Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes.pdf

Contents Introduction 1 1 Introducing WordPress 5 Understanding What WordPress Is ............................................5 Getting Started with WordPress.com ........................................9 Migrating From Another Blog ..................................................13 Summary .............................................................................13 2 Completing Your Profile 15 Finding Your Profile ................................................................15 Profile Options .....................................................................16 Completing Your About Page ..................................................25 Summary .............................................................................26 3 Creating Posts and Pages 27 Creating Posts ......................................................................27 Editing Existing Posts ............................................................36 Creating Pages ......................................................................39 Summary .............................................................................54 4 Configuring Your Blog Settings 55 General ................................................................................55 Writing .................................................................................58 Reading ................................................................................62 Discussion ............................................................................65 Media .................................................................................70 Privacy ..................................................................................71 Delete Blog ..........................................................................72 OpenID.................................................................................73 Domains ..............................................................................73 Summary ..............................................................................74 From the Library of Wow! eBook 5 Managing Comments 75 Understanding Comments ......................................................75 Allowing or Denying Comments ..............................................77 Managing Comments ............................................................82 Best Practices .....................................................................90 Summary .............................................................................91 6 Personalizing the Appearance of Your Blog 93 Themes ................................................................................93 Widgets ..............................................................................100 Making Additional Changes ..................................................103 Summary ............................................................................111 7 Using RSS and Data Migration Tools 113 Syndicate Your Blog with RSS ..............................................113 Other Useful Tools .............................................................118 Backing Up Your Data .........................................................123 Migrating Your Blog .............................................................124 Importing from Another Blog ...............................................128 Summary ...........................................................................130 8 Setting Up Hosting 131 Why Host Your Own Blog? ....................................................131 Understanding Your Responsibilities.....................................132 Setting Up Your Domain Name..............................................133 Setting Up Your Web Hosting Account....................................136 Finding Support .................................................................137 Summary ...........................................................................137 9 Installing WordPress 139 Using Automated Script Services ..........................................139 Installing WordPress Manually .............................................140 Uploading Your Files ...........................................................143 Creating the Database .......................................................146 v Contents From the Library of Wow! eBook Running the Install Script ....................................................147 Summary ............................................................................151 10 Using Themes on Your Own Site 153 Changing the Look and Function of Your Site ........................153 Searching for and Installing a Theme ...................................157 Widgets .............................................................................166 Summary ...........................................................................168 11 Customizing Your Site with Plug-ins 169 What Are Plug-ins? ..............................................................169 Using the Plug-ins Dashboard ..............................................170 Finding Plug-ins ..................................................................172 Installing a Plug-in ..............................................................177 Upgrading Plug-ins ..............................................................181 Removing a Plug-in ..............................................................183 Popular Plug-ins .................................................................184 Summary ...........................................................................186 12 Blogging on the Go 187 Setting Up Your Blog for Remote Access ..............................187 Posting from Other Websites ...............................................189 Using Mobile Applications ...................................................192 Using Email to Post ...........................................................196 Using ScribeFire .................................................................200 Summary ...........................................................................204 13 WordPress Support 205 Looking for Help ..................................................................205 Free Support .....................................................................205 Paid Support .....................................................................209 Other Learning Resources ....................................................210 Summary ...........................................................................211 Index 213