WordPress 24-Hour Trainer : Watch, Read, and Learn How to Create and Customize WordPress Sites

by George Plumley

• ISBN13: 9780470599716
• ISBN10: 0470599715
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-11-01
• Publisher: Wrox

Summary

Don't let WordPress intimidate you. WordPress 24-Hour Trainer is a unique lesson-based book that walks you through the essential parts of WordPress. Each lesson is streamlined to teach a specific aspect of WordPress, helping you to focus on just what you need in order to get the task accomplished. If you learn better visually, this book provides you with a video to accompany each lesson.This book is the perfect guide toPlanning and preparing your site for WordPressInstalling WordPressWriting, tagging, and publishing a postWorking with the text editorStyling paragraphs and creating listsWorking with media filesLinking, aligning, and sizing an imageWorking with image galleriesAdding video and audioNaming, scheduling, and managing postsMaking your site stand outHelping others connect to your siteBecoming search engine friendlyOptimizing your siteBacking up your siteInstalling and activating plugins

Table of Contents

Introduction

Before You Start

Thinking Like WordPress

Planning Your Site for WordPress

Firing Up WordPress

Installing WordPress

Admin Area Overview

Basic Admin Settings

Working with Written Content

Adding a New Post - Overview

Working with the Text Editor

Laying Out Text

Advanced Post Options

Adding a New Page

Working with Media Content

The Basics of Handling Media Files

The Upload/Insert Window Tabs

Image Options in Detail

Editing and Laying Out Images

Working with Image Galleries

Adding Video and Audio

Adding Documents

Managing Your Content

Managing Posts and Pages

Managing Media Files

Managing Post Categories and Tags

Managing Widgets

Making Your Site Social

Linking to Other Sites

Managing Comments

Connecting to Content on Other Sites

Helping Others Connect to Your Site

Having Multiple Site Users

Customizing the Look of Your Site

Customizing Your Header Content

Customizing the Look of Posts

Customizing Design and Layout

Becoming Search Engine Friendly

Optimizing Your Content

Optimizing Your Site as a Whole

Housekeeping Chores

How Is Your Site Doing?

Keeping Up to Date

Backing Up Your Site

Extending WordPress

Installing and Activating Plugins

Example Plugins

Ten Other Common Uses for Plugins

Extending WordPress Even Further

Troubleshooting WordPress

Glossary

What's on the DVD?

Index

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