WordPress in easy steps

WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) and is a fantastic tool for blogs and building websites. It is used by over 50% of the 100 top world blogs, and there are estimated to be over 75 million WordPress websites.

Many bloggers/web developers are turning to WordPress to create great websites. It has the ability for people of a non-technical background to create their own website/blog in easy steps, all the way up to advanced web developers to create stunning professional designs.

WordPress in easy steps, 2nd edition shows how to create stunning websites using WordPress, without having to learn programming. For anyone who may not be technically-minded but wants an affordable website for business or for blogging.

WordPress in easy steps guides you through:

  • Setting Up WordPress
  • Working with the Dashboard
  • Creating Site Content
  • Adding Media
  • Appearance and Themes
  • Adding Plugins
  • Comments
  • Setting up Users and Privileges
  • Tools and Settings
  • WordPress Tricks
  • WordPress in easy steps is for:

  • Bloggers/Hobbyist web designers, or those looking to design a website who don't want to learn technical language, or bloggers looking for a great platform to work with.
  • Web Developers: A lot of professional web design companies are using WordPress to build their websites for clients because it provides a great content management system so that the end user can add their own content once development is complete.
  • Anybody who has had a WordPress website built for them and wants guidance to help them update their own website.
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    WordPress in easy steps

    WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) and is a fantastic tool for blogs and building websites. It is used by over 50% of the 100 top world blogs, and there are estimated to be over 75 million WordPress websites.

    Many bloggers/web developers are turning to WordPress to create great websites. It has the ability for people of a non-technical background to create their own website/blog in easy steps, all the way up to advanced web developers to create stunning professional designs.

    WordPress in easy steps, 2nd edition shows how to create stunning websites using WordPress, without having to learn programming. For anyone who may not be technically-minded but wants an affordable website for business or for blogging.

    WordPress in easy steps guides you through:

  • Setting Up WordPress
  • Working with the Dashboard
  • Creating Site Content
  • Adding Media
  • Appearance and Themes
  • Adding Plugins
  • Comments
  • Setting up Users and Privileges
  • Tools and Settings
  • WordPress Tricks
  • WordPress in easy steps is for:

  • Bloggers/Hobbyist web designers, or those looking to design a website who don't want to learn technical language, or bloggers looking for a great platform to work with.
  • Web Developers: A lot of professional web design companies are using WordPress to build their websites for clients because it provides a great content management system so that the end user can add their own content once development is complete.
  • Anybody who has had a WordPress website built for them and wants guidance to help them update their own website.
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    WordPress in easy steps

    by Darryl Bartlett
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    Overview

    WordPress is the most popular CMS (Content Management System) and is a fantastic tool for blogs and building websites. It is used by over 50% of the 100 top world blogs, and there are estimated to be over 75 million WordPress websites.

    Many bloggers/web developers are turning to WordPress to create great websites. It has the ability for people of a non-technical background to create their own website/blog in easy steps, all the way up to advanced web developers to create stunning professional designs.

    WordPress in easy steps, 2nd edition shows how to create stunning websites using WordPress, without having to learn programming. For anyone who may not be technically-minded but wants an affordable website for business or for blogging.

    WordPress in easy steps guides you through:

  • Setting Up WordPress
  • Working with the Dashboard
  • Creating Site Content
  • Adding Media
  • Appearance and Themes
  • Adding Plugins
  • Comments
  • Setting up Users and Privileges
  • Tools and Settings
  • WordPress Tricks
  • WordPress in easy steps is for:

  • Bloggers/Hobbyist web designers, or those looking to design a website who don't want to learn technical language, or bloggers looking for a great platform to work with.
  • Web Developers: A lot of professional web design companies are using WordPress to build their websites for clients because it provides a great content management system so that the end user can add their own content once development is complete.
  • Anybody who has had a WordPress website built for them and wants guidance to help them update their own website.

  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781840788532
    Publisher: In Easy Steps Limited
    Publication date: 08/25/2019
    Series: In Easy Steps
    Pages: 192
    Product dimensions: 7.20(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)

    About the Author

    Darryl Bartlett has a wide experience in the world of web design and development especially using the WordPress platform. He first got into Web Development during his studies at West Suffolk College building basic websites using HTML. He has since gone on to build his skill set and worked with top companies like Fellowship Productions, Printing.com and Jagex. He also builds websites for local businesses on a freelance basis, and works on apps for various platforms.

    Table of Contents

    1 Introduction to WordPress 7

    Overview 8

    Why Use WordPress? 9

    What Can I Build? 11

    WordPress Hosting 12

    Using WordPress.com 15

    Planning Your Website 16

    Blog vs Website 18

    Business Websites 20

    2 Dashboard & Users 21

    Dashboard Overview 22

    Admin Bar Links 23

    Dashboard Menu Options 24

    Introducing Users 26

    Adding Users 27

    Changing User Roles 28

    3 Appearance & Themes 29

    Introduction to Themes 30

    Adding Themes 31

    Uploading a Theme 34

    Customize Your Theme 36

    Customizing Menus 37

    Adding Widgets 39

    The Editor 42

    4 Creating Content 43

    Pages & Posts Differences 44

    Creating a Page 46

    Creating a Post 48

    Text Blocks 49

    Adding Images 52

    Adding Videos 55

    Adding Custom HTML 56

    Adding Shortcodes 57

    Adding Audio 58

    Creating Categories 59

    Sliders 61

    5 Plugins 67

    Finding & Installing 68

    Uploading a Plugin 72

    Installed Plugins 73

    Updating Plugins 74

    Must-have Plugins 75

    Plugins Editor 76

    6 Creating an Online Store 77

    WooCommerce Setup 78

    Adding Products 80

    Settings & Payments 84

    Shipping 86

    Viewing Orders 88

    Advanced Product Options 90

    7 Setting & Tools 95

    General Settings 96

    Writing Settings 97

    Reading Settings 98

    Discussion Settings 99

    Media Settings 102

    Permalinks Settings 103

    Privacy & Tools 104

    8 SEO & Social 105

    WordPress SEO by Yoast 106

    Social Media Overview 111

    Share Buttons 112

    Twitter Feed 114

    Live Chat 115

    Instagram Photos 117

    9 User Interaction 119

    Comments 120

    Akismet & Spam 122

    Forums 123

    Contact Forms 129

    Website Translation 131

    Membership Levels 135

    10 Tips & Tricks 141

    Google Analytics 142

    Google Maps 144

    Using CSS 146

    Newsletter Forms 150

    Sitemaps 157

    Google Fonts 159

    11 Advanced WordPress 161

    WordPress & PHP 162

    Setting up FTP 163

    Creating a Theme 166

    WordPress Backup 175

    Responsive Design 179

    Hide Login 186

    Index 187

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