WordPress Web Design For Dummies

Description

Learn how WordPress can help you create a unique, customized Web site

Once only a platform for bloggers, WordPress is gaining popularity as a tool for creating individualized Web sites. WordPress expert Lisa Sabin-Wilson makes it easy for anyone with a basic knowledge of the WordPress software to create a custom site using complimentary technologies including CSS, HTML, and PHP. This easy-to-follow, full-color guide helps you identify the tools and technologies you need to create the site you envision, build a user-friendly navigation system, select colors and layouts, work with existing WordPress themes, and even develop your own theme to personalize your site.
* WordPress offers a versatile tool for building customized Web sites; this full-color book walks you through the process, explains the complimentary technologies involved, and shows you how to select colors, fonts, and themes
* Case studies illustrate the process and the effects that can be achieved
* Shows how to incorporate WordPress templates, graphic design principles, HTML, CSS, and PHP to build a truly one-of-a-kind Web site

If you know how to use WordPress software to create a blog, WordPress Web Design For Dummies will enable you to quickly and easily construct a unique Web site for your business, organization, or personal use.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation.

Chapter 1: Exploring Web Design with WordPress.

Chapter 2: Understanding WordPress Requirements.

Chapter 3: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server.

Chapter 4: Managing Content with WordPress.

Part II: Choosing the Right Tools.

Chapter 5: Exploring Editors, Browsers, and FTP.

Chapter 6: Choosing Graphics and Software Resources.

Chapter 7: Choosing Colors and Fonts.

Chapter 8: Planning Your Design Strategy.

Part III: Working with WordPress Themes.

Chapter 9: Finding and Installing a WordPress Theme.

Chapter 10: Working with the Default Theme: Twenty Ten.

Chapter 11: Dissecting Themes and Templates.

Chapter 12: Displaying Content with Widgets and Template Tags.

Chapter 13: Understanding Parent and Child Themes.

Part IV: Building Your Custom Web Site.

Chapter 14: Using Basic CSS and HTML to Customize Your Site Design.

Chapter 15: Designing for WordPress as a CMS.

Chapter 16: Enhancing Your Web Site with Plugins.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Powerful Plugins for WordPress.

Chapter 18: Ten Well-Designed Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS.

Index.