WordPress For Dummies

Foreword xiv Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 3 What You Are Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 4 How This Book Is Organized 4 Part I: Introducing WordPress 4 Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service 5 Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPressorg 5 Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress 5 Part V: Customizing WordPress 5 Part VI: The Part of Tens 6 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Introducing WordPress 9 Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You 11 Chapter 2: WordPress Blogging Basics 19 Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service 31 Chapter 3: Getting Started with WordPress 33 Chapter 4: Writing and Managing Your Blog 59 Chapter 5: Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades 97 Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPressorg 119 Chapter 6: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp 121 Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPressorg Dashboard 143 Chapter 8: Establishing Your Blog Routine 187 Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress 221 Chapter 9: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video 223 Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins 241 Chapter 11: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 265 Part V: Customizing WordPress 277 Chapter 12: Understanding Themes and Templates 279 Chapter 13: Tweaking WordPress Themes 323 Part VI: The Part of Tens 363 Chapter 14: Ten Popular WordPress Plugins 365 Appendix: Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating 381 Index 405