WordPress 24-Hour Trainer Book/DVD Package

Description

Don't let WordPress intimidate you. WordPress 24-Hour Trainer is a unique lesson-based book that walks you through the essential parts of WordPress. Each lesson is streamlined to teach a specific aspect of WordPress, helping you to focus on just what you need in order to get the task accomplished. If you learn better visually, this book provides you with a video to accompany each lesson.

  This book is the perfect guide to
* Planning and preparing your site for WordPress
* Installing WordPress
* Writing, tagging, and publishing a post
* Working with the text editor
* Styling paragraphs and creating lists
* Working with media files
* Linking, aligning, and sizing an image
* Working with image galleries
* Adding video and audio
* Naming, scheduling, and managing posts
* Making your site stand out
* Helping others connect to your site
* Becoming search engine friendly
* Optimizing your site
* Backing up your site
* Installing and activating plugins

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part I: Before You Start.

  
Chapter 1: Thinking Like WordPress.

  
Chapter 2: Planning Your Site for WordPress.

  Part II: Firing Up WordPress.

  
Chapter 3: Installing WordPress.

  
Chapter 4: Admin Area Overview.

  
Chapter 5: Basic Admin Settings.

  Part III: Working with Written Content.

  
Chapter 6: Adding a New Post — Overview.

  
Chapter 7: Working with the Text Editor.

  
Chapter 8: Laying Out Text.

  
Chapter 9: Advanced Post Options.

  
Chapter 10: Adding a New Page.

  Part IV: Working with Media Content.

  
Chapter 11: The Basics of Handling Media Files.

  
Chapter 12: The Upload/Insert Window Tabs.

  
Chapter 13: Image Options in Detail.

  
Chapter 14: Editing and Laying Out Images.

  
Chapter 15: Working with Image Galleries.

  
Chapter 16: Adding Video and Audio.

  
Chapter 17: Adding Documents.

  Part V: Managing Your Content.

  
Chapter 18: Managing Posts and Pages.

  
Chapter 19: Managing Media Files.

  
Chapter 20: Managing Post Categories and Tags.

  
Chapter 21: Managing Widgets.

  Part VI: Making Your Site Social.

  
Chapter 22: Linking to Other Sites.

  
Chapter 23: Managing Comments.

  
Chapter 24: Connecting to Content on Other Sites.

  
Chapter 25: Helping Others Connect to Your Site.

  
Chapter 26: Having Multiple Site Users.

  Part VII: Customizing the Look of Your Site.

  
Chapter 27: Customizing Your Header Content.

  
Chapter 28: Customizing the Look of Posts.

  
Chapter 29: Customizing Design and Layout.

  Part VIII: Becoming Search Engine Friendly.

  
Chapter 30: Optimizing Your Content.

  
Chapter 31: Optimizing Your Site as a Whole.

  Part IX: Housekeeping Chores.

  
Chapter 32: How Is Your Site Doing?

  
Chapter 33: Keeping Up to Date.

  
Chapter 34: Backing Up Your Site.

  Part X: Extending WordPress.

  
Chapter 35: Installing and Activating Plugins.

  
Chapter 36: Example Plugins.

  
Chapter 37: Ten Other Common Uses for Plugins.

  
Chapter 38: Extending WordPress Even Further.

  
Appendix A: Troubleshooting WordPress.

  
Appendix B: Glossary.

  
Appendix C: What’s on the DVD?

  
Index.