[Dummies 01] • WordPress For Dummies · 8th Edition, 8 by Sabin-Wilson, Lisa -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Table of Contents Foreword Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Introducing WordPress

Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You

Discovering the Benefits of WordPress Choosing a WordPress Platform

Chapter 2: WordPress Basics

Shining the Spotlight on WordPress Dipping Into WordPress Technologies Using WordPress as a Content Management System Moving On to the Business of Publishing

Part 2: Setting Up WordPress

Chapter 3: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp

Establishing Your Domain Finding a Home for Your Website Understanding Secure File Transfer Concepts Installing WordPress Exploring Preinstalled WordPress

Chapter 4: Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard

Logging In to the Dashboard Navigating the Dashboard Arranging the Dashboard to Your Tastes Finding Inline Documentation and Help Setting Options in the Dashboard Configuring the Settings Creating Your Personal Profile Setting Your Site’s Format

Chapter 5: Establishing Your Publishing Routine

Staying on Topic with Categories Examining a Post’s Address: Permalinks Discovering the Many WordPress RSS Options Writing Your First Entry Look Who’s Talking on Your Site

Part 3: Flexing and Extending WordPress

Chapter 6: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video

Inserting Images into Your Content Inserting Video Files into Your Posts Inserting Audio Files into Your Posts Keeping Media Files Organized

Chapter 7: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins

Finding Out What Plugins Are Exploring the Plugins Page Identifying Core Plugins Using Plugins: Just the Basics Installing Plugins Manually Uploading and Activating Plugins Setting Plugin Options Uninstalling Plugins Understanding the Open-Source Environment Finding Plugins Outside the Plugins Page on the WordPress.org Website Comparing Free and Commercial Plugins

Chapter 8: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes

Getting Started with Free Themes Installing a Theme Exploring Premium Theme Options Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Seventeen Enhancing Your Theme with Widgets

Part 4: Customizing WordPress

Chapter 9: Understanding Themes and Templates

Using WordPress Themes: The Basics Contemplating the Structure of a WordPress Website Examining the Anatomy of a Template Tag Getting Familiar with the Four Main Templates Putting a Theme Together Customizing Your Posts with Template Tags Using Tags with Parameters for Sidebars

Chapter 10: Tweaking WordPress Themes

Styling with CSS: The Basics Changing the Background Graphics with CSS Using Your Own Header Image Customizing Colors in Twenty Seventeen Creating Custom Navigation Menus Changing Font Family, Color, and Size Understanding Basic HTML Techniques

Chapter 11: Understanding Parent and Child Themes

Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes Preparing a Parent Theme

Chapter 12: WordPress As a Content Management System

Creating Different Page Views Using WordPress Templates Creating a Template for Each Post Category Using Sidebar Templates Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts Working with Custom Post Types Adding Support for Post Formats Adding Support for Post Thumbnails Exploring the Custom Fields Interface Optimizing Your WordPress Site

Chapter 13: Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress

Deciding When to Use the Multisite Feature Understanding the Difference between Sites and Blogs Considering Web-Hosting Services Enabling the WordPress Network Feature Installing the Network on Your Site Exploring the Network Admin Dashboard Menu Managing Your Network Stopping Spam Signups and Splogs

Chapter 14: Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating

Getting Notified of an Available Upgrade Backing Up Your Database Upgrading WordPress Automatically Upgrading WordPress Manually Migrating Your Existing Site to WordPress Importing from WordPress Moving Your Website to a Different Host

Part 5: The Part of Tens

Chapter 15: Ten Popular WordPress Plugins

AppPresser Jetpack Subscribe to Comments Facebook All in One SEO Pack BackupBuddy WP Super Cache WooCommerce Google XML Sitemaps Sucuri Security

Chapter 16: Ten Free WordPress Themes

Hybrid Core Hestia Responsive P2 Annotum Base Blackbird iTheme2 Esquire Nisarg Optics

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