WordPress: Description based on print version record. - 'Learn WordPress the quick and easy way!'--Cover

Cover......Page 1
Acknowledgments......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 14
Chapter 1: First Steps......Page 22
 Setting Up WordPress......Page 23
 Using an Installer......Page 24
 Setting Up a Database......Page 27
 Installing WordPress......Page 32
Chapter 2: Get Familiar with WordPress......Page 40
 How WordPress Works: An Overview......Page 41
 Finding Your Way Around the Dashboard......Page 42
 Using WordPress Turbo......Page 47
 Backing Up and Transferring Your Site Content......Page 50
 Backing Up Your Site Data and Files......Page 55
 Upgrading WordPress......Page 62
Chapter 3: Managing Accounts......Page 68
 Configuring Your Account......Page 69
 Managing User Accounts......Page 72
Chapter 4: Adding Content......Page 78
 Adding Posts......Page 79
 Using Tags......Page 85
 Setting Up and Using Categories......Page 88
 Using the Media Library......Page 91
 Managing Links......Page 94
 Adding New Pages......Page 101
 Using Custom Fields......Page 106
Chapter 5: Managing Comments......Page 110
 Enabling and Disabling Comments......Page 111
 Moderating Comments......Page 116
 Fighting Spam with Akismet......Page 120
Chapter 6: Working with Media......Page 126
  What is the Media Library?......Page 127
 Uploading and Managing Audio Files......Page 134
 Uploading and Managing Video Files......Page 137
 Adding a Video to a Post......Page 139
Chapter 7: Syndication......Page 142
 Setting Up Your RSS Feed......Page 143
 Setting Up Subscriptions......Page 145
 Using Google FeedBurner with WordPress......Page 147
Chapter 8: Customizing Your WordPress Theme......Page 154
 Choosing Your Theme......Page 155
 Uploading a New Theme......Page 157
 Using the Theme Editor......Page 161
Chapter 9: Widgets and Plug-ins......Page 166
  What are widgets?......Page 167
  What are plug-ins?......Page 168
 Using Widgets......Page 169
 Using Plug-ins......Page 175
 Upgrading Plug-ins......Page 177
Chapter 10: Getting Fancy with Themes......Page 178
 Changing a Theme’s Appearance......Page 179
 Making Your Theme Widget-ready......Page 183
 Customizing Your Theme with CSS......Page 187
 Working with Favicons......Page 190
Chapter 11: Advanced Theme Development......Page 192
 Anatomy of a Theme......Page 193
 Building a Theme from Scratch......Page 195
 Working with Template Files......Page 202
  Template hierarchy......Page 203
 Modifying Templates......Page 205
 Working with Template Tags......Page 209
  Include tags......Page 211
  Conditional tags......Page 212
 Using the Loop......Page 213
 Validating Your Theme......Page 215
Chapter 12: More Than a Blog......Page 218
 WordPress as a CMS......Page 219
 The More, the Merrier: Multiple Authors......Page 223
 Integrating Third-party Services......Page 226
 Monetize Your Site: Ad Integration......Page 231
Chapter 13: Tools and Tricks......Page 234
 Tools for Blogging: Different Ways to Post......Page 235
 Tools for Modifying Theme Files......Page 238
 Using Stats to Evaluate Traffic......Page 244
Appendix A: Customize Your Settings......Page 248
 Working with the General Settings......Page 249
 Customizing Content Creation......Page 252
 Customizing WordPress Display......Page 255
 Setting Comment Controls......Page 256
  Privacy Settings......Page 259
  Permalink Settings......Page 260
  Miscellaneous Settings......Page 261
Appendix B: Troubleshooting......Page 262
 My changes aren’t showing up......Page 263
 Changes I made to the WordPress default theme were lost during the last automatic upgrade!......Page 265
 An update to WordPress was just released, so why doesn’t my blog recognize that the update is available?......Page 266
 I can’t access the administrative menus!......Page 267
 Why do I get a blank page when I submit a comment?......Page 268
 Where do I go for help?......Page 269
Appendix C: Online Resources......Page 270
 WordPress Information......Page 271
  CSS and design......Page 272
  WordPress plug-ins......Page 273
  RSS readers......Page 274
  Validators......Page 275
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