WordPress bible

A complete and thorough guide to the largest self-hosted blogging tool: WordPress

Has learning WordPress become a pressing issue for you? If so, then turn to WordPress Bible, a complete resource on everything you need to know to learn WordPress from beginning to end. You'll start with the basics of WordPress, such as the principles of blogging and social media interaction. Then the pace ramps up to more intermediate-to-advanced topics including plugins, WordPress Loop, themes and templates, custom fields, caching, security, and more.

Written by a popular WordPress consultant, this comprehensive guide is timed to publish with the release of the latest version of WordPress, ensuring that you have the most up-to-date information available on the largest and most-used blogging tool in the world.

Serves as the definitive guide to every aspect of WordPress, the most popular self-hosted blogging tool in the world Covers everything, from the basics of installation to more advanced topics such as plugins and security Includes coverage of the most recent release of WordPress, keeping you up to date on all its latest features Addresses themes and templates, WordPress Loop, custom fields, caching, and more Author is a popular WordPress consultant

You'll be hard-pressed to find another resource as thorough and comprehensive as WordPress Bible .

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Getting started with WordPress. Learning about WordPress ; Installing and configuring WordPress ; WordPress, SEO, and social media marketing ; Finding help in the WordPress support system -- Working with plugins. Extending WordPress with plugins ; Widgetizing WordPress ; Understanding the WordPress database class ; Dissecting the loops and WP_Query -- Working with themes and template tags. Using free or premium themes ; Understanding the template file hierarchy -- Adding JavaScript and CSS to themes ; Dissecting the comment loop, template tags, and theme best practices -- Creating content. Navigating the content production experience ; Using offline editors -- Keeping up with the Joneses : maintenance and upgrades. Performing automatic upgrades ; Moving to WordPress and backing it up ; WordPress maintenance and security ; Caching strategy to ensure WordPress scales ; Understanding WordPress roles and capabilities -- Alternate uses for WordPress. Using WordPress for alternative blogging ; WordPress as a content management system -- Looking at the WordPress ecosystem. Leveraging WordPress MU and multi-blog functionality ; Adding user forums with bbPress ; Creating your own social network with BuddyPress ; Using BackPress as a development framework ; WordPress.com and the Automattic products ; Leveraging Automattic products.