Everything you need to know about WordPress
If you strive to have a blog that suits your needs, delights your readers, and keeps visitors coming back for more, this book is your ace in the hole! Offering you cream-of-the-crop guidance from eight bestselling books, WordPress All-in-One For Dummies is the only reference you need to get a handle on blogging basics, use SEO and social media tricks to drive traffic to your site, customize your blog with plugins and themes, and so much more.
WordPress powers more than 25% of the web—and for good reason. It's a state-of-the-art blog-publishing platform that makes your site look professional, lets it be searchable, and provides readers with a pleasant user experience. Whether you're just dreaming up your first blog or want to learn to use the latest version of the software to keep your site up to date, WordPress All-in-One For Dummies is the way to go!
Build your site foundation and become an admin pro
Personalize your site with themes and plugins
Use SEO and social media to extend your site
Read and understand site analytics
WordPress is free—and with a bit of help from this how-to guide, it can also be easy!
Author(s): Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Series: For Dummies
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Year: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 864
City: Hoboken, NJ
Tags: wordpress
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Book 1 WordPress Basics
Chapter 1 Exploring Basic WordPress Concepts
Discovering Blogging
Understanding WordPress Technologies
Archiving your publishing history
Interacting with your readers through comments
Feeding your readers
Tracking back
Dealing with comment and trackback spam
Using WordPress as a Content Management System
Chapter 2 Exploring the World of Open-Source Software
Defining Open-Source
Understanding WordPress Licensing
Applying WordPress Licensing to Your Projects
Chapter 3 Understanding Development and Release Cycles
Discovering WordPress Release Cycles
Upgrading your WordPress experience
Understanding the cycles of a release
Finding WordPress release archives
Keeping Track of WordPress Development
Downloading Nightly Builds
Chapter 4 Meeting the WordPress Community
Finding Other WordPress Users
Finding WordPress news and tips on community websites
Locating users on social networks
Users Helping Users
WordPress support forums
WordPress user manual WordPress mailing listsDiscovering Professional WordPress Consultants and Services
WordPress designers
Developers
Consultants
Contributing to WordPress
Participating in Live WordPress Events
Chapter 5 Discovering Different Versions of WordPress
Comparing the Two Versions of WordPress
Choosing the hosted version from WordPress.com
Self-hosting with WordPress.org
Hosting Multiple Sites with One WordPress Installation
Discovering WordPress VIP Services
Book 2 Setting Up the WordPress Software
Chapter 1 Understanding the System Requirements
Establishing Your Domain Understanding domain name extensionsConsidering the cost of a domain name
Registering your domain name
Finding a Home for Your Blog
Getting help with hosting WordPress
Dealing with disk space and bandwidth
Chapter 2 Using Secure File Transfer Protocol
Understanding SFTP Concepts
Setting Up SFTP on Your Hosting Account
Finding and Using Free and Easy SFTP Programs
Connecting to the web server via SFTP
Transferring files from point A to point B
Editing files by using SFTP
Changing file permissions
Chapter 3 Getting to Know PHP and MySQL
Understanding How PHP and MySQL Work Together
Exploring PHP Basics
Trying Out a Little PHP
Managing Your MySQL Database
Chapter 4 Installing WordPress on Your Web Server
Exploring Preinstalled WordPress
Installing WordPress Manually
Setting up the MySQL database
Downloading the WordPress software
Uploading the WordPress files via FTP
Running the installation script
Chapter 5 Configuring WordPress for Optimum Security
Understanding the Basics of Web Security
Preventing Attacks
Updating WordPress
Installing patches
Using a firewall
Using Trusted Sources
Managing Users
