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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

WP Admin conventions


In the WP Admin, you have the ability to manage a number of different types of content and content sorting types (objects), including posts, categories, pages, links, media uploads, and more. WordPress uses a similar format for various screens. Let's explore them in this section.

Lists of items

For every object in WordPress you might want to manage, there will be a page listing them. For example, let's have a look at what a list of posts might look like:

As you can see, the name of the object is at the top, and the list of items has columns. Let's take a look at the important elements:

  • Each item in the list shows its Title. You can always click on an item title to edit it.

  • If you hover your mouse over a specific row, as I hovered over Hello world! in the preceding screenshot, you will see four additional links. The first three links are always the same (Edit, Quick Edit, and Trash), while the fourth one varies between View and Preview, depending on whether we're dealing...