WordPress For Dummies, 5th Edition

The popular guide to WordPress, fully updated to help you get blogging Join the millions of bloggers who rely on WordPress, the popular and free blogging platform. This guide covers all the features and improvements in the most up-to-date version of WordPress. Whether you are switching to WordPress from another blogging platform or just starting your first blog, you'll find lots of advice in this friendly guide. With this easy-to-follow book, you'll be able to take full advantage of the flexibility and usability of WordPress. WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog platform that emphasizes aesthetics, web standards, and usability Shows what it takes to set up and maintain a blog with WordPress and how to use all the new features Covers the changes and improvements to the latest release of WordPress Written by WordPress expert Lisa Sabin-Wilson, this guide helps bloggers take advantage quickly and easily of everything this popular blogging tool has to offer. Bloggers love WordPress! If you're ready to start using this free blogging software, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition is just what you and your blog need to make a splash. Professional blog designer Lisa Sabin-Wilson shows you how to use all the latest upgrades to WordPress and helps you decide whether to use the Wordpress.com hosted service or self-host your blog with WordPress.org. Whether you're just venturing into the blogosphere or you want to shift an existing blog to WordPress, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help. Explore theme development and learn where to find free WordPress themes Extend WordPress through plug-ins, CSS, custom fields, and more Find out about archiving, interacting with readers through comments, tracking back, and handling spam Get the scoop on domain registration, Web hosting providers, basic tools like FTP, and more Create a unique blog theme and presentation by using template tags with CSS Sign up for WordPress.com, log in, set options, and create a profile Install WordPress.org, set up a MySQL database, explore RSS feeds, and organize a blogroll Discover the secrets of creating a blog that draws readers Get tips on wonderful widgets, upgrades, and plugins you can add to make your blog extra cool Learn how to use the Dashboard, manage comments, and make permalinks work with your Web server With WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition on hand, it's easy to make the most of the free software and build a blog that stands out in a crowd. What Wordpress Can Do For You -- Wordpress Blogging Basics -- Getting Started With Wordpress -- Writing And Managing Your Blog -- Enhancing Your Blog With Themes, Widgets, And Upgrades -- Setting Up Blogging Base Camp -- Understanding The Wordpress.org Dashboard -- Establishing Your Blog Routine -- Media Management: Images, Audio, And Video -- Making The Most Of Wordpress Plugins -- Finding And Installing Wordpress Themes -- Understanding Themes And Templates -- Tweaking Wordpress Themes -- Ten Popular Wordpress Plugins -- Ten Free Wordpress Themes. By Lisa Sabin-wilson ; Foreword By Matt Mullenweg. Content: What WordPress can do for you -- WordPress blogging basics -- Getting started with WordPress -- Writing and managing your blog -- Enhancing your blog with themes, widgets, and upgrades -- Setting up blogging base camp -- Understanding the WordPress.org dashboard -- Establishing your blog routine -- Media management: images, audio, and video -- Making the most of WordPress plugins -- Finding and installing WordPress themes -- Understanding themes and templates -- Tweaking WordPress themes -- Ten popular WordPress plugins -- Ten free WordPress themes. pt. I. Introducing WordPress pt. II. Using the WordPress hosted services pt. III. Self-hosting with WordPress.org pt. IV. Flexing and extending WordPress pt. V. Customizing WordPress pt. VI. The part of tens. Discover WordPress and see how to put more power and versatility into your blog