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1 A account management, 25 Add Media window, , Add New Post panel, Admin Bar, 20, 24 25, 57 Administrator user, 242 AdSense, Google, 5, 266, advertisements affiliate ads, 5, 266, 267, blocking, 32 placing on blog, 5, WordPress.com compared to WordPress.org, 5 affiliate ads, 5, 266, 267, After the Deadline plugin, 161 aggregator (feed reader), 200 alignment image, 125, 127 text, 84 Allow Link Notifications setting, pingbacks and trackbacks, 199 alternate text for image, 124, 164, 213 Amazon.com Associate links, 266, Analytics, Google, API key, 19 appearance, 5, 60. See also theme Attachment Page option for gallery image, 129 Attempt to Notify setting, pingbacks and trackbacks, 199 audio file, linking to, Author list, 83 Author user, 242, 243, Automattic Inc., 27 Autosave version of post, 93 avatar, 29, 75 B background image, 223 backordering a domain name, 14 backup of data, 154, blavatar, 29 blockquote format, 84, 163 blog. See also traffic on your blog adding to existing website, content planning, inviting viewers to, 77 terminology, 9 title, 12 13, 20, 28, topic choice, 6 7 viewing options, Blogger, blogging client, blogroll, 21, bookmark sites, social, 208 bookmarklet, defined, 104 Browser Connection setting, 35 browser uploader, 117 browsers, 105, 112, 130, , 299 BuddyPress social network, bulk editing of categories and tags, 175 bulleted lists, 163 C cached web pages, clearing, 299 captcha, defined, 186 caption, image, 124, 164 cascading style sheet (CSS), 32, 225, categories child/parent structure, 169, 170, 177 creating, default setting, 72 function, introduction, 20 posts, applying to, slug for, 171 tags, converting to/from, template image for, as traffic enhancers, 213 Categories Box, post panel, 82 category-based RSS feed links, child category, 169, 170, 177 child page, codex, WordPress.org, 5, 278 color admin page scheme, 58 background, 223 text in post box, 85, 91 theme, changing, comments comment policy, commenting on other sites, Discussion settings, 74 75, 83 editing, notifications of, 74, 189 link to, 20, 193 COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL

2 moderating, 74, 184, Recent Comments section, 22, 71 responding to, spam comments, , style sheet, 234 threaded, 74, trackbacks and pingbacks, commercial themes, 61 computer code formats, 163 contact information, profile, 59 Contributor user, 242, 243, copyright, 121, costs, 5, 32 33, 61 cpanel, 44, 50, 260, 277 Creative Commons Share Alike license, 121 crediting photos, 165 cropping images, 114 crossposting, defined, 208 CSS (cascading style sheet), 32, 225, custom design upgrade, 33 Custom Fields space, 83 Custom Menu option, 31, custom theme design, 61 D Dashboard customizing, defined, 9 navigating, WordPress.com, 22 23, 71, 295 WordPress.org, 22, database software (MySQL), 38, 44 45, 51, 276, 285 date and time formats, 28, 55 date for posts, 20 declaration, CSS rule, 235 dedicated compared to shared server, 39 Discussion settings, 74 75, 83 document sharing, domain name buying, defined, 12 pointing web host servers to, 41 as premium feature in WordPress.com, 32 relating to blog title, 12, 13 subdomain, 15, donations to plugin developers, 157 drafts, 23, 82, 93, E e-commerce, 155, Edit Link option, 20 Edit Themes panel components, 224 Editor user, 242 address changing, 35, 205 comment notifications to, 74, 189 posting via, 72, 73 subscriptions via, errors, troubleshooting, 50 51, 281, 285, Excerpt space, 83 extra button, post box, 84 F favicon, 29, Featured Images option, 31, 83, featured posts showcase, 24 feed reader, 200 FeedBurner, Google, feeds, RSS, , , fees, 5, 32 33, 61 file formats, 115, 253 file transfer protocol (FTP), 42, 46 47, 119, 135 files, uploading WordPress.org, 46 47, 50 filtering, 30 31, 96 Fixed Width option, theme, 31 flame, comment, defined, 184 Flexible Width option, theme, 31 Follower user, 242, 243 follows list, 24 fonts, 85, 90, footer template, editing, Format box, Add New Post panel, 82 format eraser, post box, 85 formatting blockquote, 84, 163 CSS, 32, 225, date and time, 28, 55 default post, 72 fonts, 85, 90, images, post settings, 72, text of posts or pages, 84 85, 90 91, text widget, 148 Index 301

3 forum adding to blog, WordPress support, 279, 298, 299 FrontPage Posting option, theme, 31 FTP (file transfer protocol), 42, 46 47, 119, 135 full screen, post box, 84 Fun mode setting, 35 G gallery, image, , 155 General Settings, Geotagging setting, 34 GIF image format, 115 global tag, 173 graphics. See images Gravatar hovercards, 75 H header, 20, headings, improving content with, 162 help blogs, 295 Help section, 22, 85 hexadecimal (hex) code for colors, 223 hosted blogs list, 24 hosting, setting up (WordPress.org), 38 39, 41, 44 45, 47 hostname, troubleshooting, 51 HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), 72, 86, , , 227 HTML editor, post box, 86 87, 101, 163 hyperlinks. See links I image editor, 114 Image File option for gallery image, 129 image gallery, , 155 image portfolio, images alternate text, 124, 164, 213 avatar, 29, 75 background, 223 captions, 124, 164 category template, as content enhancement, dimension issues on the web, 112 editing, 114, 124, 126 featured images, 31, 83, formatting, header, 221 inserting, linking from the web, , 124 main blog, from Media Library, picture/text balance, 10 profile, 27 for ratings, 217 sidebar, adding to, 149 slide show, adding, 122, 129, uploading, impressions, defined, 266 In Response To on Comments panel, 189 Inactive Widgets box, 146 indention options, post box, 85 installing automatically for WordPress.org, favicon, 138 manually for WordPress.org, plugins, theme, 30 31, Instant Post Feedback setting, 35 Internet service provider (ISP), 39 inviting viewers to your blog, 77 J Jetpack plugin collection, 155 JPEG image format, 115 junk comments, , K keyboard shortcuts, text styles, 91 Keyboard Shortcuts setting, 34, 59 keywords for SEO, 212 L languages besides English, layout, blog. See theme Liked posts list, 24 Likes and Shares, 83 link category, default in posts, 72 link notifications, 74 Link Relationship module, 183 links adding during writing, Amazon.com Associate links, 266, audio file, to comments, 20,

4 HTML code for, 227 images, , 124 inserting in post, 84 list of (blogroll), 21, outdated link checking, permalink for post or page, 9, 78, 94, 213 pingbacks and trackbacks, RSS feed, 207, social media, to videos, logging in to Dashboard, M media. See also images adding documents as, audio, linking to, favicon image, finding media for your content, 11 Internet handling of, 112 settings, 113 tools, 82 videos, 32, 33, Media Library, member community, creating, menu blog, 25 creating custom, 31, Dashboard, 22, 71 main, 25 styles, 85, 90 WordPress.com overview, 24 Meta links, defined, 21 Mingle Forum, mobile device, posting from, 102 moderating comments, 74, 184, more... option, 84, Move to Trash link, Add New Post panel, 82 multi-file media uploader, My Public Profile page, 27 MySQL database, 38, 44 45, 51, 276, 285 N naming your database, 45 new window, opening a link in, 99 no-ad fee, 5 numbered lists, 163 numbers for static pages, 95 O open-source software, defined, 4 orientation module, WordPress.org, 56 P page, static defined, 9 deleting, 96, 97 editing basic editing, 96 HTML editor, 86 87, 101 proofreading, Quick Edit, 97, 191 WYSIWYG editor, 59, formatting text, 84 85, 90 91, as home page, pasting text from Word, permalink for, 9, 78, 94, 213 publishing, retrieving older, 92 93, 97 template customizing, WordPress support for, 4 Page Attributes module, 95 Page List, 20 page views, defined, 292 paragraph formats, post box, 84, 91, 163 parent and child categories, 169, 170, 177 parent and child pages, password, 8, 35, 53, 299 permalink, 9, 78, 94, 213 permission for using images, obtaining, 120 Personal Settings, photoblogging theme, PHP scripting language, 38, 225 pictures. See images pingbacks and trackbacks, Plugin Directory, 153 plugins activating, After the Deadline, 161 BuddyPress, data backup, 154 defined, 142 e-commerce, 155, eshop, 273 finding, Index 303

5 plugins (continued) image gallery, 155 installing, Jetpack collection, 155 Mingle Forum, multiple language capabilities, 257 Polldaddy, polling, 214 rating, 216 search engine optimization, 155 sharing type, 154, 208 spam comment control, speed enhancers, 154 statistics trackers, 155 troubleshooting issues, 285, 298 updating, 294 WordPress.com compared to WordPress.org options, 5 Plugins panel, PNG image format, 115 podcast, linking to, Polldaddy tool or plugin, post box HTML editor, 86 87, 101, 163 main features, 82 size of, 72 Visual editor, 59, 84 85, post break ( more... ), 84, Post Formats option, 31, posts and posting adding posts, basic writing, date, 20 defined, 9 deleting post, 96, 97 drafts, 23, 82, 93, editing basic editing, 96 HTML editor, 86 87, 101 proofreading, Quick Edit, 97, 191 WYSIWYG editor, 59, featured posts showcase, 24 formatting, 72, 84 85, 90 91, , frequency consideration, 10 images, uploading and inserting, length consideration, pasting text from Word, permalink, 9, 78, 94, 213 popularity tracking, 292 Press This feature, publishing, retrieving deleted post, 97 revisions, accessing, shortlink, 25, 89 sticky post, troubleshooting, 299 premium domain name, 14 premium features (WordPress.com), premium themes, 61 Press This feature, 72, Preview button, Add New Post panel, 82 privacy, 34, 49, 76 77, 89 profile, 26 27, proofreading tools, property:value pair, CSS declaration, 235 protocol portion of URL, defined, 99 public domain images, 121 public identity, setting up, 59 Publicize tool, 208 Publish button, Add New Post panel, 82 publishing options, posts, 89 Q Quick Edit pane, 97, 191 QuickPress method, 22, 103 quicktag buttons, HTML editor, 87 R random display of header images, 221 ratings, 75, Reading Settings, feeds, 201 Recent Comments section, 22, 71 Recent Drafts section, 23 registered user limits, changing, 32 registrar, domain name, 14 replying to comments, Report Spam menu option, 25 resizing images, 115, 126, 127 restoring earlier versions of posts or pages, revisions, accessing post, root directory for WordPress files, 41, 47 RSS feeds, , , RTL Language Support option, themes, 31

6 S Save Draft button, Add New Post panel, 82 Screen Options button, 22, 83 scripting language (PHP), 38, 225 search engine, 49, 76 search engine optimization (SEO), 9, 155, 172, selector, CSS rule, 235 self-hosted blog, 4, 5. See also WordPress.org self-pingbacks, stopping, 199 Send Trackbacks option, 83 SEO (search engine optimization), 9, 155, 172, Share Button options, 209 shared compared to dedicated server, 39 Shares and Likes, 83 shortcodes, 86, 129 shortlink for your post, 25, 89 sidebar, 20, 21, 149, , 215. See also widgets signing in, WordPress.com, 19 Simple Scripts, 40 41, 283 size of images, 115, 125, 126, 127 slide show, adding, 122, 129, slug, category, 171 Slug option, 83 Snow setting, 35 social networking, , 247, sorting static pages, 95 sound file, linking to, spam comments, , special characters, post box, 85 speed enhancer plugins, 154 spell-checker, 84, static page. See page, static statistics analysis, 23, 155, Status post format, sticky post, storage space, 32, 33, 112 styles. See formatting styles menu, post box, 85, 90 subcategory, 169, 170, 177 subcomment, 197 subdirectory for blog at existing website, subdomain, 15, subpage, defined, 94 Subscriber user, 242, 243 subscribing, 74, suggestions, sending to WordPress, support, technical, 5, , 298, 299 surveys and polls, T Tag box, Add New Post panel, 83 tagline, blog, 28 tags advantages, 169 categories compared to, 168 converting to/from categories, creating, HTML, popular tags list, 24 posts, applying to, RSS feeds for, 239 taken domain name, defined, 14 teaser in RSS feed, 201 technical support, 5, , 298, 299 template. See also theme category image, customizing post or page, footer, editing, overview, 225 text alignment, 84 color, 85, 91 fonts, 85, 90, pasting from other sources, , 102 post box options, 84 wrapping text around images, 165 Text Messaging upgrade, 33 text widget, theme activating, 65 ad code, inserting into, 269 category template image, category-based RSS feed links, color, changing, copyright information, adding to footer, CSS, 32, 225, Custom Menu option, 31, customizing, 61 e-commerce-focused, 272 editor for, featured images, formatting posts differently, front page posting form,

7 theme (continued) header customizing, image portfolio, installing, 30 31, localization capabilities, 257 options, identifying, page attributes, 95 page template, settings, standard widget variations by, 145 threaded comment support, 197 troubleshooting issues, 298 WordPress.com compared to WordPress.org, 5, 21 Theme Filter, 31 Theme Showcase, 265 Themes Directory, 60 threaded comments, 74, thumbnail images, 113, 122 tiled pattern, 223 time and date formats, 28, 55 time of publishing for comments, editing, 191 Timezone setting, 28, 55 timing of subscription delivery, 205 TinyMCE, 84 title blog, 12 13, 20, 28, 212 image, 124 Title box for inserted hyperlink, 99 toolbars, Add New Post panel, 82 tooltip, defined, 226 top-level comment, 197 trackbacks and pingbacks, traffic on your blog blogroll, comments. See comments subscriptions, ratings for content, RSS feeds, , search engine optimization, 9, 155, 172, social media links, sources of, 292 surveys and polls, transliterating to non-roman script, 255 troll, comment, defined, 184 troubleshooting, 50 51, 281, 285, typography, optimizing, 85, 90, U unique visitors, defined, 292 username, 58 users authors and contributors, adding, BuddyPress social network, document sharing, forum, adding, member community, creating, registered user limits, 32 roles and capabilities, V VideoPress, 32, 33, 134, 135 videos, 32, 33, Visibility settings, Publish box, 89 visitor counts, 292. See also traffic on your blog Visual Editor settings, 59, 84 85, Visual tab, Add New Post panel, W W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), 235, Web Developer Toolbar, web host, setting up (WordPress.org), 38 39, 41, 44 45, 47 web page. See page, static; posts and posting Webhooks, 79 website, adding blog to existing, What s Hot section, Dashboard, 22, 295 widgets for ad code, 269 Amazon.com affiliate, 271 blogroll, default, 67 defined, 5, 142 subscription, 204 inserting, moving and removing, poll information, 215 RSS Links, 207 text, theme change effects on, 223 WordPress.org compared to WordPress.com, 142, 143 Wikimedia Commons, 121 Windows Live Writer, 106, 107 Word, Microsoft, pasting text into post or page from, WordAds, 5 306

8 WordPress advantages, 4 sending suggestions, software developments, 295 updating, versions, 4 5 WordPress Development blog, 295 WordPress.com ad limits, 266, 269 adding blog to static website, 261 Admin Bar introduction, audio file uploading, 137 authors and contributors, 245 CSS upgrade, 234 Dashboard, 22 23, 71, 295 domain name buying process, 15 , posts via, 73 Follow option, 202, 203, 205 General Settings, global tags, 173 language, changing, making suggestions to, 296 media file storage limitations, 112 Media Settings, 113 mobile apps for, 102 overview, 4 5 Personal Settings, photoblogging themes, 265 Polldaddy tool, 214 premium features, privacy settings, 76, 77 profile, creating, Publicize tool, 208 RSS Links widget, 207 settings panel, 79 Share Button options, 209 signing up, slide show, adding, 131 spell-checker, 161 standard widgets, 143 statistics tracker, 290 support, 278 theme, installing, Twitter feed setup, 211 video add-in, 32, 33, 133, 135 viewing your blog, WordPress.org adding blog to static website, Admin Bar, 57 audio file uploading, 137 authors and contributors, 244 codex/support, 5, 278 configuration, Dashboard, 22, downloading WordPress software, 43 , posts via, 73 favicon installation, 138 FTP program setup, 42 hosting, setting up, 38 39, 41, 44 45, 47 installing, language, changing, making suggestions to, 297 Media Settings, 113 mobile apps for, 102 MySQL database setup, overview, 4 5 photoblogging themes, 265 plugins, 142 privacy settings, 76, 77 profile setup, settings panel, 79 slide show, adding, spell-checker, standard widgets, 142 statistics trackers, theme setup, Twitter feed setup, uploading WordPress files, 46 47, 50 video files, uploading, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), 235, wrapping text around images, 165 Writing Helper, 83 Writing Settings, 72 WYSIWYG editor, 59, 84 85, X XHTML errors, automatic correction,

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Index. alt, 38, 57 class, 86, 88, 101, 107 href, 24, 51, 57 id, 86 88, 98 overview, 37. src, 37, 57. backend, WordPress, 146, 148 Index Numbers & Symbols (angle brackets), in HTML, 47 : (colon), in CSS, 96 {} (curly brackets), in CSS, 75, 96. (dot), in CSS, 89, 102 # (hash mark), in CSS, 87 88, 99 % (percent) font size, in CSS,