Book description
A convenient how-to guide for maximizing your WordPress experience
WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog publishing platform with nearly ten million active installations. Eight minibooks provide you with expanded coverage of the most important topics to the WordPress community, such as WordPress basics, theme designs, plug-in development, social media integration, SEO, customization, and running multiple sites. Veteran author Lisa Sabin-Wilson leads an authoritative team of authors who offer their unique knowledge and skillset while sharing invaluable advice for maximizing your site's potential and visitor experience.
Presents straightforward and easy-to-understand coverage of the basics of WordPress, the most popular blog software in use today
Delves into the topics that matter most to the WordPress community, such as theme design, plug-in development, and social media integration
Addresses ways to handle a variety of WordPress security issues
Examines the WordPress network
The word on the street is that WordPress All-in-One For Dummies presents everything you need to know about WordPress in one convenient book!
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Dedication
- Authors' Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Book I: WordPress Basics
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Book II: Setting Up the WordPress Software
- Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements
- Chapter 2: Using File Transfer Protocol
- Chapter 3: Introducing PHP and MySQL
- Chapter 4: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server
- Chapter 5: Configurations for Optimum Performance and Security
- Chapter 6: Upgrading WordPress
- Chapter 7: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host
- Book III: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard
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Book IV: Publishing Your Site with WordPress
- Chapter 1: Writing Your First PostIn
- Chapter 2: Examining the Difference between Posts and Pages
- Chapter 3: Uploading and Displaying Photos and Galleries
- Chapter 4: Exploring Podcasting and Video Blogging
- Chapter 5: Working with Custom Fields
- Chapter 6: Using WordPress as a Content Management System
- Book V: Examining SEO and Social Media
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Book VI: Customizing the Look of Your Site
- Chapter 1: Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Ten
- Chapter 2: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes
- Chapter 3: Exploring the Anatomy of a Theme
- Chapter 4: Customizing Your Theme
- Chapter 5: Understanding Parent and Child Themes
- Chapter 6: Digging into Advanced Theme Development
- Chapter 7: Using Theme Frameworks to Simplify Customization
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Book VII: Using and Developing Plugins
- Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins
- Chapter 2: Installing and Activating Plugins
- Chapter 3: Exploring Plugin Options and Settings
- Chapter 4: Modifying Existing Plugin Code to Your Liking
- Chapter 5: Creating Simple WordPress Plugins from Scratch
- Chapter 6: Exploring Plugin Development Best Practices
- Chapter 7: Plugin Tips and Tricks
- Book VIII: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress
- Index
Product information
- Title: WordPress® All-in-One For Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2011
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780470877012
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