Sams Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes
Chuck Tomasi
Kreg Steppe
Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone!
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
Plain English definitions explain new terms
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
- Quickly build free blogs with WordPress.com
- Customize your blog to fit your message
- Create powerful text, audio, and video content
- Moderate comments and build communities
- Set up RSS feeds
- Host your own blog with WordPress.org software
- Deliver content via iPhone and BlackBerry
- Streamline publishing with third-party tools
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Category: Internet
Covers: WordPress 3.0
User Level: Beginning
Table of Contents:
Introduction
1 Introducing WordPress
Understanding WhatWordPress Is
Getting Started with WordPress.com
Migrating From Another Blog
Summary
2 Completing Your Profile
Finding Your Profile
My Public Profile
Personal Settings
Profile Differences Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
Completing Your About Page
Summary
3 Creating Posts and Pages
Creating Posts
Editing Existing Posts
Creating Pages
Summary
4 Configuring Your Blog Settings
General
Writing
Reading
Discussion
Media
Privacy
Permalinks (WordPress.org only)
OpenID (WordPress.com only)
Sharing (WordPress.com only)
Domains (WordPress.com only)
Webhooks (WordPress.com only)
Summary
5 Managing Comments
Understanding Comments
Allowing or Denying Comments
Managing Comments
Best Practices
Summary
6 Personalizing the Appearance of Your Blog
Themes
Widgets
Custom Menus
Making Additional Changes
Summary
7 Using RSS and Data Migration Tools
Syndicate Your Blog with RSS
Other Useful Tools
Backing Up Your Data
Migrating Your Blog
Importing from Another Blog
Summary
8 Setting Up Hosting
Why Host Your Own Blog?
Understanding Your Responsibilities
Setting Up Your Domain Name
Setting Up Your Web Hosting Account
Finding Support
Summary
9 Installing WordPress
Using Automated Script Services
Installing WordPress Manually
Uploading Your Files
Creating the Database
Running the Install Script
Summary
10 Using Themes on Your Own Site
Changing the Look and Function of Your Site
Searching For and Installing a Theme
Widgets
Menus
Summary
11 Customizing Your Site with Plugins
What Are Plugins?
Using the Plugins Dashboard
Finding Plugins
Installing a Plugin
Upgrading Plugins
Removing a Plugin
Popular Plugins
Summary
12 Blogging on the Go
Setting Up Your Blog for Remote Access
Posting from Other Websites
Using Mobile Applications
Using Email to Post
Using ScribeFire
Summary
13 WordPress Support
Looking for Help
Free Support
Paid Support
Other Learning Resources
Summary
Index
About the Author :
Chuck Tomasi
is an IT professional with almost 30 years of experience.
He is a devoted husband and proud father of two. Chuck is an accomplished
writer and public speaker on New Media. His first book, Podcasting for
Dummies (co-written with Tee Morris and Evo Terra), was ranked #1 by
Neilsen BookScan in its category. He is a regular contributing writer to the
Friends In Tech and Tech Talk for Families blogs. Chuck is a pioneer in
podcasting who began working with the medium in 2004 when it was still in
its infancy. He is the co-host of the light-hearted weekly tech/science podcast
Technorama, which was a finalist in two categories at the 2007 Parsec Awards
for podcasting excellence. He also produces and hosts the Gmail Podcast, a
collection of short audio tips. As a speaker, Chuck has led training sessions on
podcasting for the National Park Service, spoken at the New Media Expo on
how to build listener loyalty, presented a session at the National HDI (Help
Desk Institute) conference on effective customer communications, and done
numerous presentations for his local HDI chapter. Chuck is also the founder,
host, and regular presenter for Fox Cities Managers, a local group of professionals
dedicated to leadership excellence in northeast Wisconsin.
Find out more about Chuck at http://www.chucktomasi.com.
Kreg Steppe has 20 years of experience as an IT professional. Kreg is a
husband and father of one. He has several interests in creative writing,
photography, audio production, and web application development. Currently
working as a web developer, he has 10 years experience with web technologies
including HTML, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Apache, and IIS. His work leads
him to create rich and robust solutions including writing a custom intranet,
extranet, and workflow applications. He is also a podcasting early adopter. In
late 2004, as podcasting started to get recognition, Kreg became involved with
several podcasts, emerging as a consummate assistant to budding podcasters.
In early 2005 Kreg joined Chuck Tomasi and launched Technorama, a podcast
with a lighthearted look at all things tech and sci-fi. Working on Technorama,
and as a member of Friends In Tech podcasting group, Kreg has had several
years of audio production experience including creative writing, coordination
logistics, and editing. Most recently, Kreg spoke at Create South 2009 regarding
“Sharing Your Photography and Social Media” as an amateur photographer
and with an interest in social networking (http://www.kregsteppe.com).
