The eagerly anticipated second edition, completely updated for WordPress 3.1 As an open source content management system, WordPress allows users to easily build feature-rich web sites with no programming experience. This unique book-and-video package is a friendly, self-paced beginners guide to the latest release of WordPress. Lessons are focused on practical, everyday tasks that users will need to create and maintain their sites: entering new content, creating new pages, managing menus, making content search-engine friendly. Plus youll find lots of tips based on years of experience teaching people to use WordPress. Youll also learn how to extend the functionality of WordPress by using the thousands of plugins available. Connecting to social media, creating membership and e-commerce sites, setting up events calendars, making your site mobile-friendly—these are just some of the plugins youll be introduced to.Each lesson in the book is supplemented by an instructional video on the accompanying DVD, intended to enhance your learning experience. Plus, a trouble-shooting appendix addresses various issues to help you solve any challenges you may face. Packs double the punch with a book-and-video combination thatll quickly get you up and running with the latest version of WordPress Zeroes in on the key functions of the software—the ones youll be using the most—and explains them in clear, user-friendly language If learning the new WordPress is a pressing issue for you, then this book-and-video package is exactly what you need.
Author(s): George Plumley
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 410
Wordpress® 24-Hour Trainer......Page 5
Contents......Page 17
Introduction......Page 29
Section I: Before you Start......Page 35
Dynamic vs. Static Websites......Page 37
WordPress as a CMS......Page 38
How WordPress Assembles Pages......Page 39
How WordPress Manages Content......Page 40
Try It......Page 43
How Content Will Be Entered......Page 45
How Categories Will Be Organized......Page 47
How the Site Should Look......Page 48
Site Layout......Page 49
Site Design......Page 50
Try It......Page 51
Section II: Firing up Wordpress......Page 53
Lesson 3: Installing Wordpress......Page 55
Uploading the WordPress Files......Page 56
Setting Up Your Database......Page 58
Doing the Installation......Page 59
Try It......Page 63
Logging In......Page 65
Navigating the Admin Area......Page 66
The Dashboard......Page 68
Customizing Admin Screens......Page 69
Step-by-Step......Page 71
Settings to Get You Started......Page 73
Tagline......Page 74
E-mail Address......Page 75
Timezone......Page 76
Setting Your Personal Profi le......Page 77
Step-by-Step......Page 80
Section III: Working with Written Content......Page 81
Anatomy of a New Post......Page 83
Writing a Post......Page 85
What You See Isn’t Quite What You Get......Page 86
Working with Text......Page 87
Categories......Page 88
Tags......Page 90
Status......Page 91
Visibility......Page 92
Step-by-Step......Page 93
Anatomy of the Text Editor......Page 95
Sizing the Text Editor......Page 97
Coloring Text......Page 99
Working with Text Links......Page 100
Internal Linking......Page 102
Removing Links......Page 103
Importing Text......Page 104
Step-by-Step......Page 105
Aligning......Page 107
Blockquotes......Page 108
Indenting......Page 109
Creating Lists......Page 110
Working with Existing Text and Lists......Page 111
Making Use of Headings......Page 112
Step-by-Step......Page 113
Format......Page 115
Featured Image......Page 116
The Excerpt Box and the More Button......Page 117
Discussion......Page 119
Author......Page 120
Revisions......Page 121
Step-by-Step......Page 123
The Add New Page Options......Page 125
Parent......Page 126
Try It......Page 127
Step-by-Step......Page 128
Section IV: Working with Media Content......Page 129
The Upload/Insert Menu......Page 131
Inserting an Image into a Post......Page 132
The Media Library vs. Galleries......Page 135
Step-by-Step......Page 136
The From Computer Tab......Page 139
The From URL Tab......Page 141
The Gallery Tab......Page 143
The Media Library Tab......Page 144
Step-by-Step......Page 145
Title......Page 147
Caption......Page 148
Link URL......Page 149
Alignment......Page 150
Size......Page 151
Inserting vs. Saving......Page 152
Try It......Page 153
Step-by-Step......Page 154
The WordPress Image Editor......Page 155
An Example of Aligning and Resizing......Page 157
The Inserted Image Window......Page 160
Repositioning Images in the Text Editor......Page 162
Resizing Images in the Text Editor......Page 163
Which Kind of Resizing to Use?......Page 164
More Complex Image Layouts......Page 165
Lesson Requirements......Page 168
Step-by-Step......Page 169
Creating an Image Gallery in a Post......Page 171
Link Thumbnails To......Page 172
Gallery Columns......Page 173
Changing the Order of Gallery Images......Page 175
Excluding or Including Images......Page 177
Lesson Requirements......Page 178
Step-by-Step......Page 179
Uploading/Inserting Video......Page 181
The Auto-Embed Function......Page 183
Adding Audio......Page 185
Step-by-Step......Page 186
Uploading and Inserting a Document......Page 187
Updating a Document......Page 189
Step-by-Step......Page 190
Section V: Managing your Content......Page 193
Finding Posts......Page 195
Renaming, Rescheduling, and More with Quick Edit......Page 197
Using Bulk Edit......Page 198
Bulk-Editing Posts......Page 199
Bulk-Editing Pages......Page 200
Importing Content from Another Site......Page 202
Allowing or Disallowing Comments......Page 203
Assigning Your Home and Blog Pages......Page 204
Step-by-Step......Page 205
Finding Files in the Media Library......Page 207
Editing and Deleting Media Files......Page 209
Admin Settings for Media......Page 210
Lesson Requirements......Page 211
Step-by-Step......Page 212
Adding Categories......Page 213
Editing, Moving, or Deleting Categories......Page 215
Managing Tags......Page 216
Converting Categories and Tags......Page 218
Step-by-Step......Page 219
What Are Widgets?......Page 221
The Widgets Screen......Page 222
Activating and Editing Widgets......Page 223
Moving or Removing Widgets......Page 224
Creating a Menu......Page 225
Assigning a Menu......Page 228
Managing Menus......Page 229
Step-by-Step......Page 231
Section VI: Making your Site Social......Page 233
Managing Links......Page 235
Managing Link Categories......Page 238
Links Widget......Page 239
Step-by-Step......Page 240
Admin Settings for Commenting......Page 241
Threaded Comments......Page 243
Finding Comments......Page 244
Approving, Editing, or Deleting Comments......Page 245
Try It......Page 247
Step-by-Step......Page 248
Social Media Feeds......Page 249
Adding Content from Third-Party Sites......Page 251
RSS Feeds......Page 252
Step-by-Step......Page 254
Connecting via Social Media......Page 257
RSS Feeds of Your Content......Page 259
Setting Pingbacks and Trackbacks......Page 261
Setting Permalinks......Page 262
Step-by-Step......Page 265
User Roles and Their Capabilities......Page 267
Adding a User......Page 269
Changing a User’s Capabilities......Page 270
Users and Security......Page 271
Step-by-Step......Page 272
Section VII: Choosing and Customizing Themes......Page 273
What Is a WordPress Theme?......Page 275
Choosing a WordPress Theme......Page 277
Try It......Page 279
What Is a Child Theme?......Page 281
Starting a Child Theme......Page 282
Installing a Theme......Page 285
Step-by-Step......Page 287
Customizing the Header Image......Page 289
Customizing the Site Background......Page 293
Using Your CSS File to Customize......Page 294
Changing the Body Font......Page 295
Step-by-Step......Page 298
Section VIII: Becoming Search Engine–Friendly......Page 299
Writing Useful Titles......Page 301
Writing Useful Content......Page 304
Linking Eff ectively......Page 305
Try It......Page 306
Step-by-Step......Page 307
Optimizing Admin Settings......Page 309
Customizing Permalinks......Page 310
Naming Categories......Page 311
Using Meta Tags......Page 312
Plugins for SEO......Page 313
Step-by-Step......Page 315
Section IX: Housekeeping Chores......Page 317
Pingbacks and Trackbacks......Page 319
Incoming Links......Page 320
Monitoring Site Statistics......Page 321
Step-by-Step......Page 322
Updating WordPress......Page 325
Automated Update......Page 326
Troubleshooting WordPress Updates......Page 327
Updating Plugins......Page 328
Step-by-Step......Page 330
A Backup Routine......Page 333
Backing Up Your Web Server Files......Page 334
Backing Up Your Database......Page 335
Try It......Page 336
Step-by-Step......Page 337
Section X: Adding Functionality Using Plugins......Page 339
What Is a Plugin?......Page 341
Finding Plugins......Page 342
Installing and Activating Plugins......Page 345
Troubleshooting Plugins......Page 347
Step-by-Step......Page 348
Photo Gallery Plugin — NextGEN Gallery......Page 349
Form Creation Plugin — Contact Form 7......Page 354
Try It......Page 355
Step-by-Step......Page 356
Social Networking......Page 357
Mobile......Page 358
Ad Managers......Page 359
Videos and Podcasts......Page 360
E-commerce......Page 361
Membership......Page 362
Comment Enhancement......Page 363
Spam......Page 364
Try It......Page 365
Section XI: Taking Wordpress Even Further......Page 367
Enabling Multisite Mode......Page 369
Network Admin Screens......Page 371
Mapping Other Domains to Network Sites......Page 372
Try It......Page 374
Lesson 39: Customizing Wordpress......Page 375
Custom Fields......Page 376
Custom Post Types......Page 377
Custom Taxonomies......Page 379
Try It......Page 380
Troubleshooting an Installation......Page 381
Troubleshooting After Installation......Page 382
Using Search Engines......Page 383
Finding Professional Help......Page 384
Appendix B: Glossary......Page 385
System Requirements......Page 391
What’s on the DVD......Page 392
Customer Care......Page 393
Index......Page 395
Advertisement......Page 410
