About the Book
WordPress is an open-source personal publishing platform that is easy to use, flexible, and highly customizable. Although used primarily for publishing blogs, WordPress can easily be used to create and maintain complete Web sites.
WordPress has gained an impressive following among bloggers who want more than the simple tools offered by other blogging platforms, such as Blogger and its Blogspot Web site. Available in two formats — as a free blog on the WordPress.com Web site and as an open source software package to run on your own server or (your ISP’s server) — WordPress has a rich feature set with flexible formatting and content creation and management tools. Best of all, a basic WordPress server installation is highly customizable through plugins and template modifications, making it possible to create a custom blog experience for readers.
This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide shows you how to install, configure, use, and customize WordPress so you can get the most from the software. Written by experienced Visual QuickStart Guide author Maria Langer and long-time WordPress user and expert Miraz Jordan, the book covers all the basics and more, providing a wealth of information and tips for customizing WordPress themes, adding and configuring plugins, and using third-party software that works with WordPress. This companion Web site provides additional information, including tips, how-to articles, and corrections and clarifications of the book’s text.
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