WordPress For Dummies

NOTE EDITORE

Learn to: Launch a blog on WordPress.com or on your own site Find and install a WordPress theme and tweak it to your liking Add media files to make your blog come to life Discover WordPress and add power and flexibility to your website for blogging and beyond Whether you re new to WordPress or you simply want to learn how to take your website or blog to the next level, this guide will get you up and running in no time! Explore this hands–on resource to find out how to use WordPress, from installation and adding blog posts to hosting options and advanced customization moves with themes and plugins. Introducing WordPress dig into the most popular blogging platform and discover the basics to help get you going Choose your flavor discover the pros and cons of using the WordPress–hosted option versus the self–hosted option Select your tools find out about themes, widgets, registering a domain, RSS feeds, using FTP, and much more Media magic add images, photo galleries, video, and audio to your posts Flex your WordPress muscles personalize your blog by finding themes and installing plugins that make WordPress do exactly what you want it to Plug it in dig deeper into WordPress with an overview of how themes work, tips for customizing your theme, and a list of ten popular plugins to ramp things up Open the book and find: The key benefits of WordPress Tips on finding free themes and plugins What s on the WordPress Dashboard How to register a domain name to use with WordPress Ways to spruce up your blog with designs and functionality How to stay current with WordPress updates Tips on using templates and tags How to add pizazz with HTML and CSS

SOMMARIO

Foreword  xi Introduction  1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You Are Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book Is Organized 4 Part I: Introducing WordPress 4 Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service 4 Part III: Self–Hosting with WordPressorg 5 Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress 5 Part V: Customizing WordPress 5 Part VI: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Introducing WordPress  7 Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You 9 Chapter 2: WordPress Blogging Basics 19 Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service  31 Chapter 3: Getting Star ted with WordPress 33 Chapter 4: Writing and Managing Your Blog 59 Chapter 5: Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades 97 Part III: Self–Hosting with WordPressorg  121 Chapter 6: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp 123 Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPressorg Dashboard  143 Chapter 8: Establishing Your Blog Routine 179 Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress  207 Chapter 9: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video 209 Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins  227 Chapter 11: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 253 Part V: Customizing WordPress  265 Chapter 12: Understanding Themes and Templates   267 Chapter 13: Tweaking WordPress Themes 309 Part VI: The Part of Tens  351 Chapter 14: Ten Popular WordPress Plugins 353 Appendix: Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating 369 Index  395

AUTORE

Lisa Sabin–Wilson is the co–owner of WebDevStudios, a development company specializing in custom WordPress plugins, themes, and deployments. She is a popular conference speaker and bestselling author of WordPress All–in–One For Dummies and WordPress Web Design For Dummies.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781118791615
• Collana: For Dummies
• Dimensioni: 234 x 21.16 x 188 mm Ø 568 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 432