WordPress All-in-One for Dummies - Softcover

Sabin-wilson, Lisa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118383346 ISBN 13: 9781118383346

Publisher: For Dummies, 2013

Synopsis

Top WordPress guide, now fully updated for the latest WordPress release!

This updated new edition comprises one of the largest collections of practical intermediate to advanced information on WordPress. Fully updated for the latest WordPress release, this in-depth book covers it all, from setting up your software to publishing your site, using SEO and social media, developing and using plug-ins, running multiple sites with WordPress, and more. Veteran author Lisa Sabin-Wilson is a top authority on WordPress, and she and her co-authors pack this book with essential and easy-to-follow tips, techniques, and advice.

• Presents straightforward and easy-to-understand intermediate to advanced coverage of the WordPress, the most popular blog software in use today
• Features eight minibooks that cover what you need to know in depth, including WordPress basics, setting up the software, exploring the dashboard, publishing your site with WordPress, using SEO and social media, customizing the look of your site, using plug-ins, and running multiple sites with WordPress
• Covers the very latest release of WordPress

Get up to speed on WordPress with WordPress All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition, and turn your hobby into a business!

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Sabin-Wilson is the founder and creative director of E.Webscapes Design Studio, a web design company specializing in blog design and development with emphasis on WordPress. She's a popular conference speaker and the bestselling author of WordPress For Dummies and WordPress Web Design For Dummies.

From the Back Cover

WordPress is free — and with this WordPress how-to guide, it can also be easy!

Invest a bit of time with this book, and you'll have a blog that suits your needs, delights your readers, and keeps visitors coming back. Here's something for everyone: blogging basics if you're just starting out, SEO and social media tricks to drive traffic to your site, and ways to customize your blog with plugins and themes.

• Build your foundation — if you're just getting started, learn WordPress and blogging basics
• Dig in — learn about the software that powers WordPress, how to obtain a web server, and why you need FTP
• Dashing here and there — see how to make the WordPress dashboard your administrative hub
• Publishing perfection — discover options for posting to your site, saving drafts, adding multimedia files, and more
• Social media magic — learn to make your site social media and search engine friendly
• What's in a theme — make your blog unique with personalized themes you can create or enhance
• Attention geeks — tinker with plugin base code or create your own plugin from scratch
• Super you — achieve "super admin" status by running a multisite installation

Open the book and find:

• Tips for making your blog stand out
• What you should know about open source
• WordPress web hosting requirements
• How to manage comments
• The difference between blog posts and static pages
• Pointers on finding social media influencers
• Advice on using site analytics
• How to find and install plugins

8 BOOKS IN 1

• WordPress Basics
• Setting Up the WordPress Software
• Exploring the WordPress Dashboard
• Publishing Your Site with WordPress
• Examining SEO and Social Media
• Customizing the Look of Your Site
• Using and Developing Plugins
• Running Multiple Sites with WordPress

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118383346
• ISBN 13: 9781118383346
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 820