Winning With WordPress Basics 2nd Edition (eBook)

Description

The best keeps getting better! All new expanded and revised 2nd Edition of the top-selling Winning with WordPress Basics with more content, more images, more everything! Designed for beginners and intermediate users, it covers all that you need to know to successfully manage your own WordPress powered site. Includes handy tips and tricks that introduce you to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and other valuable information to help your site get noticed to maximize your presence on the World Wide Web.

Table of Contents

1. What is WordPress
2. How Does WordPress Work?
3. Why Use WordPress?
   • Open Source and Completely Free
   • User Friendly
   • Extensible and Flexible
   • Easy to Find Support
   • Standards Compliant and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Friendly
   • Control Your Own Content
4. WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org
   • Which Do I Choose?
5. Installing WordPress
   • Web Hosting
   • Which Package Do I Choose?
   • Automated Installation Scripts
   • Six Easy Setup Steps
   • Download WordPress
   • Upload WordPress to your Web Server
   • Create a MySQL Database and User
   • Configure WordPress to Connect to the Database
   • Configure the Secret Authentication Keys
   • Run the WordPress Installation Script
   • A Successful Install
   • About Browsers
6. The Dashboard
   • Administrator’s Toolbar
   • Main Navigation Menu
   • Main Work Area
   • Dashboard Modules
7. Creating or Editing Posts
   • Add New Post
   • Categories
   • Tags
   • Post Formats
   • Publishing Posts
   • Editing Posts
   • Editing Multiple Posts
   • Delete Post
8. Categories and Tags
   • Adding/Editing Categories
   • Tags
9. Add or Edit Pages
10. Add Images or Videos
    • Image Gallery
    • Featured Image
    • Embedding Videos
11. Media Library
    • Editing Images
12. Managing Comments
    • Comments Subpanel
    • Discussion Subpanel on Settings Menu
13. Links
    • Blogroll
    • Add New Link
    • Target
    • Link Relationship
    • Link Categories
14. Themes
    • Installing a New Theme
    • Customizing Twenty Eleven
15. Widgets
16. Custom Menus
    • Custom Menu Widget
17. Plugins
    • Akismet Plugin
    • Some Plugins to Consider
18. User Management
    • Editing a User
    • Editing Your Profile
19. Tools
    • Press-this Bookmarklet
    • Category and Tags Converter
    • Import
    • Export
20. Settings
    • General
    • Writing
    • Post by Email
    • Remote Publishing
    • Update Services
    • Reading
    • Media
    • Privacy
    • Permalinks