WordPress in one hour for lawyers : how to create a Website for your law firm

Law firms without websites are placing themselves at a great disadvantage compared with the competition. Even if you feel you receive the majority of your clients through referrals, a website provides the opportunity for those potential clients to learn about you and your firm. This book will explain how to get create your firm's website quickly and easily with WordPress software.

• About the Author p. vii
• Acknowledgments p. ix
• Introduction p. 1
• A Note for the Basic User p. 2
• Lesson 1 Choosing a Web Host p. 5
• Reliability and Speed p. 5
• Hosts I Recommend p. 6
• Picking Your Own Host p. 7
• Hosting Costs p. 8
• Conclusion p. 9
• Lesson 2 Choosing and Setting Up a Domain Name p. 11
• Picking a Good Domain Name p. 11
• How to Purchase Your Domain Name p. 15
• Conclusion p. 18
• Lesson 3 Installing and Setting Up WordPress p. 19
• Installing WordPress with One-Click Installation p. 19
• Setting Up WordPress p. 20
• Site Name/Blog Title p. 21
• Username p. 21
• Password p. 22
• The Dashboard p. 23
• Basic Settings p. 24
• Updates and Backups p. 31
• Conclusion p. 31
• Lesson 4 Choosing the Look of Your Website p. 33
• Finding a Theme p. 34
• Conclusion p. 40
• Lesson 5 Manipulating a Theme p. 41
• Manage Themes Page p. 41
• Creating a Header for Your Theme p. 42
• Changing Background Color or Image p. 45
• Conclusion p. 46
• Lesson 6 Adding Functionality through Plugins p. 49
• Installing Plugins p. 50
• Plugins I Recommend p. 51
• Genesis Plugins p. 63
• Installing Plugins You Download p. 63
• Updating Plugins p. 64
• Deactivating and Uninstalling Plugins p. 66
• Conclusion p. 67
• Lesson 7 Adding Functionality through Widgets p. 69
• Widgets in the Dashboard p. 69
• Use of Specific Widgets p. 71
• Plugins and Widgets Together p. 74
• Lesson 8 Adding Content p. 77
• Adding Pages p. 77
• Formatting the Page p. 78
• Visual vs. Text p. 79
• Adding Media p. 80
• Changing the Link of a Page or Post p. 86
• Editing Content p. 87
• Parent and Child Pages p. 88
• Order of Pages in Menus p. 89
• Creating Blog Posts p. 92
• Categories p. 93
• Tags p. 96
• Editing Blog Posts p. 97
• Comments p. 97
• Changing Time p. 98
• Conclusion p. 98
• Lesson 9 Search Engine Optimization p. 99
• Domain Name p. 99
• Organization p. 101
• Content, Content, Content p. 103
• Social Media p. 113
• Conclusion p. 114
• Lesson 10 Ethics p. 115
• Websites Are Considered Law Firm Advertising p. 115
• Blogs p. 119
• Back Up Your Site and Keep Copies p. 120
• Security p. 121
• Keep Your Site Up-to-Date p. 121
• Use a Scanner p. 122
• Conclusion p. 122
• Appendix A My Hosting Experiences p. 125
• Conclusion p. 128
• Appendix B Instructions If the Host Does Not Offer One-Click Installation p. 129
• Preparation for the Installation p. 129
• Installation p. 130
• Appendix C Coding p. 141
• Where to Access the Theme's Code in WordPress p. 141
• Creating a Child Theme p. 142
• Changing the Footer through Coding-without Creating a Child Theme p. 144