WordPress For Dummies
4th Edition
Published on 27. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-118-07342-1 (ISBN)
Description
The bestselling guide to WordPress, fully updated to help you get your blog going!
Millions of bloggers rely on WordPress, the popular, free blogging platform. This guide covers all the features and improvements in the most up-to-date version of WordPress. Whether you are switching to WordPress from another blogging platform or just starting your first blog, you'll find the advice in this friendly guide gets you up to speed on both the free-hosted WordPress.com version and WordPress.org, which requires the purchase of web hosting services, and figure out which version is best for you. You'll be able to take full advantage of the flexibility and usability of WordPress.
* WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog platform that emphasizes aesthetics, web standards, and usability
* Previous editions of this guide have sold more than 85,000 copies, and interest in blogging continues to explode
* Illustrates how to set up and maintain a blog with WordPress and how to use all the new features
* Covers both the free-hosted WordPress.com version and WordPress.org, which requires users to purchase web hosting services
* Written by an expert who works directly with developers and the cofounder of WordPress
This guide helps bloggers quickly and easily take advantage of everything this popular blogging tool has to offer.
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Lisa Sabin-Wilson is founder and Creative Director of E.Webscapes Design Studio. Lisa is a frequent public speaker at events like Blog World Expo and WordCamps on the topics of WordPress, design, and social media. She is the author of WordPress All-in-One For Dummies and WordPress Web Design For Dummies.
Content
Foreword xv
Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing WordPress 7
Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You 9
Chapter 2: WordPress Blogging Basics 17
Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service 29
Chapter 3: Getting Started with WordPress.com 31
Chapter 4: Writing and Managing Your Blog 57
Chapter 5: Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades 93
Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPress.org 111
Chapter 6: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp 113
Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard 135
Chapter 8: Establishing Your Blog Routine 181
Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress 215
Chapter 9: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video 217
Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins 235
Chapter 11: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 259
Part V: Customizing WordPress 273
Chapter 12: Understanding Themes and Templates 275
Chapter 13: Tweaking WordPress Themes 319
Part VI: The Part of Tens 361
Chapter 14: Ten Popular WordPress Plugins 363
Chapter 15: Ten Free WordPress Themes 369
Appendix: Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating 375
Index 401
Bonus Chapters on the Companion Website www.dummies.com/go/wordpressfordummies
Bonus Chapter 1: Designing for WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS) 1
Bonus Chapter 2: Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress 47
Bonus Chapter 3: Ten Great Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS 77