Teach yourself visually WordPress [electronic resource] / by Janet Majure.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Majure, Janet, 1954-

Series:

Teach Yourself VISUALLY

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

WordPress (Electronic resource).

Blogs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Get your blog up and running with WordPress Are you itching to share your thoughts with the world through blogging but aren't sure how? Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress introduces you to one of the most popular, easy-to-use blogging platforms: WordPress. This book's clear directions and visual approach helps you to quickly get started in WordPress and then take full advantage of all its features. Janet Majure, an experienced and popular WordPress user, demonstrates key points with examples from her blogs. Provides visual step-by-step instructions for creating and setti

Contents:

Teach Yourself VisuallyTM WordPress®; Credits; About the Author; Author's Acknowledgments; How to Use This Book; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Introducing Blogging and WordPress; Choose a Version of WordPress; Choose a Blog Topic; Research Blog Titles; Buy a Domain Name; Plan Your Blog's Content; Chapter 2: Set Up Your WordPress.com Blog; Sign Up with WordPress.com; View Your New Blog; Get to Know the WordPress.com Global Dashboard; Get to Know Your Blog's Dashboard; Create Your WordPress.com Profile; Select Your Blog's General Settings; Choose and Install a New Theme

Consider Premium WordPress.com OptionsChapter 3: Set Up Your Self-Hosted WordPress.org Blog; Choose a Host for Your Blog; Install WordPress via Your Host's Automatic Installation; Get an FTP Application; Download WordPress Software; Set Up the MySQL Database; Upload the WordPress Files; Complete the Configuration and Installation; Troubleshoot Installation Errors; Chapter 4: Choose Your Self-Hosted Blog's Settings; Log On to the WordPress Dashboard; Review the Dashboard and General Settings; Choose a New Theme; Install Your New Theme; Choose Among Your Theme's Special Settings

Chapter 5: Know Your Blog's Dashboard in DetailCustomize and Navigate the Dashboard; Review the Writing Settings; Set Up to Post by E-mail; Choose the Discussion Settings; Permalinks for Self-Hosted Blogs; WordPress.com Domains Page; About Privacy Settings; Select Your Privacy Settings; Chapter 6: Create Written Blog Content; Get to Know the New Post Page; Introducing the WYSIWYG Editor and Toolbar; Introducing the HTML Editor and Toolbar; Write and Publish Your First Blog Post; Add Formatting to Your Text; Recall an Earlier Version of Your Blog Post; Write and Publish a Page

Edit or Delete a Post or PageQuick Edit Posts and Pages; Add Text Hyperlinks to Your Post or Page; Paste Text from Other Sources; Create a Post with Press This; Create a Post via Quick Press; Speed Up Posting with Google Gears; Consider Using a Blogging Client; Create a Post with Windows Live Writer; Import Posts from Another Blogging Platform; Create a Blogroll; Chapter 7: Create Visual and Audio Content; Consider Media Issues; Review Media Settings; Prepare Images for Uploading; Upload and Insert an Image While Posting; Insert Images from Web Sources

Image Formatting from Add an Image WindowImage Formatting from Edit Image Window; Insert Images into Media Library; Insert an Image Gallery; Add a Slide Show to Your Posts; Link to YouTube (and Other) Videos; Upload Video Files to Your Host; Link to a Podcast or Sound File from Your Blog; Create and Install a Favicon for a Self-Hosted Blog; Create and Install a Favicon at WordPress.com; Chapter 8: Extend Your Options with Widgets and Plugins; Introducing Widgets and Plugins; Choose and Insert Widgets; Rearrange and Remove Widgets; Add Sidebar Items Using HTML in a Text Widget

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-118-08142-0

1-282-55133-7

9786612551338

0-470-63684-X

OCLC:

638999625