WordPress bible / Aaron Brazell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brazell, Aaron.

Series:

Bible

Bible ; v.634

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

WordPress (Electronic resource).

Blogs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (675 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Publishing, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A complete and thorough guide to the largest self-hosted blogging tool: WordPress Has learning WordPress become a pressing issue for you? If so, then turn to WordPress Bible, a complete resource on everything you need to know to learn WordPress from beginning to end. You'll start with the basics of WordPress, such as the principles of blogging and social media interaction. Then the pace ramps up to more intermediate-to-advanced topics including plugins, WordPress Loop, themes and templates, custom fields, caching, security, and more. Written by a popular WordPress consultant, this c

Contents:

WordPress® Bible; Credits; About the Author; About the Technical Editor; Contents; Preface; WordPress Versioning; Getting the Most Out of This Book; Using the Margin Icons; Part I: Getting Started with WordPress; Chapter 1: Learning About WordPress; A Brief History of WordPress; Leveraging the WordPress Community; WordPress by the Numbers; 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress; Understanding Open Source and the General Public License; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring WordPress; System Requirements; Choosing a Web Server; Installing WordPress; Summary

Chapter 3: WordPress, SEO, and Social Media MarketingUnderstanding the Basics of Search Engine Optimization; Leveraging Social Networks to Extend Your Blog; Summary; Chapter 4: Finding Help in the WordPress Support System; Using the WordPress Codex; Staying in the Loop with Mailing Lists; Finding Help in the WordPress Support Forums; Summary; Part II: Working with Plugins; Chapter 5: Extending WordPress with Plugins; Understanding WordPress Hooks; Writing Your Own Plugin; Extending the WordPress Admin; Creating Events with Actions; Modifying Content with Filters; Using Multi-Argument Hooks

Localizing PluginsSummary; Chapter 6: Widgetizing WordPress; Using Widgets in WordPress; Building Widgets with the Widget API; Widgetizing Your Theme; Summary; Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPress Database Class; Examining the Schema and Properties of the Database Class; Adding Data to MySQL with WordPress; Retrieving Data from MySQL with WordPress; Preventing SQL Injection; Summary; Chapter 8: Dissecting the Loop and WP_ Query; Defining the Loop; Wrangling the Loop with Plugins; Developing Custom and Multiple Loops; Using Loops Strategically; Summary

Part III: Working with Themes and Template TagsChapter 9: Using Free or Premium Themes; Understanding the User Experience; Finding and Implementing Free Themes; Finding and Implementing Premium Themes; Summary; Chapter 10: Understanding the Template File Hierarchy; Looking at the Minimum Necessary Template Files; Understanding the Common Template Files; Enhancing the User Experience with Template Files; Developing Custom Template Files; Summary; Chapter 11: Adding JavaScript and CSS to Themes; Examining the jQuery and Prototype Frameworks; Leveraging WordPress' JavaScript Libraries

Examining WordPress Plugins that Use JavaScript EffectsLooking at Theme Styles; Summary; Chapter 12: Dissecting the Comment Loop, Template Tags, and Theme Best Practices; Using Hooks in Themes; Implementing Scripts in Themes; Using Template Tags to Make Themes Dynamic; Creating Conversations with Threaded Comments and Paged Comments; Personalizing the Reader Experience with Avatars; Summary; Part IV: Creating Content; Chapter 13: Navigating the Content Production Experience; Customizing Your Workspace; Leveraging the Elements of Content Creation

Hacking Your Experience: Getting the Most Out of Writing

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612691522

9780470635810

0470635819

9781282691520

128269152X

9780470621035

0470621036

OCLC:

608482733