WordPress For Dummies

Get to know WordPress with this simple and approachable reference

WordPress For Dummies, 9th Edition helps readers discover the power of the WordPress web content building tool. Web builders have created 75 million websites using WordPress and this book will show you how to add your blogs and websites to that count.

WordPress For Dummies, 9th Edition drops you right into the fast lane to publishing your first website or blog by teaching you to:

· Customize a theme

· Create your first post

· Use WordPress as a content management system

· Work with multimedia formats

· Add plugins to your site

· Establish a publishing routine

Perfect for new bloggers, experienced bloggers converting to WordPress for the first time, and people accustomed to WordPress who want to learn more about the full potential of the technology, WordPress for Dummies, 9th Edition is an indispensable addition to the library of every blogger and webmaster.

Autorentext

Lisa Sabin-Wilson is cofounder of WebDevStudios, one of the largest WordPress design and development agencies in the world. She is a regular public speaker at national events on topics such as WordPress, development, design, CSS, and social media.

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• Customize your theme and add plugins
• Insert images, audio, and video into your posts

• Use WordPress as a content manager Your introduction to the essentials of WordPress Get ready to wield the awesome power of WordPressthe web content-building tool used by individuals, organizations, and corporations worldwide to get their messaging out attractively and professionally. With coverage of themes, plugins, multimedia , and establishing a professional publishing routine, this must-have guide shows you the most effective ways to put your content out there alongside the 75+ million WordPress sites already in existenceand make it stand out persuasively from the crowd! Inside...

• Customize a theme
• Create your first post
• Use the content management system
• Work with multimedia formats
• Add plugins to your site
• Build a publishing schedule
• Become proficient in using the Dashboard
• Host multiple sites

Zusammenfassung
Get to know WordPress with this simple and approachable reference

WordPress For Dummies, 9th Edition helps readers discover the power of the WordPress web content building tool. Web builders have created 75 million websites using WordPress and this book will show you how to add your blogs and websites to that count.

WordPress For Dummies, 9**th Edition drops you right into the fast lane to publishing your first website or blog by teaching you to:

· Customize a theme

· Create your first post

· Use WordPress as a content management system

· Work with multimedia formats

· Add plugins to your site

· Establish a publishing routine

Perfect for new bloggers, experienced bloggers converting to WordPress for the first time, and people accustomed to WordPress who want to learn more about the full potential of the technology, WordPress for Dummies, 9**th **Edition is an indispensable addition to the library of every blogger and webmaster.

Inhalt

Foreword xiii

Introduction 1

About This Book 2

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 4

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: Introducing WordPress 5

Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You 7

Discovering the Benefits of WordPress 8

Getting set up the fast and easy way 9

Extending WordPress's capabilities 9

Taking part in the community 11

Choosing a WordPress Platform 12

Choosing the hosted version from WordPress.com 13

Self-hosting with WordPress.org 14

Chapter 2: WordPress Basics 17

Shining the Spotlight on WordPress 17

Dipping Into WordPress Technologies 19

Archiving your publishing history 19

Interacting with your readers through comments 21

Feeding your readers 22

Tracking back 23

Dealing with comment and trackback spam 24

Using WordPress as a Content Management System 25

Exploring the differences between a website and a blog 25

Viewing examples of blogs and websites 26

Moving On to the Business of Publishing 27

Part 2: Setting Up WordPress 29

Chapter 3: Setting Up Your WordPress Base Camp 31

Establishing Your Domain 32

Understanding domain name extensions 32

Considering the cost of a domain name 33

Registering your domain name 33

Finding a Home for Your Website 34

Getting help with hosting WordPress 35

Dealing with disk space and bandwidth 36

Understanding Secure File Transfer Concepts 38

Setting up SFTP on your hosting account 39

Connecting to the web server via SFTP 42

Transferring files from point A to point B 46

Editing files via SFTP 47

Changing file permissions 48

Installing WordPress 50

Exploring Preinstalled WordPress 51

Installing WordPress manually 53

Setting up the MySQL database 53

Uploading the WordPress files 55

Last step: Running the installation script 57

Chapter 4: Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard 65

Logging In to the Dashboard 66

Navigating the Dashboard 67

Welcome to WordPress! 69

Site Health 70

At a Glance 71

Activity 72

Quick Draft 73

WordPress Events and News 73

Arranging the Dashboard to Your Tastes 74

Finding Inline Documentation and Help 76

Setting Options in the Dashboard 78

Configuring the Settings 79

General 79

Writing 83

Reading 85

Discussion 86

Media 93

Permalinks 94

Privacy 95

Creating Your Personal Profile 97

Setting Your Site's Format 100

Posts 100

Media 101

Pages 101

Comments 102

Appearance 102

Plugins 104

Users 104

Tools 105

Chapter 5: Establishing Your Publishing Routine 107

Staying on Topic with Categories 107

Changing the name of a category 108

Creating new categories and deleting others 111

Examining a Post's Address: Permalinks 113

Making your post links pretty 114

Customizing your permalinks 115

Making sure that your permalinks work with your server 117

Discovering the Many WordPress RSS Options 119

Writing Your First Entry 120

Using the Block Editor 122

Discovering available blocks 123

Inserting new blocks 131

Configuring block settings 134

Refining Your Post Options 149

Publishing Your Post 153 &lt...