Inserting Audio Files into Your Blog Posts
		Inserting Audio Using the Embed Block
		Podcasting with WordPress
	Chapter 7 Making the Most of WordPress Plugins
		Finding Out What Plugins Are
			Extending WordPress with plugins
			Distinguishing between plugins and themes
		Exploring the Plugins Page
		Identifying Core Plugins
			Incorporating Akismet
			Saying Hello Dolly
			Discovering the one-click plugin update
		Using Plugins: Just the Basics
		Installing Plugins Manually
			Finding and downloading the files
			Reading the instructions
		Uploading and Activating Plugins
			Uploading a new plugin
			Activating a plugin
		Setting Plugin Options
		Uninstalling Plugins
		Understanding the Open-Source Environment
		Finding Plugins Beyond WordPress.org
		Comparing Free and Commercial Plugins
	Chapter 8 Finding and Installing WordPress Themes
		Getting Started with Free Themes
			Finding free themes
			Avoiding unsafe themes
			Previewing themes on the Themes page
		Installing a Theme
			Browsing the free themes
			Previewing and activating a theme
		Exploring Premium Theme Options
		Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Twenty
			Exploring the layout and structure
			Customizing the site identity
			Customizing colors
			Including custom navigation menus
		Enhancing Your Theme with Widgets
			Adding widgets to your website
			Using the Text widget
			Using the RSS widget
Part 4 Customizing WordPress
	Chapter 9 Understanding Themes and Templates
		Using WordPress Themes: The Basics
			Understanding theme structure
			Connecting templates
		Contemplating the Structure of a WordPress Website
		Examining the Anatomy of a Template Tag
		Getting Familiar with the Four Main Templates
			The Header template
			The Main Index template
			The Sidebar template
			The Footer template
			Other templates
		Putting a Theme Together
			Connecting the templates
			Using additional stylesheets
			Customizing Your Posts with Template Tags
		Using Tags with Parameters for Sidebars
			The calendar
			List pages
			Post archives
			Categories
			Getting widgetized
	Chapter 10 Tweaking WordPress Themes
		Styling with CSS: The Basics
			CSS selectors
			Classes and IDs
			CSS properties and values
		Changing the Background Graphics with CSS
			Uploading an image for background use
			Positioning, repeating, and attaching images
		Using Your Own Header Image
		Customizing Colors in Twenty Twenty
		Creating Custom Navigation Menus
			Building custom navigation menus
			Displaying custom menus with widgets
		Changing Font Family, Color, and Size
			Changing font color
			Changing font size
			Adding borders
		Understanding Basic HTML Techniques
			Inserting images
			Inserting hyperlinks
			Inserting lists
	Chapter 11 Understanding Parent and Child Themes
		Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes
			Loading a parent theme’s style
			Customizing the parent theme’s styling
			Using images in child theme designs
		Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes
			Overriding parent template files
			Adding new template files
			Removing template files
			Modifying the functions.php file
		Preparing a Parent Theme
	Chapter 12 WordPress As a Content Management System
		Creating Different Page Views Using WordPress Templates
			Uploading the template
			Assigning the template to a static page
		Creating a Template for Each Post Category
		Using Sidebar Templates
		Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts
		Working with Custom Post Types
		Adding Support for Taxonomies
		Adding Support for Post Thumbnails
			Adding the post thumbnails to a theme
			Adding custom image sizes for post thumbnails
		Optimizing Your WordPress Site
			Planting keywords on your website
			Optimizing your post titles for search engine success
			Writing content with readers in mind
			Creating categories that attract search engines
			Using the  tag for images
	Chapter 13 Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress
		Deciding When to Use the Multisite Feature
		Understanding the Difference between Sites and Blogs
		Considering Web-Hosting Services
		Enabling the WordPress Network Feature
			DNS
			Apache mod_rewrite
			Virtual host
			PHP
		Installing the Network on Your Site
		Exploring the Network Admin Dashboard Menu
		Managing Your Network
			Settings
			Sites
			Users
			Themes
			Plugins
		Stopping Spam Signups and Splogs
	Chapter 14 Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating
		Getting Notified of an Available Upgrade
		Backing Up Your Database
		Upgrading WordPress Automatically
		Upgrading WordPress Manually
		Migrating Your Existing Site to WordPress
			Movin’ on up
			Preparing for the big move
			Converting templates
			Moving your website to WordPress
			Importing from Blogger
			Importing from LiveJournal
			Importing from Movable Type and TypePad
			Importing from Tumblr
		Importing from WordPress
			Importing from an RSS feed
			Finding other import resources
		Moving Your Website to a Different Host
			Creating a backup and moving manually
			Using a plugin to back up and move to a new host
Part 5 The Part of Tens
	Chapter 15 Ten Popular WordPress Plugins
		Custom Post Type UI
		Jetpack
		Limit Login Attempts Reloaded
		Cookie Notice for GDPR & CCPA
		Yoast SEO
		BackupBuddy
		WP Super Cache
		WooCommerce
		Google XML Sitemaps
		Sucuri Security
	Chapter 16 Ten Free WordPress Themes
		Hybrid Core
		Hestia
		Responsive
		Ashe
		Prefer Blog
		BlackBird
		Storefront
		Sinatra
		Nisarg
		Optics
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