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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

By : RACHEL MCCOLLIN
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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

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By: RACHEL MCCOLLIN

Overview of this book

WordPress is the world’s most popular Content Management System (CMS) and you can use it to create any kind of site you or your clients need. Using free plugins and themes for WordPress, you can create a store, a social media site, a review site, a video site, a network of sites or a community site, and more. Wordpress makes your job of creating your own website simple and hassle-free! If you’ve started using WordPress to create a blog or simple website, you’ll have had a taste of the opportunities offered by this massively popular CMS. This book will take you through the process of creating ten popular kinds of site using WordPress with free plugins and themes, each chapter covering various functionality of the web. After having learned how to migrate from your static site to Wordpress in the first chapter, you will then explore the world of social networking websites followed focusing on e-commerce. Without writing too much code, you’ll be able to create a store, a video streaming site, a team communications site, a jobs board, and more. This book is a one-stop solution to resolve all your worries about creating a website that will give the best experience to your users.
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Editing images


One of the most useful features of the NextGEN Gallery plugin is the fact that it lets you edit your images from the WordPress admin. This is great if you don't have an image editing program you can use or if you spot something you want to change after uploading your images (as we have!).

Rotating images

Let's use the image editing capabilities to rotate that image and resize its thumbnail:

  1. Back in the WordPress admin screens, go to Gallery | Manage Galleries to view the Manage Galleries screen:

    Fig 9.14: The Manage Galleries screen

  2. Click on the gallery that contains the image you want to edit. In my case it's Lake District.

  3. The gallery editing screen will be displayed:

    Fig 9.15: The gallery editing screen

  4. Scroll down until you can see the image you want to manipulate:

    Fig 9.16: The gallery editing screen—image to be manipulated

  5. Hover over the image with your mouse and click on the Rotate link.

  6. The image will be deployed in a dialog box. Select the correct checkbox to rotate the image...

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