Synopses & Reviews
WordPress is free and with this WordPress how-to guide, it can also be easy!Invest a bit of time with this book, and you'll have a blog that suits your needs, delights your readers, and keeps visitors coming back. Here's something for everyone: blogging basics if you're just starting out, SEO and social media tricks to drive traffic to your site, and ways to customize your blog with plugins and themes.
- Build your foundation if you're just getting started, learn WordPress and blogging basics
- Dig in learn about the software that powers WordPress, how to obtain a web server, and why you need FTP
- Dashing here and there see how to make the WordPress dashboard your administrative hub
- Publishing perfection discover options for posting to your site, saving drafts, adding multimedia files, and more
- Social media magic learn to make your site social media and search engine friendly
- What's in a theme make your blog unique with personalized themes you can create or enhance
- Attention geeks tinker with plugin base code or create your own plugin from scratch
- Super you achieve "super admin" status by running a multisite installation
Open the book and find:
- Tips for making your blog stand out
- What you should know about open source
- WordPress web hosting requirements
- How to manage comments
- The difference between blog posts and static pages
- Pointers on finding social media influencers
- Advice on using site analytics
- How to find and install plugins
8 BOOKS IN 1
- WordPress Basics
- Setting Up the WordPress Software
- Exploring the WordPress Dashboard
- Publishing Your Site with WordPress
- Examining SEO and Social Media
- Customizing the Look of Your Site
- Using and Developing Plugins
- Running Multiple Sites with WordPress
Synopsis
Top WordPress guide, now fully updated for the latest WordPress release!This updated new edition comprises one of the largest collections of practical intermediate to advanced information on WordPress. Fully updated for the latest WordPress release, this in-depth book covers it all, from setting up your software to publishing your site, using SEO and social media, developing and using plug-ins, running multiple sites with WordPress, and more. Veteran author Lisa Sabin-Wilson is a top authority on WordPress, and she and her co-authors pack this book with essential and easy-to-follow tips, techniques, and advice.
- Presents straightforward and easy-to-understand intermediate to advanced coverage of the WordPress, the most popular blog software in use today
- Features eight minibooks that cover what you need to know in depth, including WordPress basics, setting up the software, exploring the dashboard, publishing your site with WordPress, using SEO and social media, customizing the look of your site, using plug-ins, and running multiple sites with WordPress
- Covers the very latest release of WordPress
Get up to speed on WordPress with WordPress All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition,and turn your hobby into a business!
About the Author
Lisa Sabin-Wilson is the founder and creative director of E.Webscapes Design Studio, a web design company specializing in blog design and development with emphasis on WordPress. She's a popular conference speaker and the bestselling author of WordPress For Dummies and WordPress Web Design For Dummies.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Book I: WordPress Basics 5
Chapter 1: Exploring Basic WordPress Concepts 7
Chapter 2: Exploring the World of Open Source Software 19
Chapter 3: Understanding Development and Release Cycles 29
Chapter 4: Meeting the WordPress Community 37
Chapter 5: Discovering Different Versions of WordPress 49
Book II: Setting Up the WordPress Software 61
Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements 63
Chapter 2: Using File Transfer Protocol 73
Chapter 3: Getting to Know PHP and MySQL 87
Chapter 4: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 97
Chapter 5: Confi guring WordPress for Optimum Security 115
Chapter 6: Upgrading WordPress 133
Chapter 7: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host 143
Book III: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard 159
Chapter 1: Logging In and Taking a Look Around 161
Chapter 2: Exploring Tools and Settings 177
Chapter 3: Managing Users and Multiple Authors 205
Chapter 4: Dealing with Comments and Spam 217
Chapter 5: Creating Categories and Tags 229
Book IV: Publishing Your Site with WordPress 241
Chapter 1: Writing Your First Post 243
Chapter 2: Creating a Static Page 259
Chapter 3: Uploading and Displaying Photos and Galleries 267
Chapter 4: Exploring Podcasting and Video Blogging 279
Chapter 5: Working with Custom Fields 287
Chapter 6: Using WordPress as a Content Management System 301
Book V: Examining SEO and Social Media 323
Chapter 1: Exposing Your Content 325
Chapter 2: Creating a Social Media Listening Hub 345
Chapter 3: Understanding Analytics 357
Chapter 4: Search Engine Optimization 373
Chapter 5: Exploring Popular SEO Plugins 391
Book VI: Customizing the Look of Your Site 401
Chapter 1: Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Twelve 403
Chapter 2: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 423
Chapter 3: Exploring the Anatomy of a Theme 437
Chapter 4: Customizing Your Theme 467
Chapter 5: Understanding Parent and Child Themes 487
Chapter 6: Digging into Advanced Theme Development 503
Chapter 7: Using Theme Frameworks to Simplify Customization 549
Book VII: Using and Developing Plugins 563
Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins 565
Chapter 2: Installing and Managing Plugins 583
Chapter 3: Confi guring and Using Plugins 597
Chapter 4: Modifying Existing Plugin Code 617
Chapter 5: Creating Simple Plugins from Scratch 625
Chapter 6: Exploring Plugin Development Best Practices 675
Chapter 7: Plugin Tips and Tricks 689
Book VIII: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress 707
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Multiple Sites 709
Chapter 2: Setting Up and Confi guring Network Features 717
Chapter 3: Becoming a Network Admin 725
Chapter 4: Management of Users and Access Control 745
Chapter 5: Using Network Plugins and Themes 755
Chapter 6: Using Multiple Domains within Your Network 771
Index 787