| Foreword |
| Introduction |
| About This Book |
| Conventions Used in This Book |
| What You Are Not to Read |
| Foolish Assumptions |
| How This Book Is Organized |
| Introducing WordPress / Part I： |
| Using the WordPress Hosted Service / Part II： |
| Self-Hosting with WordPress.org / Part III： |
| Flexing and Extending WordPress / Part IV： |
| Customizing WordPress / Part V： |
| The Part of Tens / Part VI： |
| Icons Used in This Book |
| Where to Go from Here |
| What WordPress Can Do for You / Chapter 1： |
| Discovering the Benefits of WordPress |
| Getting set up the fast and easy way |
| Extending WordPress's capabilities |
| Tailing part in the community |
| Choosing a WordPress Platform |
| Choosing the hosted version from WordPress.com |
| Self-hosting with WordPress.org |
| WordPress Blogging Basics / Chapter 2： |
| This Crazy Little Thing Called Blog |
| Dipping Into Blog Technologies |
| Archiving your publishing history |
| Interacting with your readers through comments |
| Feeding your readers |
| Tracking back |
| Dealing with comment and trackback spam |
| Using WordPress as a Content Management System |
| Exploring the difference between a website and a blog |
| Viewing examples: Blog versus website |
| Moving On to the Business of Blogging |
| Getting Started with WordPress / Chapter 3： |
| Creating a WordPress Account |
| Navigating WordPress |
| Using the WordPress Dashboard |
| Right Now |
| Recent Comments |
| Your Stuff |
| What's Hot |
| QuickPress |
| Recent Drafts |
| Stats |
| Setting Important Options before You Blog |
| Setting your General options |
| Adjusting your Date and Time settings |
| Setting your public profile: Tell us a little about yourself |
| Setting your preferences |
| Writing and Managing Your Blog / Chapter 4： |
| Ready? Set? Blog! |
| Inserting media files into your post |
| Refining your post options |
| Publishing your post |
| Organizing Your Blog by Subject |
| Creating categories and subcategories |
| Filing posts in categories and subcategories |
| Creating and Categorizing Your Blogroll |
| Creating link categories |
| Adding new links to your blogroll |
| Managing and Inviting Users |
| Managing authors and users |
| Inviting friends to WordPress.com |
| Managing Comments and Comment Spam |
| Setting discussion options for your blog |
| Viewing comments |
| Creating a Static Page |
| Setting Up Your Front Page |
| Publishing a Public or Private Blog |
| Publicizing through Social Media |
| Making sharing easy |
| Like button |
| Interaction Through SMS (Text Messaging) |
| Establishing Trust Relationships with OpenID |
| Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades / Chapter 5： |
| Changing Your Blog's Look |
| Enhancing Your Theme with Features |
| Adding navigation menus |
| Changing the background color and image |
| Creating an iPad-friendly display |
| Changing the header image |
| Using the Custom Design upgrade |
| Widget Wonder: Adding Handy Tools to Your Sidebar |
| Selecting and activating widgets |
| Using Text widgets |
| Using the RSS widget |
| Upgrading Your WordPress Account (For a Fee) |
| Naming Your Domain |
| Self-Hosting With WordPress.org |
| Setting Up Blogging Base Camp / Chapter 6： |
| Establishing Your Domain |
| Understanding domain name extensions |
| Considering the cost of a domain name |
| Registering your domain name |
| Finding a Home for Your Blog |
| Getting help with hosting WordPress |
| Dealing with disk space and bandwidth |
| Transferring Files from Point A to Point B |
| Installing WordPress |
| Using SimpleScripts to install WordPress |
| Installing WordPress manually |
| Setting up the MySQL database |
| Uploading the WordPress files |
| Last step: Running the install script |
| Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard / Chapter 7： |
| Logging On to the Dashboard |
| Navigating the Dashboard |
| Incoming Links |
| Plugins |
| WordPress Blog |
| Other WordPress News |
| Arranging the Dashboard to Your Tastes |
| Changing the Dashboard layout |
| Finding inline documentation and help |
| Creating your own work space |
| Setting Options on the Dashboard |
| Configuring the Settings |
| General |
| Writing |
| Reading |
| Discussion |
| Media |
| Privacy |
| Permalinks |
| Creating Your Personal Profile |
| Setting Your Blog's Format |
| Posts |
| Links |
| Pages |
| Comments |
| Appearance |
| Users |
| Tools |
| Establishing Your Blog Routine / Chapter 8： |
| Staying on Topic with Categories |
| Changing the name of a category |
| Creating new categories and deleting others |
| Link Lists: Sharing Your Favorite Sites |
| Organizing your links |
| Adding new links |
| Editing existing links |
| Examining a Blog Post's Address: Permalinks |
| Making your post links pretty |
| Customizing your permalinks |
| Making sure that your permalinks work with your server |
| Discovering the Many WordPress RSS Options |
| Blog It!: Writing Your First Entry |
| Composing your blog post |
| Dressing up your posts with images, video, and audio |
| You are your own editor |
| Look Who's Talking on Your Blog |
| Managing comments and trackbacks |
| Moderating comments and trackbacks |
| Tackling spam with Akismet |
| Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video / Chapter 9： |
| Inserting Images into Your Blog Posts |
| Aligning your images |
| Inserting a photo gallery |
| Inserting Video Files into Your Blog Posts |
| Inserting Audio Files into Your Blog Posts |
| Keeping Media Files Organized |
| Making the Most of WordPress Plugins / Chapter 10： |
| Finding Out What Plugins Are |
| Exploring the Plugins page |
| Discovering the one-click plugin update |
| Exploring the Plugins Included with WordPress |
| Incorporating Akismet |
| Saying Hello Dolly |
| Using Plugins: Just the Basics |
| Installing Plugins Manually |
| Finding and downloading the files |
| Reading the instructions |
| Uploading and Activating Plugins |
| Uploading a new plugin |
| Activating the plugin |
| Setting Plugin Options |
| Uninstalling Plugins |
| Understanding the Open Source Environment |
| Finding and Installing WordPress Themes / Chapter 11： |
| Getting Started with Free Themes |
| Finding free themes |
| Avoiding unsafe themes |
| Previewing themes |
| Downloading themes |
| Activating a New Theme |
| Browsing and Installing Themes from the Dashboard |
| Deciding to Use Commercial Themes |
| Understanding Themes and Templates / Chapter 12： |
| Using WordPress Themes: The Basics |
| Understanding theme structure |
| Connecting templates |
| Contemplating the Structure of a WordPress Blog |
| Examining the Anatomy of a Template Tag |
| Getting Familiar with the Four Main Templates |
| The Header template |
| The Main Index template |
| The Sidebar template |
| The Footer template |
| Other templates |
| Putting a Theme Together |
| Connecting the templates |
| Using additional stylesheets |
| Customizing Your Blog Posts with Template Tags |
| Using Tags with Parameters for Sidebars |
| The calendar |
| List pages |
| Bookmarks (blogroll) |
| Post archives |
| Categories |
| Getting widgetized |
| Tweaking WordPress Themes / Chapter 13： |
| Styling with CSS: The Basics |
| CSS selectors |
| Classes and IDs |
| CSS properties and values |
| Changing the Background Color |
| Creating a custom background |
| Changing the background using CSS |
| Using Your Own Header Image |
| Foreword |
| Introduction |
| About This Book |
| Conventions Used in This Book |
| What You Are Not to Read |
| Foolish Assumptions |
