10. Advanced Tasks
Advanced Tasks
Earlier chapters explained the basics of setting up and using WordPress, but there are many more possibilities for working with your blog:
• Replace the list of posts on your Home Page with a static page.
• Get your hands dirty with the internals of the database.
• Bring in content from blogs on other systems.
• Have some fun podcasting.
• Check how many visitors your blog receives and which posts are most popular.
• Use custom fields.
• Set up multiple blogs.
In this chapter we show you some advanced tools for working with WordPress.
Creating a Static Home Page
A default WordPress install puts a list of recent posts derived from wp-content/themes/default/index.php
on the home page of your blog. You may prefer ...
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