WordPress 24-Hour Trainer
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Plumley George. WordPress 24-Hour Trainer
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Covers
How This Book Is Structured
Instructional Videos
Conventions
Errata
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Section I. Before You Start
Lesson 1. Thinking Like WordPress
Static Versus Dynamic Web Pages
Content Management Systems
Your Role in Making Your Site Flexible
Try It
Lesson 2. Planning Your Site for WordPress
Mapping Out Your Site Content
Special Site Functionality
How You Want the Site to Look
Try It
Section II. Firing Up WordPress
Lesson 3. Installing WordPress
Hosting WordPress
Manually Installing WordPress
Auto-Installing WordPress
When the Installation Is Finished
Try It
Lesson 4. Admin Area Overview
Logging In
Navigating the Admin Area
The Dashboard
Customizing Admin Screens
Getting Comfortable
Try It
Lesson 5. Basic Admin Settings
The Settings Menu
Profile Settings
Try It
Section III. Working with Written Content
Lesson 6. Adding a New Post: An Overview
Navigating to Add a New Post
Adding a New Post
Try It
Lesson 7. Working with Text in the Content Editor
Anatomy of the Content Editor
Working with the Content Editor
Try It
Lesson 8. Basic Post Screen Functions
Publish
Try It
Lesson 9. Advanced Post Functions
Revisions
Excerpt
Custom Fields
Discussion
Comments
Slug
Author
Try It
Lesson 10. Adding a New Page
Pages Versus Posts
Adding a Page
Page Attributes
Order
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Section IV. Working with Media Content
Lesson 11. The Basics of Adding Media Files
Uploading and Inserting an Image into a Post
Uploading an Image to the Media Library
Problems Uploading Media Files
Try It
Lesson 12. The Media Uploader Window
Insert Media
Create Gallery
Set Featured Image
Insert from URL
Try It
Lesson 13. Working with Images in the Content Editor
The Image Details Window
Moving Images
Resizing Images
Design Considerations for Image Placement
Try It
Lesson 14. Using the WordPress Image Editor
The Image Editor Functions
Cropping an Image
Scaling an Image
Controlling WordPress Image Dimensions
Flipping an Image
Try It
Lesson 15. Working with WordPress Image Galleries
Creating an Image Gallery in a Post
More Gallery Options
Try It
Lesson 16. Adding Video and Audio
Video
Audio
Try It
Lesson 17. Adding Documents
Uploading and Inserting a Document
Document File Types
Updating a Document
Try It
Section V. Managing Your Content
Lesson 18. Managing Posts and Pages
Finding Posts and Pages
Using Quick Edit
Using Bulk Actions
Importing Content from Another Site
Admin Settings Affecting Posts and Pages
Try It
Lesson 19. Managing Media Files
The Two Faces of the Media Library
Filtering and Searching the Media Library
Editing and Deleting Media Files
Admin Settings for Media
Try It
Lesson 20. Managing Post Categories and Tags
Managing Categories
Managing Tags
Converting Categories and Tags
Try It
Lesson 21. Managing Widgets and Menus
Widgets and Widget Areas
The WordPress Menu System
Try It
Section VI. Making Your Site Social
Lesson 22. Connecting To Social Media
Helping Visitors Follow You
Letting Visitors Share Your Content
Posting Directly to Social Media
Displaying Social Media Activity
Try It
Lesson 23. Managing Comments
Allow Comments?
Admin Settings for Commenting
Knowing You Have Comments
Approving, Editing, or Deleting Comments
Dealing with Spam Comments
Farming Out Comments
Try It
Lesson 24. Bringing in Content from Other Sites
Adding Content from Third-Party Sites
RSS Feeds
Try It
Lesson 25. Connecting by E-mail
Contacting You by E-mail
Collecting Visitor E-mails
E-mailing Site Updates
Try It
Lesson 26. Managing Multiple Site Users
User Roles and Their Capabilities
Adding a User
Changing a User's Abilities
Users and Security
Try It
Section VII. Choosing and Customizing Themes
Lesson 27. Overview of WordPress Themes
What Is a WordPress Theme?
Choosing a WordPress Theme
Changing Themes
Try It
Lesson 28. Theme Installation and Basic Customization
Installing and Activating a Theme
Built-in WordPress Design Functions
Theme Options
Try It
Lesson 29. Advanced Design Customization
Using Custom CSS
Using a Child Theme
More Ways to Customize
Try It
Section VIII. Becoming Search Engine Friendly
Lesson 30. Optimizing Your Content
Writing Search-Friendly Titles
Writing Search-Friendly Content
Creating Search-Friendly Links
Making Images Search-Friendly
Try It
Lesson 31. Optimizing Behind the Scenes
Optimizing Admin Settings
Meta Tags
Plugins for SEO
Monitoring Site Statistics
Try It
Section IX. Maintenance and Security
Lesson 32. Keeping Up to Date
Updating WordPress
Updating Plugins
Updating Themes
Try It
Lesson 33. Keeping Backups
The Elements of Backing Up
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Lesson 34. Keeping Your Site Secure
Six Steps to Greater WordPress Security
Dealing with Sensitive Data
Secure Hosting
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Section X. Adding Functionality Using Plugins
Lesson 35. Installing and Activating Plugins
What Is a Plugin?
Try It
Lesson 36. More Plugin Suggestions
Plugin Categories
JetPack
Plugins for Other Plugins and Themes
Try It
Section XI. References
Appendix. Troubleshooting WordPress
Site Visible but with an Error Message
Error Establishing a Database Connection
The White Screen of Death
Page Cannot Display
You Cannot Recover Your Password
Finding Help Online
Glossary
About the Author
Credits
Acknowledgments
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