WordPress In Depth, 2nd Edition

Description

WordPress has grown into the #1 blogging tool in its category: several million bloggers have downloaded this powerful open source software, and millions more are using WordPress.com's hosted services. Thirty-two of Technorati's Top 100 blogs now use WordPress. WordPress InDepth, 2/e, is a comprehensive reference for everyone who wants to use either WordPress or WordPress.com more effectively -- regardless of their experience with WordPress or with blogging. It offers comprehensive guidance for every aspect of using WordPress -- from downloading, installing, and securing it through blog design, templates, themes, posting entries, working with comments and email, and managing WordPress blogs. WordPress software has moved from Version 2.9 to Version 3.0 and this new edition has been fully updated to reflect the changes, including: -New look. The software has a more sophisticated look. Some menu items have been moved around, and the font is different. -Menus editor. WordPress now allows users to create and manage menus -Graphics editor. -New default theme. The look and functionality of the default theme have changed -Merger of WordPress and WordPress Multi-User (WordPress MU) -Use of WordPress as a CMS.

CONTENTS:

What Is WordPress?

Creating Your Blog

You've Got the Look

Part II: Running Your Blog

4 Creating Your First Post

Doing More with Posts

How HTML Can Take You Further

7 Adding Features to Your Blog

8 Tracking Statistics and Bringing In Visitors

Part III: Taking Your Blog Further

9 Adding Graphics to Your Blog and Posts

Upgrading Your Blog

Part IV: Building Your Own WordPress Installation

11 Installing and Upgrading WordPress Software

A Quick Tour of the WordPress.org Dashboard

Essential Tasks: Themes and Security

WordPress Modular Architecture

Creating Style Sheets

Introducing PHP

FUNCTIONS.PHP

WP_Query

Choosing the Right WordPress for You

Finding Your Way Through the Online Documents

Why Look at Famous Blogs?

Equal Representation for .commies

Navigating the WordPress Sites

Direct Import into WordPress

Know Your Purpose