Silver April Hodge & Hayder Hasin: WordPress 2.7 Complete [EPUB]

In Detail
Using Word Press you can easily create dynamic blogs and web sites with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing blogs and although it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. You can customize the features, incorporate your own design, and even write your own plug-ins with ease. Its versatility and ease of use have attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. While it is easy to get started with Word Press, its full power is not obvious.
If you want to create a powerful, fully-featured blog or non-blog web site in no time, this book is for you. It will give you a rapid and straightforward introduction to the rich and powerful features of Word Press and get you up and running with a state-of-the-art blog as quickly and painlessly as possible. It will help you learn everything Word Press has to offer, from the ground up, so you can build your complete web site. You will see many of Wor Press’s hidden powers that will help you build a fully functioning web site.
You will be introduced to the main aspects of a blog – users, communities, posts, comments, news feeds – and learn how to manage them using Word Press. You will learn to install Word Press and customize the look-and-feel of your web site. You will develop the skills and confidence to manage all types of content, be it text or images, on your blog, and also understand how users interact with the blog. By working through the book you’ll be inspired as well as informed, and have the capability and the ideas to make your blog cutting edge and exciting to maximize its impact.
More advanced users will also pick up tips on creating your own themes and plug-ins, and such technical steps as backing up your Word Press web site and moving it from one server to another.
A comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to set up, customize, and enhance your blog or web site using Word Press
Approach
Written in a clear, easy-to-read style, the book takes you through the essential tasks required to create a feature-rich blog as quickly as possible. From initial setup to customizing modules, each task is explained in a clear, practical way using an example blog developed through the book.
Who this book is for
This book is a guide to Word Press for both beginners and those who are slightly more advanced. It’s for people who are new to blogging and want to create their own blogs in a simple and straightforward manner, and it’s also for people who want to learn how to customize and expand the capabilities of a Word Press web site.
It does not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT-confident user will be able to use the book to produce an impressive blog.