Introduction 1
Book I: WordPress Basics 9
Chapter 1: Exploring Basic WordPress Concepts 11
Chapter 2: Exploring the World of Open Source Software 23
Chapter 3: Understanding Development and Release Cycles 33
Chapter 4: Introducing the WordPress Community 41
Chapter 5: Discovering Different Versions of WordPress 53
Book II: Setting Up the WordPress Software 65
Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements 67
Chapter 2: Using File Transfer Protocol 77
Chapter 3: Introducing PHP and MySQL 89
Chapter 4: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 99
Chapter 5: Confi gurations for Optimum Performance and Security
115
Chapter 6: Upgrading WordPress 141
Chapter 7: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host 151
Book III: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard 167
Chapter 1: Logging In and Taking a Look Around 169
Chapter 2: Customizing Your Dashboard 183
Chapter 3: Exploring Tools and Settings 191
Chapter 4: Managing Users and Multiple Authors 223
Chapter 5: Dealing with Comments and Spam 233
Chapter 6: Building Link Lists 247
Chapter 7: Creating Categories and Tags 257
Book IV: Publishing Your Site with WordPress 269
Chapter 1: Writing Your First Post 271
Chapter 2: Examining the Difference between Posts and Pages 287
Chapter 3: Uploading and Displaying Photos and Galleries 297
Chapter 4: Exploring Podcasting and Video Blogging 309
Chapter 5: Working with Custom Fields 319
Chapter 6: Using WordPress as a Content Management System 333
Book V: Examining SEO and Social Media 357
Chapter 1: Exposing Your Content 359
Chapter 2: Creating a Social-Media Listening Hub 381
Chapter 3: Understanding Analytics 403
Chapter 4: Search Engine Optimization 421
Chapter 5: Exploring Popular SEO Plugins 437
Book VI: Customizing the Look of Your Site 447
Chapter 1: Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Ten 449
Chapter 2: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 471
Chapter 3: Exploring the Anatomy of a Theme 485
Chapter 4: Customizing Your Theme 517
Chapter 5: Understanding Parent and Child Themes 537
Chapter 6: Digging into Advanced Theme Development 555
Chapter 7: Using Theme Frameworks to Simplify Customization 601
Book VII: Using and Developing Plugins 613
Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins 615
Chapter 2: Installing and Activating Plugins 633
Chapter 3: Exploring Plugin Options and Settings 647
Chapter 4: Modifying Existing Plugin Code to Your Liking 663
Chapter 5: Creating Simple WordPress Plugins from Scratch 681
Chapter 6: Exploring Plugin Development Best Practices 731
Chapter 7: Plugin Tips and Tricks 741
Book VIII: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress 759
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Multiple Sites 761
Chapter 2: Setting Up and Confi guring Network Features 771
Chapter 3: Becoming a Network Admin 779
Chapter 4: Management of Users and Access Control 799
Chapter 5: Using Network Plugins and Themes 809
Chapter 6: Using Multiple Domains within Your Network 825
Index 841
Lisa Sabin-Wilson founded E.Webscapes Design Studio, a blog
development and design company. Cory Miller provides premium
WordPress themes through iThemes.
Kevin Palmer owns SocialMediaAnswers.com.
Andrea Rennick is a freelance WordPress consultant.
Michael Torbert is a WordPress developer and programmer.
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