WordPress All-in-One For Dummies
by Sabin-Wilson, Lisa; Miller, Cory; Palmer, Kevin; Rennick, Andrea; Torbert, MichaelFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-04-19
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
A convenient how-to guide for maximizing your WordPress experienceWordPress 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 networkThe word on the street is that WordPress All-in-One For Dummies presents everything you need to know about WordPress in one convenient book!
Author Biography
Lisa Sabin-Wilson founded E.Webscapes Design Studio, a blog development and design company.
Cory Miller provides premium WordPress themes through iThemes.
Kevin Palmer owns SocialMediaAnswers.com.
Andrea Rennick is a freelance WordPress consultant.
Michael Torbert is a WordPress developer and programmer.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Book I: WordPress Basics 9
Chapter 1: Exploring Basic WordPress Concepts 11
Chapter 2: Exploring the World of Open Source Software 23
Chapter 3: Understanding Development and Release Cycles 33
Chapter 4: Introducing the WordPress Community 41
Chapter 5: Discovering Different Versions of WordPress 53
Book II: Setting Up the WordPress Software 65
Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements 67
Chapter 2: Using File Transfer Protocol 77
Chapter 3: Introducing PHP and MySQL 89
Chapter 4: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 99
Chapter 5: Confi gurations for Optimum Performance and Security 115
Chapter 6: Upgrading WordPress 141
Chapter 7: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host 151
Book III: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard 167
Chapter 1: Logging In and Taking a Look Around 169
Chapter 2: Customizing Your Dashboard 183
Chapter 3: Exploring Tools and Settings 191
Chapter 4: Managing Users and Multiple Authors 223
Chapter 5: Dealing with Comments and Spam 233
Chapter 6: Building Link Lists 247
Chapter 7: Creating Categories and Tags 257
Book IV: Publishing Your Site with WordPress 269
Chapter 1: Writing Your First Post 271
Chapter 2: Examining the Difference between Posts and Pages 287
Chapter 3: Uploading and Displaying Photos and Galleries 297
Chapter 4: Exploring Podcasting and Video Blogging 309
Chapter 5: Working with Custom Fields 319
Chapter 6: Using WordPress as a Content Management System 333
Book V: Examining SEO and Social Media 357
Chapter 1: Exposing Your Content 359
Chapter 2: Creating a Social-Media Listening Hub 381
Chapter 3: Understanding Analytics 403
Chapter 4: Search Engine Optimization 421
Chapter 5: Exploring Popular SEO Plugins 437
Book VI: Customizing the Look of Your Site 447
Chapter 1: Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Ten 449
Chapter 2: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 471
Chapter 3: Exploring the Anatomy of a Theme 485
Chapter 4: Customizing Your Theme 517
Chapter 5: Understanding Parent and Child Themes 537
Chapter 6: Digging into Advanced Theme Development 555
Chapter 7: Using Theme Frameworks to Simplify Customization 601
Book VII: Using and Developing Plugins 613
Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins 615
Chapter 2: Installing and Activating Plugins 633
Chapter 3: Exploring Plugin Options and Settings 647
Chapter 4: Modifying Existing Plugin Code to Your Liking 663
Chapter 5: Creating Simple WordPress Plugins from Scratch 681
Chapter 6: Exploring Plugin Development Best Practices 731
Chapter 7: Plugin Tips and Tricks 741
Book VIII: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress 759
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Multiple Sites 761
Chapter 2: Setting Up and Confi guring Network Features 771
Chapter 3: Becoming a Network Admin 779
Chapter 4: Management of Users and Access Control 799
Chapter 5: Using Network Plugins and Themes 809
Chapter 6: Using Multiple Domains within Your Network 825
Index 841
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