WordPress for Dummies 3rd Edition

Description

The bestselling guide to WordPress, fully updated for newest version of WordPress

WordPress, the popular, free blogging platform, has been updated with new features and improvements. Bloggers who are new to WordPress will learn to take full advantage of its flexibility and usability with the advice in this friendly guide.

Previous editions have sold nearly 50,000 copies, and interest in blogging continues to explode.
* WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog platform that emphasizes aesthetics, Web standards, and usability
* WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition covers both the free-hosted WordPress.com version and WordPress.org, which requires users to purchase Web hosting services
* Written by an expert who works directly with the developers and cofounder of WordPress
* Shows readers how to set up and maintain a blog with WordPress and how to use all the new features

Like its earlier editions, WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps bloggers quickly and easily take advantage of everything this popular blogging tool has to offer.

CONTENTS:

Foreword.

  Introduction.

  Part I: Introducing WordPress.

  
Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You.

  
Chapter 2: WordPress Blogging Basics.

  Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service.

  
Chapter 3: Getting Started with WordPress.com.

  
Chapter 4: Writing and Managing Your Blog.

  
Chapter 5: Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades.

  Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPress.org.

  
Chapter 6: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp.

  
Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard.

  
Chapter 8: Establishing Your Blog Routine.

  Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress.

  
Chapter 9: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video.

  
Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins.

  
Chapter 11: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes.

  Part V: CustomizingWordPress.

  
Chapter 12: Understanding Themes and Templates.

  
Chapter 13: Tweaking WordPress Themes.

  
Chapter 14: Beyond Blogging: WordPress as a Content Management System.

  
Chapter 15: Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress.

  Part VI: The Part of Tens.

  
Chapter 16: Ten Great Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS.

  
Chapter 17: Ten Popular WordPress Plugins.

  
Chapter 18: Ten Free WordPress Themes.

  
Appendix: Migrating Your Existing Blog to WordPress.

  Index.