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WordPress For Dummies Lisa Sabin-Wilson

WordPress For Dummies By Lisa Sabin-Wilson

WordPress For Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson


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Summary

WordPress gives you the ability to create a blog that is tailored to your own tastes and needs. This book offers information, ideas, tools, resources, and instruction to help you create and maintain your dream blog. It discusses such subjects as signing up for a free WordPress account, and setting up and using a hosted blog with WordPress.com.

WordPress For Dummies Summary

WordPress For Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Are you a wannabe blogger? A seasoned pro migrating your blog to WordPress? Looking to do more cool stuff with your existing WordPress blog? Then this fun guide is for you! "WordPress for Dummies" is a veritable smorgasbord of WordPress information, ideas, tools, resources, and instruction on everything you need to create and maintain your dream blog. Unlike other blog hosts, WordPress gives you the ability to create a blog that is tailored to your own tastes and needs. Sure, the codes, tags, and terminology can seem a little intimidating at first, but "WordPress for Dummies" breaks it all down to show you just how intuitive, friendly, and extensible the software really is. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to: sign up for a free WordPress account; set up and use a hosted blog with WordPress.com; install and set up the WordPress.Org and WordPress.M U software for single- and multi-user versions; find great themes, plugins, and consultants that will help you achieve just the kind of blog you want; use tags to work with WordPress templates; combat challenges with comments, trackback spam, and 'splogs'; add special technologies to your blog, such as RSS feed, podcasting, vlogging, and photoblogging; and, find online support, tips, and resources for WordPress software. Whether you want to keep family and friends updated on your latest adventures, post pictures of your new puppy, or communicate your passion with millions of readers worldwide, "WordPress for Dummies" is your passport to creating the kind of blog that will keep your visitors coming back for more!

About Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Lisa Sabin-Wilson has worked with the WordPress software since its inception in 2003 and has built her business around providing technical support, hosting, and design solutions for bloggers who use WordPress. She reaches thousands of people worldwide with her WordPress services, skills, and knowledge regarding the product. Lisa operates a few blogs online, all of which are powered by WordPress. Her personal blog (justagirlintheworld.com) has been online since February of 2002; her design business at E.Webscapes (ewebscapes.com) has been online since 1999. She also provides a successful Web hosting service, Blogs About Hosting (blogsabout.com), which caters to blogs and bloggers on a global scale.

Table of Contents

Foreword.Introduction.Part I: Introducing WordPress.Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You.Chapter 2: Blogging Basics.Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service.Chapter 3: Getting Started with WordPress.com.Chapter 4: Writing and Managing Your Blog.Chapter 5: Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades.Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPress.org.Chapter 6: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp.Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPress.org Administration Panel.Chapter 8: Establishing Your Blog Routine.Chapter 9: Typing Up Templates.Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins.Chapter 11: Designing Your Blog.Part IV: Going Multi-User with WordPress MU.Chapter 12: Implementing WordPress MU.Chapter 13: Managing Your WordPress MU Community.Chapter 14: Maintaining WordPress M.Part V: Flexing and Extending WordPress.Chapter 15: Migrating Your Blog to WordPress.Chapter 16: Beyond Blogging: WordPress as a Content Management System.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 17: Ten Great - and Free - WordPress Themes.Chapter 18: Ten Great WordPress Plugins.Appendix: Configuration Options.Index.

Additional information

GOR001864853
9780470149461
0470149469
WordPress For Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2007-11-09
408
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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