The WordPress Anthology

330 Pages·2011·10.63 MB·English

by  Mick Olinik

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Summary of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
1. Hello World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. WordPress 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3. The Loop and WordPress File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
4. Post Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
5. Plugins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
6. Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
7. Taxonomies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
8. Image Galleries and Featured Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
9. The WordPress API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
10. Multisite: Rolling Your Own Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
11. Going Global with Themes and Plugins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
12. SEO, Marketing, and Goal Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

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ANTHOLOGY
BY MICK OLINIK
& RAENA JACKSON ARMITAGE
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About Mick Olinik
MickOlinikisawebdeveloperandbusinessmodelexpertwho’shadtheluxuryandpleasureofwatching
theWebgrowupoverthepast15years.ApartneratSuperfastWebsitesandNinjaDeskEliteTechnicalSupport
&Training,MickisaWordPressexpertwhospecializesingraphicdesign,WordPressthemeskinning,and
organicsearchengineoptimization.He’sthego-towebdevelopmentguruforseveralofthetopinternetmar-
ketingspecialistsintheworld,andaregularcontributortositepoint.com.AgraduateofMichiganStateUni-
versityandmemberofPhiGammaDelta,MickspendshistimeevenlybetweenAsheville,NorthCarolinaand
TraverseCity,Michigan.Asidefromanobsessivepassionfortheever-evolvingtechnologiesthatbringthe
Webtoyourlocalinternetbrowserorphone,Mickenjoysmusic,outdooractivities,photography,playing
withhisdogLacie,spendingtimewithfamily,andobservingdifferentbusinessmodelsinaction.Comeand
sayhiathispersonalsiteathttp://www.mickolinik.com,orfollowhimonFacebookathttp://www.fbmick.com.
About Raena Jackson Armitage
RaenaJacksonArmitageisawebdeveloper,trainer,andcontentmanagementgeek.In2010,Raenaco-authored
SitePoint’sBuildYourOwnWickedWordPressThemes,andhascontributedtotheSitePointblogsand
newsletters.Whenshe’snotpushingbytesaroundtheInternet,you’llfindheronherbike,watchingAustralian
Rulesfootball,gaming,ortrackingdowntheperfectall-daybreakfast.
About Brad Williams
BradWilliamsistheco-founderofWebDevStudios.comandtheco-authorofProfessionalWordPress(2010)
andProfessionalWordPressPluginDevelopment(2011),bothpublishedbyWiley.Bradhasbeendeveloping
websitesformorethan15years,recentlyfocusingonopen-sourcetechnologiessuchasWordPress.Heisalso
oneoftheorganizersofthePhiladelphiaWordPressMeetupGroupandWordCampPhilly.YoucanfindBrad
onTwitterat@williamsbaandathisblogathttp://strangework.com.
About Tom Museth
TomMusethfirstfellinlovewithcodewhilecreatingscrollingadventuregamesinBASIConhisCommodore
64,andusabilitytestingthemonreluctantfamilymembers.Hethenspent16yearsasajournalistandproduction
editorbeforedecidingwebdevelopmentwouldbemorerewarding.HehasapassionforjQuery,PHP,HTML5,
andCSS3,iseagerlyeyeingtheworldofmobiledev,andlikestode-stressviaabook,abeach,andafishing
rod.

ForClaire,Mom,Dad,andGrandmaJo
—Mick
ToMikeandLeanne
—Raena