If you’ve made the decision to use the self-hosted version of WordPress at WordPress.org as your blogging application, this part is for you! In Part 4, you learn how to get a domain name and a host for your blog, as well as how and why you need to understand and use a little something called FTP when you blog with
WordPress.org.
Part 4 also teaches you how to start your blog using
WordPress.org, choose a theme, upload a theme, find and use plug-ins to extend the functionality of your blog, and make your WordPress site look less like a blog and more like a traditional website.
After you’ve read Parts 3 and 4 of this book, you’ll be able to confidently use all the features the
WordPress.org blogging application offers.