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The eagerly anticipated second edition, completely updated for WordPress 3.1As an open source content management system, WordPress allows users to easily build feature-rich web sites with no programming experience. This unique book-and-video package is a friendly,… (More) The eagerly anticipated second edition, completely updated for WordPress 3.1As an open source content management system, WordPress allows users to easily build feature-rich web sites with no programming experience. This unique book-and-video package is a friendly, self-paced beginners guide to the latest release of WordPress. Lessons are focused on practical, everyday tasks that users will need to create and maintain their sites: entering new content, creating new pages, managing menus, making content search-engine friendly. Plus you'll find lots of tips based on years of experience teaching people to use WordPress.You'll also learn how to extend the functionality of WordPress by using the thousands of plugins available. Connecting to social media, creating membership and e-commerce sites, setting up events calendars, making your site mobile-friendly?these are just some of the plugins you'll be introduced to. Each lesson in the book is supplemented by an instructional video intended to enhance your learning experience. Plus, a trouble-shooting appendix addresses various issues to help you solve any challenges you may face.Lessons include:Installing WordPressAdmin area overviewBasic admin settingsAdding a new postWorking with the textLaying out textAdvanced postThe basics of handling media filesThe upload/insert windowImage options in detailEditing and laying outWorking with image galleriesAdding video and audioAdding documentsManaging posts and pagesManaging media filesManaging post categories andManaging widgets andThe links managerManaging commentsBringing in content from other sitesHelping others connect to your siteHaving multiple site usersOverview of WordPress themesCreating a child themeBasic customization of your designOptimizing your contentOptimizing your site as a wholeHow is your site doing?Keeping up to dateBacking up your siteInstalling and activating pluginsTwo example pluginsOther common uses for pluginsRunning multiple sites with WordPressCustomizing WordPressTroubleshooting WordPressIf learning the new WordPress is a pressing issue for you, then this book-and-video package is exactly what you need.Note: As part of the print version of this title, video lessons are included on DVD. For e-book versions, video lessons can be accessed at wrox.com using a link provided in the interior of the e-book. (Less)

Sections

DYNAMIC VS. STATIC WEBSITES
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
WordPress as a CMS
How WordPress Assembles Pages x 5
HOW WORDPRESS ASSEMBLES PAGES
Why Separate Is Good
HOW WORDPRESS MANAGES CONTENT
TRY IT
Planning Your Site for WordPress
HOW CONTENT WILL BE ENTERED
How Categories Will Be Organized x 13
HOW CATEGORIES WILL BE ORGANIZED
HOW THE SITE SHOULD LOOK
Site Layout
Site Design
UPLOADING THE WORDPRESS FILES
SETTING UP YOUR DATABASE
DOING THE INSTALLATION
LOGGING IN
NAVIGATING THE ADMIN AREA
THE DASHBOARD
CUSTOMIZING ADMIN SCREENS
Lesson Requirements
Step-by-Step
SETTINGS TO GET YOU STARTED
Tagline
WordPress Address (URL)
Site Address (URL)
E-mail Address
Timezone
SETTING YOUR PERSONAL PROFILE
ANATOMY OF A NEW POST
WRITING A POST
The Button Bar
What You See Isn’t Quite What You Get
Working with Text
CATEGORIES AND TAGS
Categories
Tags
PUBLISHING A POST
Status
Visibility
Publish
ANATOMY OF THE TEXT EDITOR
SIZING THE TEXT EDITOR
STYLING TEXT
Underlining
Coloring Text
The Formatting Menu
WORKING WITH TEXT LINKS
Internal Linking
Creating E-Mail Links
Editing Links
Removing Links
IMPORTING TEXT
STYLING PARAGRAPHS
Aligning
Blockquotes
Indenting
CREATING LISTS
Beginning a New List
Working with Existing Text and Lists
TIPS FOR LAYING OUT POSTS
Making Use of Headings
FORMAT
FEATURED IMAGE
ADDITIONAL POST BOXES
The Excerpt Box and the More Button
Custom Fields
Discussion
Comments
Slug
Author
REVISIONS
PAGES VS. POSTS
THE ADD NEW PAGE OPTIONS
PARENT
TEMPLATE
ORDER
THE UPLOAD/INSERT MENU
INSERTING AN IMAGE INTO A POST
The Media Library vs. Galleries x 101
THE MEDIA LIBRARY VS. GALLERIES
THE FROM COMPUTER TAB
THE FROM URL TAB
THE GALLERY TAB
THE MEDIA LIBRARY TAB
TEXT THAT ACCOMPANIES IMAGES
Title
Alternate Text
Caption
Description
OTHER IMAGE OPTIONS
Link URL
Alignment
Size
Use as Featured Image
INSERTING VS. SAVING
Insert Into Post
Save All Changes
Delete
THE WORDPRESS IMAGE EDITOR
An Example of Aligning and Resizing x 123
AN EXAMPLE OF ALIGNING AND RESIZING
THE INSERTED IMAGE WINDOW
REPOSITIONING IMAGES IN THE TEXT EDITOR
Resizing Images in the Text Editor x 129
RESIZING IMAGES IN THE TEXT EDITOR
WHICH KIND OF RESIZING TO USE?
MORE COMPLEX IMAGE LAYOUTS
UPDATING AN IMAGE
CREATING AN IMAGE GALLERY IN A POST
Link Thumbnails To
Order Images By
Order
Gallery Columns
Changing the Order of Gallery Images x 141
ADDING AND REMOVING IMAGES FROM A GALLERY
CHANGING THE ORDER OF GALLERY IMAGES
More Options with Gallery Shortcodes x 143
MORE OPTIONS WITH GALLERY SHORTCODES
Image Size
Excluding or Including Images
Displaying Other Image Galleries
UPLOADING/INSERTING VIDEO
THE AUTO-EMBED FUNCTION
ADDING AUDIO
UPLOADING AND INSERTING A DOCUMENT
TYPES OF DOCUMENTS
UPDATING A DOCUMENT
Managing Posts and Pages
FINDING POSTS AND PAGES
Finding Posts
Finding Pages
Linking to Your Own Content
RENAMING, RESCHEDULING, AND MORE WITH QUICK EDIT
USING BULK EDIT
Bulk-Editing Posts
Bulk-Editing Pages
IMPORTING CONTENT FROM ANOTHER SITE
Admin Settings Afecting Posts and Pages x 169
ADMIN SETTINGS AFFECTING POSTS AND PAGES
Allowing or Disallowing Comments
Assigning Your Home and Blog Pages
Other Admin Settings for Posts and Pages
FINDING FILES IN THE MEDIA LIBRARY
Editing and Deleting Media Files x 175
EDITING AND DELETING MEDIA FILES
ADMIN SETTINGS FOR MEDIA
MANAGING CATEGORIES
Adding Categories
Editing, Moving, or Deleting Categories
Managing the Default Category
MANAGING TAGS
CONVERTING CATEGORIES AND TAGS
WHAT ARE WIDGETS?
THE WIDGETS SCREEN
ACTIVATING AND EDITING WIDGETS
MOVING OR REMOVING WIDGETS
THE WORDPRESS MENU SYSTEM
CREATING A MENU
ASSIGNING A MENU
MANAGING MENUS
MANAGING LINKS
MANAGING LINK CATEGORIES
DISPLAYING LINKS
Links Widget
Link Categories on Pages and Posts
ALLOW COMMENTS OR NOT?
ADMIN SETTINGS FOR COMMENTING
Display Order of Comments
Threaded Comments
FINDING COMMENTS
APPROVING, EDITING, OR DELETING COMMENTS
DEALING WITH SPAM COMMENTS
SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS
Adding Content from Third-Party Sites x 217
ADDING CONTENT FROM THIRD-PARTY SITES
RSS FEEDS
CONNECTING VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
RSS FEEDS OF YOUR CONTENT
Setting Pingbacks and Trackbacks x 227
SETTING PINGBACKS AND TRACKBACKS
SETTING PERMALINKS
USER ROLES AND THEIR CAPABILITIES
ADDING A USER
CHANGING A USER’S CAPABILITIES
USERS AND SECURITY
WHAT IS A WORDPRESS THEME?
Choosing a WordPress Theme x 243
CHOOSING A WORDPRESS THEME
WHAT IS A CHILD THEME?
STARTING A CHILD THEME
INSTALLING A THEME
CUSTOMIZING THE HEADER IMAGE
Customizing the Site Background x 259
CUSTOMIZING THE SITE BACKGROUND
USING YOUR CSS FILE TO CUSTOMIZE
Getting Rid of the Site Title and Description
Changing the Body Font
WRITING USEFUL TITLES
WRITING USEFUL CONTENT
LINKING EFFECTIVELY
TAGGING IMAGES
OPTIMIZING ADMIN SETTINGS
CUSTOMIZING PERMALINKS
NAMING CATEGORIES
USING META TAGS
TITLE TAGS
PLUGINS FOR SEO
MONITORING PINGBACKS AND INCOMING LINKS
Pingbacks and Trackbacks
Incoming Links
MONITORING SITE STATISTICS
UPDATING WORDPRESS
Automated Update
Manual Update
Troubleshooting WordPress Updates
UPDATING PLUGINS
UPDATING THEMES
A BACKUP ROUTINE
BACKING UP YOUR WEB SERVER FILES
BACKING UP YOUR DATABASE
SOME DATABASE BACKUP PLUGINS
BACKUP SERVICES
WHAT IS A PLUGIN?
FINDING PLUGINS
Installing and Activating Plugins x 311
INSTALLING AND ACTIVATING PLUGINS
TROUBLESHOOTING PLUGINS
PHOTO GALLERY PLUGIN — NEXTGEN GALLERY
FORM CREATION PLUGIN — CONTACT FORM 7
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Complete Social Media Solutions
BuddyPress
MOBILE
AD MANAGERS
PHOTO AND GALLERY MANAGEMENT
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
GOOGLE MAPS
E-COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP
RANDOM CONTENT
RELATED CONTENT
COMMENT ENHANCEMENT
SPAM
EVENTS
ENABLING MULTISITE MODE
NETWORK ADMIN SCREENS
MAPPING OTHER DOMAINS TO NETWORK SITES
TROUBLESHOOTING MULTISITE INSTALLATIONS
CUSTOM TEMPLATES
CUSTOM FIELDS
CUSTOM POST TYPES
CUSTOM TAXONOMIES
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
TROUBLESHOOTING AN INSTALLATION
TROUBLESHOOTING AFTER INSTALLATION
FINDING HELP ONLINE
The WordPress.org Site
Using Search Engines
Finding Professional Help
System Requirements
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
USING THE DVD ON A PC
USING THE DVD ON A MAC
WHAT’S ON THE DVD
TROUBLESHOOTING
CUSTOMER CARE
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