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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

Advanced site customization


Yet another feature in WordPress that's highly dependent upon your theme is the Customize Your Site module. If you still have the Welcome box enabled in your Dashboard's screen settings, you can access the module by clicking on the big Customize Your Site button, as shown in the following screenshot:

Another way of accessing this module is by visiting the following URL: http://yoursite.com/wp-admin/customize.php. The following screenshot is what you'll see (provided you're working with the default theme):

This module doesn't deliver any new functionality. It simply takes all the customization features and displays them in one, easy-to-grasp place.

By looking through the individual tabs on the left-hand side, you can adjust various aspects of your site that we've already talked about in this and the previous chapters.The tabs are listed as follows:

  • Site Title & Tagline

  • Colors

  • Header Image

  • Navigation (you can choose which menu you want to assign as the Primary...