Chapter 21. Building a Blog Using WordPress

In This Chapter

• What Is a Blog?

• Why Should I Blog?

• Blog Publishing

• Syndication

• What Is WordPress?

• Building a Blog Using WordPress.com

• Setting Up Your Own Blog with WordPress Software

• Before Installing Your Software

• Download and Install WordPress

• Customization of WordPress

• Personalization of WordPress

• Keep an Eye on Things

Blogging is something you might have heard about over the past few years. What began as online personal journals has expanded to change the way journalism, politics, and businesses are communicating. This project covers what a blog is and how to use open source software called WordPress to build your own blog. WordPress runs on a website that allows you to ...

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