This chapter demonstrates how to set up and work with WordPress, including creating posts and pages and the basic editing of .php
theme template fles. It offers strategies for configuring WordPress and ways to extend the admin tools via plugins. By the end, the user will be able to effectively use WordPress as a CMS (content management system) and in conjunction with Flash.
In this chapter, we cover WP configuration and settings:
Inputting content in the Visual Editor
Extending the Visual Editor with plugins
Inputting content in the HTML editor
Editing template files in the Theme editor
Configuring WP for maximum SEO
Using the XML sitemap SEO plugin
Using the custom titles, SEO plugin
Using Google Analytics in WordPress
Using the breadcrumb navigation SEO plugin
Backing up your site
InChapter 1, we outlined a strategy for using WordPress based on the relative strengths and weaknesses of WP and Flash. Boiling down the advantages of WP,...