
Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read
Scott McNulty(Author)
Peachpit Press Publications
Published on 3. December 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-321-59193-7 (ISBN)
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Description
Having your own blog isn't just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyone-from multinational corporations to a neighbor up the street-has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the folks at WordPress make it easy to get one. but to actually build a good blog-to create a blog people want to read-takes thought, planning, and some effort. From picking a theme and using tags to choosing widgets and building a community, creating your blog really starts after you set it up. In this book by blogger extraordinaire Scott McNulty, you learn how to:
Install and get your WordPress blog running.
Set up your site to ensure it can easily grow with you and your readers.
Be the master of user accounts.
Manage your site with the WordPress Dashboard and extend its capabilities with plug-ins.
Make the most of images.
Work with pages, templates, and links and-of course-publish your posts.
Deal with comments-if you even want readers commenting at all.
Find a theme-or build one yourself.
Maintain your site and fix common problems.
Install and get your WordPress blog running.
Set up your site to ensure it can easily grow with you and your readers.
Be the master of user accounts.
Manage your site with the WordPress Dashboard and extend its capabilities with plug-ins.
Make the most of images.
Work with pages, templates, and links and-of course-publish your posts.
Deal with comments-if you even want readers commenting at all.
Find a theme-or build one yourself.
Maintain your site and fix common problems.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 229 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-59193-7 (9780321591937)
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Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read
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Person
Scott McNulty is a simple geek living in Philadelphia. Scott has been blogging for just over nine years about whatever strikes his fancy. He runs more WordPress blogs than anyone should, and even has a few other blogs using other blogging engines. More of Scott's words can be found on his personal blog, blog.blankbaby.com, or at Macuser.com, where Scott is a senior contributor, or Obsessable.com, where he writes a weekly feature about technology.