WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition
Get online fast and get the most out of the Web's most popular blogging toolUsed by millions, WordPress is the world's #1 blogging tool for a reason — it gives you the tools you need to customize your blog and make it truly one of a kind! Whether you're creating a new blog or you just want to get the most out of your current one, WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition, is the last word on WordPress.Blogging basics — choose a platform, create an account, select a theme, configure your settings, publish your thoughts, interact with your followers, slam the door on spam, and archive your postsRight here, write now — write, revise, and publish posts, and learn about links, tags, and creating categoriesMake the most of your posts with media — edit and insert photos and quickly add and organize audio and videoGet interactive — easily insert polls and let readers rate your postsWidgets & more — tap into text, RSS, and social media widgets, and get plugged in to pluginsNow you're stylin' — customize one of the many WordPress themes with new headers, backgrounds, fonts, and stylesWordPress.com vs. WordPress.org — let WordPress host your blog for free or link WordPress with your domainOpen the book and find:How to set up a MySQL databaseThe anatomy of a template tagWays to enhance your blog with themes, polls, ratings, and widgetsHow to manage multiple blogs and usersTips for tackling spam with AkismetAdvice on optimizing for search enginesHow to use WordPress as a content management systemWays to style with CSSLearn to:Create and maintain a WordPress blogUse the new features and upgrades in WordPressCustomize your blog with themes and pluginsApply tags and CSS to create a unique presentation