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WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition

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By : Karol Król
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WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition

WordPress 3.7 Complete: Third Edition

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By: Karol Król

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.
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The functionality I'm about to describe is highly dependent upon your current theme, however, most modern themes these days support header customizations, so learning a few things about this feature will surely come handy to you sooner than later.

If you're starting your WordPress adventure with the default theme, Twenty Thirteen, in the Appearance section, you can see one link labeled Header. This is exactly where you can adjust the design of your site's header.

As you can see in the preceding screenshot, my header doesn't feature anything fancy at the moment, just the name (Daily Cooking) and the tagline (Exploring cooking every day of the week). But with just a little effort this can be changed in no time. Most themes will allow you to select any image to be placed inside the header. Twenty Thirteen has some specific requirements for this image, which you can see in the preceding screenshot. The suggested size is 1600 pixels wide by 230 pixels high, but you don't have to worry all...

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