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WordPress Web design for dummies Cover Image Book Book

WordPress Web design for dummies / by Lisa Sabin-Wilson.

Sabin-Wilson, Lisa, (author.).

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Provides information on using WordPress to create and maintain a Web site, covering such topics as text editors, choosing colors and fonts, themes and templates, widgets, CSS, HTML, CMS, and plugins.

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  • ISBN: 9781119088646
  • ISBN: 111908864X
  • Physical Description: ix, 372 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 3rd edition.
  • Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2016]

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Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation -- Part II: Choosing the Right Tools -- Part III: Working with WordPress Themes -- Part IV: Building Your Custom Website -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- Index.

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Introduction 1(4)
About This Book
1(1)
Foolish Assumptions
2(1)
Icons Used in This Book
3(1)
Beyond the Book
3(1)
Where to Go from Here
4(1)
Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation 5(56)
Chapter 1 Exploring Web Design with WordPress
7(10)
Delving Into the Differences Between Blogs and Websites
8(2)
Using WordPress as a Content Management System
10(2)
Discovering the World of WordPress Themes
12(3)
Checking Out Premium WordPress Themes and Frameworks
15(1)
Getting Your Site Up and Running
16(1)
Chapter 2 Understanding WordPress Requirements
17(8)
Establishing Your Domain
17(3)
Understanding domain name extensions
18(1)
Considering the cost of a domain name
18(1)
Registering your domain name
19(1)
Finding a Home for Your Website
20(5)
Examining what services web hosts offer
21(2)
Finding a host that provides WordPress features
23(1)
Planning for future needs
23(1)
Being cautious about offers of unlimited space and bandwidth
24(1)
Chapter 3 Installing WordPress on Your Web Server
25(18)
Installing WordPress
25(12)
Setting up the MySQL database
27(2)
Uploading the WordPress files
29(2)
Running the install script
31(6)
Discovering WordPress Release Cycles
37(3)
Understanding why you need to upgrade regularly
38(1)
Examining release cycles
39(1)
Keeping Track of WordPress Development
40(3)
Chapter 4 Managing Content with WordPress
43(18)
Archiving Content with WordPress
43(9)
Building categories
46(1)
Changing the name of a category
47(2)
Creating new categories
49(1)
Using static page parents and children
50(2)
Customizing Permalinks
52(5)
Making your post links pretty
52(2)
Customizing your permalinks
54(1)
Making sure that your permalinks work with your server
55(2)
Syndicating Your Content with RSS Feeds
57(6)
Introducing feed readers
58(1)
Discovering the many WordPress RSS options
58(1)
Using your RSS feeds with your social media accounts
59(2)
Part II Choosing the Right Toots 61(74)
Chapter 5 Exploring Editors, Browsers, and FTP
63(20)
Choosing the Right Text Editor for You
64(3)
Notepad (Windows)
64(1)
Notepad++ (Windows)
65(2)
TextMate (Mac)
67(1)
Understanding and Choosing a Web Browser
67(5)
Discovering browsers and tools
67(3)
Understanding cross-browser compatibility
70(2)
Introducing File Transfer Protocol (VIP)
72(2)
Setting Up FTP on Your Hosting Account
74(2)
Transferring Files with an FTP Client
76(7)
Connecting to the web server via FTP
76(3)
Transferring files from point A to point B
79(1)
Editing files by using FTP
80(1)
Changing file permissions
81(2)
Chapter 6 Choosing Graphics and Software Resources
83(16)
Exploring Image Types and Formats
83(5)
Comparing raster and vector images
84(2)
Looking at image file formats
86(2)
Exploring Graphic Design Software
88(7)
Using raster-based software
89(4)
Using vector-based software
93(2)
Using Online Image-Optimization Tools
95(1)
Finding Online Image Libraries
96(3)
Chapter 7 Choosing Colors and Fonts
99(14)
Understanding Color
99(3)
Checking out the color wheel
100(1)
Examining the RGB and hex color models
101(1)
Creating Color Schemes with Helpful Tools
102(4)
Exploring different color combinations
102(2)
Finding RGB and hex codes
104(2)
Understanding Typography Essentials
106(4)
Exploring font styles
106(2)
Discovering web-safe fonts for content
108(2)
Finding and Using Fonts for Graphic Design
110(3)
Finding the right fonts for your project
110(1)
Installing fonts on your computer
111(2)
Chapter 8 Planning Your Design Strategy
113(22)
Choosing the Width of Your Website
114(10)
Designing with a fixed width
115(4)
Designing with a fluid width
119(2)
Designing a responsive layout
121(3)
Choosing the Number of Columns
124(3)
Determining Website Navigation
127(1)
Understanding Content Display Options
128(1)
Testing Your Design in a Sandbox Environment
129(8)
Creating a sandbox environment
130(3)
Using a plugin to back up and transfer from your sandbox
133(1)
Using WordPress in a local environment
134(1)
Part III: Working with WordPress Themes 135(124)
Chapter 9 Finding and Installing a WordPress Theme
137(4)
Finding and Installing a Theme from the Theme Directory
138(2)
Deciding to Use a Premium Theme
140(1)
Chapter 10 Working with the Default Theme: Twenty Fifteen
141(18)
Exploring the Layout and Structure
142(1)
Customizing the Header Image
143(1)
Uploading Your Own Header Image
143(4)
Including Custom Navigation Menus
147(4)
Enhancing Your Website with Widgets
151(8)
Understanding how widgets work
151(2)
Adding widgets to the sidebar of the Twenty Fifteen theme
153(1)
Using the Text widget
154(2)
Adding the RSS widget
156(3)
Chapter 11 Dissecting Themes and Templates
159(38)
Understanding How PHP and MySQL Work Together
160(1)
Exploring PHP Basics
160(4)
Examining the makeup of a template tag
161(1)
Trying out a little PHP
162(2)
Managing Your MySQL Database
164(2)
Viewing the Template Files in a WordPress Theme
166(3)
Examining the Templates That Make Up a WordPress Theme
169(14)
The stylesheet
171(1)
The Main Index and The Loop
172(5)
The Header template
177(4)
The Sidebar template
181(1)
The Footer template
181(1)
Other template files
182(1)
Exploring Template Tags, Values, and Parameters
183(2)
Customizing Your Blog Posts with Template Tags
185(1)
Putting It All Together
186(11)
Connecting the templates
186(9)
Using additional stylesheets
195(2)
Chapter 12 Displaying Content with Widgets and Template Tags
197(48)
Exploring Common Template Tags
198(10)
Calendar
198(1)
List pages
199(2)
Post archives
201(1)
Categories
201(3)
Content types (WP_Query tag)
204(2)
Miscellaneous but useful template tags
206(2)
Adding New Widget Areas to Your Theme
208(2)
Registering your widget areas
208(1)
Adding widget areas to your template files
209(1)
Using Template Files
210(7)
Creating named templates
210(1)
Creating and using template parts
211(3)
Exploring content-specific standard templates
214(1)
Using Page templates
215(2)
Adding Theme Support for Built-In Features
217(28)
Adding support for custom navigation menus
218(7)
Adding support for custom post types
225(7)
Adding support for post formats
232(7)
Adding support for post thumbnails
239(6)
Chapter 13 Understanding Parent and Child Themes
245(14)
Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes
245(7)
Creating a child theme
246(1)
Loading a parent theme's style
247(2)
Customizing the parent theme's styling
249(1)
Using images in child theme designs
250(2)
Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes
252(5)
Overriding parent template files
253(1)
Adding new template files
254(1)
Removing template files
255(1)
Modifying the theme functions file
256(1)
Preparing a Parent Theme
257(2)
Part IV: Budding Your Custom Website 259(74)
Chapter 14 Using Basic CSS and HTML to Customize Your Site Design
261(22)
Styling with CSS: The Basics
262(5)
Introducing CSS
262(2)
CSS selectors
264(1)
Classes and IDs
265(1)
CSS properties and values
266(1)
Changing the Background Image or Color Used in Your Theme
267(4)
Adding the custom background feature to a theme
267(1)
Customizing the background
268(2)
Changing the background using CSS
270(1)
Defining and Positioning Your Header Image with CSS
271(2)
Defining a background image to use as a header
271(1)
Positioning, repeating, or scrolling your background image
272(1)
Changing Basic Elements to Create a Unique Look for Your Site
273(4)
Adding background colors and image effects
274(1)
Choosing a font family, color, and size
274(2)
Using borders in your design
276(1)
Understanding Basic HTML Techniques to Use on Your Site
277(6)
Inserting images
279(1)
Inserting hyperlinks
279(1)
Inserting lists
280(3)
Chapter 15 Designing for WordPress as a CMS
283(18)
Creating the Front Page of Your Website
284(6)
Creating a static page
286(1)
Assigning a static page as the front page
287(1)
Tweaking the page to look like a website rather than a blog
288(2)
Adding a Blog to Your Website
290(2)
Creating a blank page for the blog
291(1)
Assigning the new page as a blog
291(1)
Creating Custom Page Templates to Achieve Different Layouts and Styles
292(5)
Viewing the default Page template (page.php)
293(1)
Creating a new category Page template
294(2)
Comparing two Page templates
296(1)
Creating Different Sidebar and Footer Templates for Your Pages
297(1)
Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts
298(3)
Chapter 16 Enhancing Your Website with Plugins
301(32)
Installing WordPress Plugins via the Dashboard
302(4)
Finding free plugins
302(2)
Installing and activating a plugin
304(2)
Installing Plugins Manually
306(1)
Exploring E-Commerce Plugins to Use on Your Site
307(4)
Understanding what you can do with e-commerce plugins
307(1)
Examining some recommended plugins
308(3)
Creating Photo Galleries or Portfolios
311(12)
Inserting images into your page or post
311(6)
Adding image styles to your stylesheet
317(1)
Inserting a photo gallery
318(5)
Creating Web Forms for Your Site with Plugins
323(4)
Exploring different types of forms you can use on your site
324(1)
Using helpful plugins to create forms
324(3)
Building a Social Community with BuddyPress
327(3)
Using Plugins to Integrate Popular Social Networks with Your Blog
330(5)
Integrating Twitter with Twitter Tools
330(1)
Integrating Facebook with WordPress
331(2)
Part V: The Part of Tens 333(26)
Chapter 17 Ten Powerful Plugins for WordPress
335(10)
WordPress SEO
335(1)
BackupBuddy
336(1)
WP-Print
336(1)
AppPresser - Mobile App Framework
337(1)
Jetpack
338(2)
Sucuri Sitecheck Malware Scanner
340(1)
Facebook
341(1)
WooCommerce
341(1)
WP Super Cache
342(1)
Google XML Sitemaps
343(2)
Chapter 18 Ten Well-Designed Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS
345(8)
IconDock
345(1)
Kate Rusby
346(1)
Katy Perry
347(1)
LIVESTRONG
347(1)
Microsoft News Center
348(1)
Discovery Communications
348(1)
Time
349(1)
WebDevStudios
350(1)
WeGraphics
350(1)
WordPress.org
351(2)
Chapter 19 Ten Free WordPress Themes
353(6)
Hybrid
353(1)
designPile
354(1)
Responsive
354(1)
P2
355(1)
Annotum Base
355(1)
Blackbird
356(1)
iTheme2
356(1)
Esquire
357(1)
WP-Creativix
357(1)
Gridline
357(2)
Index 359

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