The bestselling guide to WordPress-fully updated Updated to capture all the changes expected to come with the latest release of WordPress, the brand-new edition of this bestselling guide gives you an all-access pass to using this powerful publishing platform to get your very own blog or website up and running-in no time. In WordPress For Dummies, you'll find out how to choose and customize a theme, pick the perfect web host, manage multiple websites with multiple authors, and tons more.
Due in large part to its state-of-the-art features, WordPress has become the go-to platform for website owners and bloggers who want to be noticed. Whether you're new to the web/blogging community or want to maximize your site, this hands-on guide is packed with everything you need to navigate the wonderful world of WordPress-and ensure the fruit of your labors gets the attention and traffic it deserves.
- Get set up with a new WordPress.org account
- Leverage the power of WordPress as a CMS tool
- Forget one website-manage as many as you want
- Optimize aesthetics, web standards, and usability
Not a WordPress guru? No worries! Everything you need to become a pro is a page-and a click-away!
- Choose and register your domain name and find a host
- Establish categories, manage permalinks, and banish spam
- Extend your reach with plugins, media, and optimization
Get the word out with WordPress!
WordPress is a state-of-the-art blogging platform, and it possesses other features too. This step-by-step guide, fully updated for the latest version of WordPress, explains all of them. You will learn to install the software, launch your first blog, and discover how to transfer content from another platform. WordPress also enables you to manage multiple blogs or websites. The flexibility of the platform and the instructions in this book will allow you to build the blog or website of your dreams!
Inside ?
- Choose a web host and URL
- Explore the WordPress dashboard
- Add plug-ins to your site
- Find and customize a theme
- Add video and images
- Create custom page templates
- Use WordPress as a CMS
- Set up a publishing routine
