Online Resources
This page lists Web sites and pages mentioned throughout the book. Consult these resources for up-to-date information, software products, or examples of WordPress in action.
WordPress Information
- WordPress information
- wordpress.org.
- WordPress.com
- wordpress.com.
- WordPress.com support
- faq.wordpress.com.
- WordPress Codex
- codex.wordpress.org.
- WordPress forums
- wordpress.org/support.
- Introduction to Blogging
- codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_blogging.
- WordPress server requirements
- wordpress.org/about/requirements.
- WordPress compatible Web hosts
- wordpress.org/hosting.
- Words that commonly appear in spam comments
- codex.wordpress.org/Spam_Words.
- Using images
- codex.wordpress.org/Using_Images.
- Codex themes information
- codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes.
- Featured themes, links to lists of themes
- wordpress.org/extend/themes.
- Templates information
- codex.wordpress.org/Templates.
- Codex template tags information
- codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags.
- Template hierarchy
- codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy.
- Plugins information
- codex.wordpress.org/Plugins.
- Plugin directory
- wordpress.org/extend.
- Importing content into WordPress
- codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content.
- Custom fields
- codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Meta.
Other Resources
Aggregators
- FeedDemon
- feeddemon.com.
- iTunes
- apple.com/itunes.
- NetNewsWire
- ranchero.com/netnewswire.
- Newsgator Online
- newsgator.com.
- Wizz RSS News Reader extension for Firefox
- addons.mozilla.org/firefox/424.
Blogging tools
- BlogJet
- blogjet.com.
- Ecto
- ecto.kung-foo.tv
- MarsEdit
- ranchero.com.
- w.bloggar
- wbloggar.com.
Browsers
- Firefox
- www.getfirefox.com.
Web Colors
- An online list of color codes
- www.december.com/html/spec/colorhslhex.html.
Favicons
- Create a favicon
- www.chami.com/html-kit/services/favicon/
Google AdSense
- Google AdSense
- www.google.com/adsense.
Macromedia Flash
- Macromedia Flash Player plugin
- www.macromedia.com/flashplayer.
MySQL
- CocoaMySQL-SBG client
- www.theonline.org/cocoamysql.
- MySQL & MySQL Administrator
- www.mysql.com.
- SQLyog client
- www.webyog.com/sqlyog/index_sqlyogfree.php.
OPML
- Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML)
- www.opml.org.
PHP
- PHP
- www.php.net.
Ping and other services
- Learn more about Ping-o-Matic and other services
- codex.wordpress.org/Update_Services.
Plugins
- Adhesive
- redalt.com/wiki/adhesive.
- CG-Feedread
- www.chait.net/index.php?p=238.
- Customizable Post Listings
- www.coffee2code.com/archives/2004/08/27/plugin-customizable-post-listings
- Duh Gallery
- blog.perfectspace.com/2006/03/28/duh-gallery-the-simple-wordpress-photo-gallery-plugin
- Event Calendar
- blog.firetree.net/2005/07/18/eventcalendar-30
- Exec-PHP
- www.soeren-weber.net/post/2005/08/18/50
- Jerome’s Keywords Plugin
- vapourtrails.ca/wp-keywords.
- PodPress
- www.mightyseek.com/podpress.
- Random Header
- www.martinet.nl/wp-site/random-header-plugin-header-plugin
- Search Pages Plugin
- randomfrequency.net/wordpress/search-pages
- Spam Karma
- unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma
- Static front page
- semiologic.com/software/static-front
- Subscribe to comments
- txfx.net/code/wordpress/subscribe-to-comments
- WordPress Contact Form
- ryanduff.net/projects/wp-contactform
- WP-Cron and WP-Cron-Mail plugins
- www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-cron
- WP-Shortstat
- jrm.cc/archives/blog/wp-shortstat
Robots.txt files
- Learn about robots.txt files
- www.searchtools.com/robots/robots-txt.html
RSS feeds
- RSS feed icons
- www.feedicons.com.
Validators
- Validate CSS files
- jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator
- Validate web pages
- validator.w3.org.
- Ben Hammersley’s tool to validate RSS feeds
- www.benhammersley.com/tools/xhtml_validator_to_rss.html.
Web servers
- Apache
- httpd.apache.org.
- Litespeed
- litespeedtech.com.
XFN
- XHTML Friends Network (XFN)
- gmpg.org/xfn.
Blogs
- An Eclectic Mind (Maria’s Blog)
- marialanger.com.
- Maria’s Guides
- mariasguides.com.
- KnowIT
- knowit.co.nz
- Miraz Jordan
- mactips.info.
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