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WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition - Fourth Edition

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WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition - Fourth Edition

Overview of this book

Back in the day, when you wanted to launch a new website, you either had to learn web programming yourself or hire a professional who would take care of the whole process for you. Those times are long gone due to WordPress and the great opportunities it brings. With WordPress, anyone can build an optimized site with the least amount of effort possible and then make it available to the world in no time. WordPress is a flexible and powerful tool that's ideal for creating both blog and non-blog websites. You can customize the features, incorporate your own design, and even write your own plugins with ease. Its versatility and ease of use have attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users. "WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition" is a practical guide for anyone who wants to start their journey as a web developer. This WordPress book takes you through a step-by-step process of planning out and then building your site. "WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition" will take you through the complete process of building a fully functional WordPress site from scratch. You will learn how to create your first blog post, what the difference between posts and pages is, and how to use multimedia files to accompany your content and make it more attractive. Next, you will find out what plugins and themes are and how to use them effectively. "With WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition" , you will learn all the ins and outs of WordPress and using it for publishing content on the Web. It provides easy-to-apply advice with tons of screenshots and actionable examples.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
WordPress 3.7 Complete Third Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.packtpub.com
Preface
Index

Digging into WordPress – the features


The following is a detailed list of many features of WordPress:

  • Compliant with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards

  • Unlimited categories and subcategories

  • Unlimited tags

  • Automatic syndication (RSS and Atom)

  • Uses XML RPC interface for trackbacks and remote posting

  • Allows posting via e-mail and mobile devices (there are apps available for all major mobile platforms, including iOS and Android)

  • Supports plugins and themes

  • Imports data from other blogs (Moveable Type, Textpattern, Greymatter, b2evolution, and Blogger)

  • Easy to administer and blog without any previous experience

  • Convenient, fully functional, and built-in search

  • Instant and fast publishing of content—no rebuilding of pages required

  • Multilanguage capable

  • Allows password-protected content

  • Comments manager and spam protection

  • Built-in workflow (write, draft, review, and publish)

  • Intelligent text formatting via a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor

  • Multiuser and multiauthor support for user accounts

  • Feature-rich Media Library for managing photos and other non-text content

  • Social media integration capabilities

  • Dynamic and scalable revision functionality with post (edit) locking

  • Built-in embed functionality through shortcodes

  • Advanced SEO (Search Engine Optimization) features through plugins and themes