Professional WordPress

Professional WordPress

An in-depth look at the internals of the WordPress system. As the most popular blogging and content management platform available today, WordPress is a powerful tool. This exciting book goes beyond the basics and delves into the heart of the WordPress system, offering overviews of the functional aspects of WordPress as well as plug-in and theme development. <p><b>What is covered in this book?</b></p> <ul> <li>WordPress as a Content Management System</li> <li>Hosting Options</li> <li>Installing WordPress Files</li> <li>Database Configuration</li> <li>Dashboard Widgets</li> <li>Customizing the Dashboard</li> <li>Creating and Managing Content</li> <li>Categorizing Your Content</li> <li>Working with Media</li> <li>Comments and Discussion</li> <li>Working with Users</li> <li>Managing, Adding, Upgrading, and Using the Theme Editor</li> <li>Working with Widgets</li> <li>Adding and Managing New Plugins</li> <li>Configuring WordPress</li> <li>Exploring the Code</li> <li>Configuring Key Files</li> <li>wp-config.php file</li> <li>Advanced wp-config Options</li> <li>What's in the Core?</li> <li>WordPress Codex and Resources</li> <li>Understanding and customizing the Loop</li> <li>Building A Custom Query</li> <li>Complex Database Operations</li> <li>Dealing With Errors</li> <li>Direct Database Manipulation</li> <li>Building Your Own Taxonomies</li> <li>Plugin Packaging</li> <li>Create a Dashboard Widget</li> <li>Creating a Plugin Example</li> <li>Publish to the Plugin Directory</li> <li>Installing a Theme</li> <li>Creating Your Own Theme</li> <li>How and When to Use Custom Page Templates</li> <li>How to Use Custom Page Templates</li> <li>Pushing Content from WordPress to Other Sites</li> <li>Usability and Usability Testing</li> <li>Getting Your Site Found</li> <li>How Web Standards Get Your Data Discovered</li> <li>Load Balancing Your WordPress Site</li> <li>Securing Your WordPress Site</li> <li>Using WordPress in the Enterprise</li> <li>Is WordPress Right for Your Enterprise?</li> <li>and much more!</li> </ul>