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Visual QuickStart Guide WordPress 2 By Maria Langer, Miraz Jordan ............................................... Publisher: Peachpit Press Pub Date: June 29, 2006 Print ISBN-10: 0-321-45019-1 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-45019-7 Pages: 304 Table of Contents | Index Copyright Thanks from Maria Thanks from Miraz Introduction Introduction to WordPress Introduction to Blogging Anatomy of a WordPress Blog Page Understanding WordPress Using WordPress Chapter 1. Getting Started Setting Up WordPress Setting Up a WordPress.com Account Installing WordPress on a Server Logging in to a Blog WordPress Administration Panels & the Dashboard Changing Your Password Choosing a Theme Chapter 2. Setting Blog Options Blog Options Deleting a WordPress Blog Chapter 3. Adding Content Blog Content Working with Categories Creating a Post or Page Uploading Files Managing Posts Posting by E-mail Managing Pages Working with Links & Bookmarks Chapter 4. Moderating Comments Comments, Trackbacks, & Pingbacks Setting Discussion Options Viewing & Entering Comments Moderating Comments Managing Comments Dealing with Spam Chapter 5. Working with Accounts User Accounts User Roles & Capabilities Setting Your Profile & Personal Options Adding Users Working with User Accounts Chapter 6. Customizing Themes WordPress Themes Installing Other Themes Theme File Languages The Loop Components of the Default Theme File Permissions Tools for Modifying Theme Files Modifying Theme Files Creating a New Theme Modifying the Appearance with CSS Modifying Post-Related Content Validating Theme Files Chapter 7. Using Plugins Plugins Obtaining Plugins Installing Plugins Managing Plugins Setting Plugin Options Plugins Installed with WordPress Other Useful Plugins Adhesive CG-Feedread Exec-PHP Duh Gallery Event Calendar Jerome's Keywords Plugin Random Header Customizable Post Listings Search Pages Plugin Static Front Page Subscribe to Comments WP-ContactForm WP-ShortStat Chapter 8. Adding Other Content Adding Other Content Author Profile Author Photos Blog Statistics Favicons Google Ads WebCam Images Including Files Chapter 9. Blogging Tools Blogging Tools BlogJet Ecto MarsEdit w.bloggar Chapter 10. Advanced Tasks Advanced Tasks Creating a Static Home Page Directly Accessing the Database Importing from Other Blogs Podcasting Reading Blog & Feed Stats Setting up Additional Sites Using Custom Fields Appendix A. Online Resources Online Resources WordPress Information Other Resources Blogs Appendix B. Using FTP Using FTP FileZilla Using Fetch CuteFTP Appendix C. Using Text Editors Text Editors Text Editor Settings HTML-Kit TextWrangler Index Copyright Visual QuickStart Guide WordPress 2 Maria Langer & Miraz Jordan Peachpit Press 1249 Eighth Street Berkeley, CA 94710 510-524-2178 • 800-283-9444 510-524-2221 (fax) Find us on the Web at: www.peachpit.com Peachpit Press is a division of Pearson Education Copyright © 2006 by Maria Langer & Miraz Jordan Editors: Nancy Davis, Tracy O'Connell Indexer: Julie Bess Cover Design: Peachpit Press Production: Maria Langer, David Van Ness Colophon This book was produced with Adobe InDesign CS and Adobe Photoshop 7.0 on a dual-processor Power Macintosh G5. The fonts used were Utopia, Meta Plus, and PIXymbols Command. Notice of Rights All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For information on getting permission for reprints and excerpts, contact [email protected]. Notice of Liability The information in this book is distributed on an "As Is" basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the authors nor Peachpit Press shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the instructions contained in this book or by the computer software and hardware products described in it. Trademarks Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and Peachpit was aware of a trademark claim, the designations appear as requested by the owner of the trademark. All other product names and services identified throughout this book are used in editorial fashion only and for the benefit of such companies with no intention of infringement of the trademark. No such use, or the use of any trade name, is intended to convey endorsement or other affiliation with this book. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound in the United States of America. Dedications To Mike, my husband of 22 years (or something like that). With love, Maria To Deb. With love, Miraz Thanks from Maria To Miraz, for bringing her vast knowledge of WordPress to this project and answering the seemingly stupid questions I managed to come up with regularly. To Nancy Davis and Tracy O'Connell, for putting up with lengthy delays and uncertain futures, not to mention the usual wait, wait, hurry situations that have characterized many of my projects these days. (I'm getting old, but am determined to reach my goal of 100 books before burnout causes brain death.) To David Van Ness, for his usual upbeat, can-do attitude and production assistance. To Julie Bess for another index, quickly and expertly prepared. To the Camden Lady, for allowing us to show off her blog as a sample in the Introduction of this book. To the WordPress development team, the plugin authors, the support volunteers, and open source programmers everywhere, for making WordPress and other free software available and easy to use. And to Mike, for the usual reasons. Visit Maria on the Web at Maria Langer, the Official Web Site* and WebLog**: www.marialanger.com Thanks from Miraz To Maria, for inviting me to join her in this exciting project, and freely sharing her expertise and experience. To Rachel McAlpine, for bounteous support and encouragement. To Virginia DeBolt, for sending me some stats to look at when I needed them, and the members of the Wise Women mailing list for asking great questions at just the right time. To the WordPress team for making such great software, and the plugin authors, theme designers, Codex writers, forum contributors and bloggers for helping to make it such a versatile platform for self-expression, communication and community. To my friends Carol and Lise, and my partner Deb, just for being themselves. Visit Miraz on the Web at TiKouka: mactips.info Introduction Introduction to WordPress Introduction to Blogging Anatomy of a WordPress Blog Page Understanding WordPress Using WordPress Introduction to WordPress WordPress 2 is the latest version of the powerful and flexible Open Source project that puts blogging within reach of millions. With WordPress, you can set up a weblog on the WordPress.com service, on your ISP's server, or on your own server for complete control over your blog, its appearance, and its content. WordPress is customizable through the use of template tags and extendible through the use of hundreds of plugins. Best of all, WordPress is free. This Visual QuickStart Guide will help you learn WordPress by providing step-by-step instructions, plenty of illustrations, and a generous helping of tips. On these pages, you'll find everything you need to know to get up and running quickly with WordPressand a lot more! This book was designed for page flipping. Use the thumb tabs, index, or table of contents to find the topics for which you need help. If you're brand new to WordPress, however, I recommend that you begin by reading at least the first three chapters and this Introduction. In them, you'll find the information you need to understand how WordPress works, install and configure WordPress, and add content to your blog. This introduction explains what blogging is, takes you on a tour of a typical WordPress blog, explains how WordPress works, and discusses options for setting up WordPress.