Wordpress: The Missing Manual

Wordpress: The Missing Manual

<DIV><p>Whether you’re a budding blogger or web development professional, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites—if you know how to tap its impressive features. This jargon-free Missing Manual shows you how to use WordPress and its themes, plug-ins, and widgets to build just about any website you can imagine, from a classy blog to a basic e-commerce site.</p><p>The important stuff you need to know:</p><ul><li><b>Create a blog.</b> Get a free WordPress.com account, choose the right theme, and start publishing content. </li><li><b>Build a website.</b> Produce a professional-looking business site by customizing a WordPress theme. </li><li><b>Add features.</b> Choose from thousands of WordPress widgets and plug-ins to extend your site’s features. </li><li><b>Mix in multimedia.</b> Include slideshows, video clips, webcasts, podcasts, and music players. </li><li><b>Involve your readers.</b> Let readers leave comments, contribute to your site, and carry on a dialog. </li><li><b>Build an audience.</b> Learn search-engine optimization, measure your reader’s favorite pages, and publicize your site. </li><li><b>Create a community.</b> Use social media tools such as “Like” and sharing buttons, and provide RSS feeds of your posts. </li></ul></div>