One of the most popular open source blogging and content management systems, WordPress lets you create a website to promote yourself or your business quickly and easilyâ"and better yet, it's free. WordPress is a flexible, user-friendly system, and it can be extended with a variety of themes and plugins.
Beginning WordPress 3 is a complete guide for the beginning developer who wants to start using WordPress. You'll learn how to publish and manage online content, add media, create widgets and plugins, and much more.
What you’ll learn
- How to get started with Wordpress, create new content, and import existing content
- How to change what appears on a home page, blog post, and more
- How to handle media uploads, audio/video players, and podcasting
- How to create themes, widgets, and plugins
- How to publish, move, maintain, and secure your WordPress sites
Who this book is for
This book is for first-time users, designers, and developers of online content, blogs, and content management systems.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: About WordPress Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading Chapter 3: Dashboard and Settings Chapter 4: Working with Content Chapter 5: Importing Content Chapter 6: Creating a Basic Theme Chapter 7: Creating an Advanced Theme Chapter 8: Creating Widgets Chapter 9: Creating Plugins Chapter 10: Users and Roles Chapter 11: Performance and Security Chapter 12: Custom Content Types, Taxonomies, and Fields Chapter 13: Setting up the Network Appendix 1: Plugin Index Appendix 2: Theme Functions Appendix 3: Plugin Recipes
