Index
Symbols
2013 theme, 175
* (asterisk), 303
[] (brackets), 303
() [parentheses], 303
# (pound symbol), 303
A
accounts (WordPress), creating, 308-314
addresses
blog address, changing, 324
Internet Protocol (IP) address, 6
ad-free option, 330
administering sites from mobile devices, 306
Administrator role, 48, 114-116
advantages of WordPress, 16
Allow Link Notifications from Other Blogs setting, 98
Allow People to Post Comments on New Articles option, 99
ALT text, 126
apps, WordPress mobile
comments, 306
downloading, 297
site administration, 298-301, 306
archive pages, creating, 359-361
asterisk (*), 303
Attempt to Notify Any Blogs Linked To from the Article setting, 98
attributes of Pages, 244
audio files, uploading, 276-281
automatic WordPress updates, 334-336
PollDaddy, 318
autosave feature, 230
avatars, 101
B
backdating content, 231
Codex, 378
Beautiful Math (Jetpack), 147
BitNami over MAMP, 384
blog posts. See Posts
blogs. See also Posts
changing blog address, 324
hiding, 323
transferring to another user, 325
Blogware, 99
brackets ([ ]), 303
BraveNewCode, 65
Business package (WordPress.com), 331
C
.ca domain, 6
Carousel (Jetpack), 147
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 163-164, 350-353
changing
blog address, 324
choosing
domain names, 9
passwords, 29
usernames, 29
CMSs (content management systems), 17
collaboration with P2, 375-377
ColorPicker.com, 356
.com domain, 6
command-line WordPress installation, 46
Comment Blacklist setting, 100
Comment Moderation setting, 100
comments
avatars, 101
Jetpack, 148
moderation, 100
spam comments, 100
commercial plugins, 65
communication and collaboration with P2, 375-377
computers, running WordPress on, 383-388
configuration file, editing, 38-41
contact forms, 148, 157-161, 321
content
autosave feature, 230
backdating, 231
demo content, 189
headings
inserting, 227
images. See images
creating, 190
Pages
attributes, 244
overview, 209
parent/child relationships, 244-245
visual versus text views, 233-235
paragraph styles, 227
Posts
editing, 229
overview, 208
visual versus text views, 233-235
moving, 199
content management systems (CMSs), 17
Contributor role, 48, 114, 117
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 163-164, 350-353
Custom CSS (Jetpack), 148
custom design, 328
custom Post types, 209-210, 359-363
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 350-353
required tools, 346
Cyberduck, 30
D
databases
troubleshooting, 396
Date settings, 91
Twenty Thirteen, 175
deleting
categories, 241
demo content, 189
design, custom, 328
development of WordPress, 16
Digg Digg, 131
root directories, 35
disabling Jetpack features, 149-150
disadvantages of WordPress, 16
domains, 327
domain names
choosing, 9
subdomains, 8
TLDs (top-level domains), 6
downloading
WordPress mobile app, 297
Drafts, 231
E
Easy Install
easy WordPress installation, 26-29
editing
Posts, 229
.edu domain, 6
embedding audio/video files, 278-281
Enhanced Distribution (Jetpack), 148
Enterprise package (WordPress.com), 331
essay post type, creating, 361-363
Extra Sidebar Widgets module (Jetpack), 148, 164-165
F
Featured Content module (Jetpack), 148
feedback forms, 321
files
audio files
embedding in posts and pages, 278-281
configuration files, editing, 38-41
htaccess.txt, 339
image files. See images
PDF files, uploading, 282
.php files, 38
text files, uploading, 282
video files
embedding in posts and pages, 278-281
Word files, uploading, 282
ZIP files, uploading, 282
FileZilla, 30
finding
Firebug, 353
Firebug Lite, 346
Flash, 295
folders, wordpress, 36
fonts
formats of posts, 210-211, 236-237
Fresh Ink Magazine theme, 74-76
Full Page Test (Pingdom), 134
G
GA (Google Analytics), 132-133
Genesis Responsive Slider, 264
Google Analyticator, 133
Google Analytics by Yoast, 133
Google Analytics (GA), 132-133
Google+ Profile (Jetpack), 148
.gov domain, 6
graphics. See images
Gravatar Hovercards (Jetpack), 148
Gzip, 341
H
headings
inserting, 227
hiding
blogs, 323
history of WordPress, 16
home page as static Page model, 366-370
Houston theme, 376
htaccess.txt file, 339
HTML Markdown, 303
I
ICANN, 6
icon menus, customizing with Font Awesome, 357-359
ALT text, 126
handling from mobile devices, 304-306
WP Photon, 276
@import directive, 354
Infinite Scroll (Jetpack), 148
inserting
headings, 227
installing WordPress, 25
from command line, 46
configuration file, editing, 38-41
FTP clients, downloading, 29-32, 47
MySQL database, creating, 37
troubleshooting, 42
WordPress install process, 41-43
one-click or easy installs, 26-29
plugins
commercial plugins, 65
recommended starter plugins, 64-65
IP (Internet Protocol) address, 6
J-K-L
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 163-164
extra sidebar widgets, 164-165
galleries and slideshows, 264-270
JSON API, 148
Photon, 165
spelling and grammar settings, 156
Subscription settings, 153-155
WordPress.com Stats, 132, 150-151
WP.me shortlinks, 161
JSON API, 148
keyword stuffing, 123
LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) stack, 383
library. See Media Library
links
Linux Apache MySQL PHP (LAMP) stack, 383
locations of widgets, customizing, 346-350
lorem ipsum text, 219
M
Mac Apache MySQL PHP (MAMP) stack, 383-384
maintaining sites, 333
MAMP.info, 384
MAMP (Mac Apache MySQL PHP) stack, 383-384
managing
media, 260
other file formats, 282
sites from mobile devices, 296-297
comments, 306
downloading WordPress mobile app, 297
site administration, 306
manual WordPress installation, 29-33
configuration file, editing, 38-41
FTP clients, downloading, 29-32, 47
MySQL database, creating, 37
troubleshooting, 42
WordPress install process, 41-43
media management, 260
audio files
embedding in posts and pages, 278-281
images
other file formats, 282
video files
embedding in posts and pages, 278-281
Media Uploader, 282
Meetup.com, 17
creating, 190
mobile devices, managing sites from, 296-297
comments, 306
downloading WordPress mobile app, 297
site administration, 306
Mobile Push Notifications (Jetpack), 148
mobile-ready sites
Mobile Theme (Jetpack), 148
moderating comments, 100
monitoring website traffic, 132-133
moving
widgets, 199
Multimarkdown, 303
MySQL databases, 17-18, 28, 37, 338-341
N
names (domain), 327
choosing, 9
network-tools.com, 14
NextGEN gallery, 264
No Ads option, 330
Notepad++ for Windows, 346
O
one-click WordPress installation, 26-29
OpenDNS, 14
optimizing
Photon, 276
sites, 134
.org domain, 6
Organize My Uploads into Month- and Year-Based Folders setting, 103
Other Comment Settings section, 99
ownership of WordPress, 16
P
packages (WordPress.com)
Business package, 331
Enterprise package, 331
Page Editor, 211-218. See also Pages
attributes, 244
overview, 209
parent/child relationships, 244-245
visual versus text views, 233-235
paragraph styles, 227
parentheses, 303
Password Protected content, 232
PDF files, uploading, 282
.php files, 38
Pingdom Full Page Test, 134
commercial plugins, 65
definition of, 50
Digg Digg, 131
Google Analyticator, 133
Google Analytics by Yoast, 133
installing
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 163-164
extra sidebar widgets, 164-165
galleries and slideshows, 264-270
Photon, 165
spelling and grammar settings, 156
Subscription settings, 153-155
WordPress.com Stats, 132, 150-151
WP.me shortlinks, 161
MAMP, 384
Markdown for P2, 376
NextGEN gallery, 264
Photon, 276
Private Only, 374
recommended starter plugins, 64-65
SEO (search engine optimization), 127-129
Simple Share Buttons Adder, 131-132
W3 Total Cache (W3TC), 135-136
WooSlider, 264
WordPress Backup to Dropbox, 141-142
WordPress Duplicator, 344
WP-DBManager, 140-141, 338-341
WP Super Cache, 61-63, 135-136
WPTouch, 65
XAMPP, 384
PollDaddy, 318
polls, 318
Post by Email (Jetpack), 92, 148
Post Editor, 211-218. See also Posts
posting
audio/video files, embedding, 278-281
editing, 229
images. See images
overview, 208
visual versus text views, 233-235
pound symbol (#), 303
preinstalled themes, 69
custom design, 328
domains, 327
No Ads option, 330
site redirect, 329
space, 328
themes, 328
VideoPress, 329
Press This bookmarklet, 92
Private content, 233
Private Only, 374
private sites, 321-323, 374-375
Prologue theme, 375
Pro package (WordPress.com), 330-331
protocols, DNS (Domain Name System), 6-8
Public content, 232
Publicize (Jetpack), 148
Q-R
recommended starter plugins, 64-65
recommended starter themes, 83
recommended web hosts, 10
root directories, 35
RSS feeds
settings, 95
running WordPress on computers, 383-388
S
Safari
Firebug, 353
WordPress downloads, 35
saving work, 230
scheduling
search engine optimization. See SEO (search engine optimization)
searching
Omnisearch, 318
secure FTP (SFTP), 47
passwords, 28
private sites, 321-323, 374-375
SEO (search engine optimization)
ALT text, 126
categories, 126
keyword stuffing, 123
settings, 122
tags, 126
writing normally, 124
servers, 11
settings
Jetpack
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), 163-164
extra sidebar widgets, 164-165
Photon, 165
spelling and grammar settings, 156
Subscription settings, 153-155
WP.me shortlinks, 161
SEO (search engine optimization), 122
WordPress site setup
SFTP (secure FTP), 47
Shortcode Embeds (Jetpack), 149
sidebar widgets, adding with Jetpack, 164-165
Simple Share Buttons Adder, 131-132
site redirect, 329
sites (WordPress). See WordPress sites
Sixteen Nine Pro theme, 87
Social Links (Jetpack), 149
social media sharing tools
Digg Digg, 131
Jetpack, 131
Simple Share Buttons Adder, 131-132
social networks
helping visitors post to, 131-132
spam comments, 100
speed of sites, optimizing, 134
Spelling and Grammar (Jetpack), 149, 156
starter themes, 83
status of Posts/Pages, 231-232
storage space, 328
StudioPress, 354
subdomains, 8
Subscriptions (Jetpack), 149, 153-155
SVN, 46
T
templates, Page Templates, 247-248
testing site speed, 134
text
headings, 227
paragraph styles, 227
text editors, 346
text files, uploading, 282
text editors, 346
text files, uploading, 282
TextWrangler, 346
themes, 17-18, 67-68, 167-169, 179
customizing
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 350-353
required tools, 346
Twenty Thirteen, 175
Houston, 376
commercial/premium themes, 83-85
recommended starter themes, 83
mobile-ready sites, 286-291, 296
preinstalled themes, 69
premium themes, 328
Prologue, 375
Sixteen Nine Pro, 87
Tiled Galleries (Jetpack), 149
Time and Date settings, 91
TLDs (top-level domains), 6
Toolbar Notifications (Jetpack), 149
top-level domains (TLDs), 6
transfers
guided transfer option, 329-330
transferring blog to another user, 325
troubleshooting, 393
databases, 396
manual WordPress installation, 42
Tucows Blogware, 99
Tumblr, 210
Twenty Fourteen theme, 175-177
Twenty Thirteen theme, 175
two-step install
U
Update Services settings, 93
updating
uploading
other file formats, 282
.us domain, 6
usernames, 29
users
transferring blog to another user, 325
usernames, 29
V
video files
embedding in posts and pages, 278-281
visual versus text views, 233-235
W
W3TC (W3 Total Cache), 135-136
WAMP (Windows Apache MySQL PHP) stack, 383
web hosts
WordPress.org recommended hosts, 10
websites. See WordPress sites
who.is, 14
customizing widget locations, 346-350
moving, 199
Widget Visibility (Jetpack), 149
Windows Apache MySQL PHP (WAMP) stack, 383
WooSlider, 264
WooThemes, 376
WordCamp central, 17
WordCamps, 17
Word files, uploading, 282
WordPress Backup to Dropbox, 141-142
WordPress Codex, 210
WordPress.com, 307. See also WordPress sites
blog management
changing blog address, 324
hiding blogs, 323
transferring blog to another user, 325
Business package, 331
compared to WordPress.org, 19-23, 316-317
creating additional sites on, 314-315
Enterprise package, 331
feedback/contact forms, 321
Omnisearch, 318
polls, 318
custom design, 328
domains, 327
No Ads option, 330
site redirect, 329
space, 328
themes, 328
VideoPress, 329
WordPress.com Connect (Jetpack), 149
WordPress.com Stats, 132, 149-151
WordPress Duplicator, 344
wordpress folder, 36
WordPress installation, 25
from command line, 46
configuration file, editing, 38-41
FTP clients, downloading, 29-32, 47
MySQL database, creating, 37
troubleshooting, 42
WordPress install process, 41-43
one-click or easy installs, 26-29
plugins
commercial plugins, 65
recommended starter plugins, 64-65
creating, 190
WordPress mobile app
comments, managing, 306
downloading, 297
site administration, 306
WordPress plugins. See plugins
adding from mobile devices, 298-301
administration, 306
audio/video files, embedding, 278-281
autosave feature, 230
blog management
changing blog address, 324
hiding blogs, 323
transferring blog to another user, 325
BraveNewCode, 65
customizations, 346
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), 350-353
required tools, 346
headings
inserting, 227
images. See images
maintenance, 333
managing from mobile devices, 296-297
comments, 306
downloading WordPress mobile app, 297
site administration, 306
Meetup.com, 17
creating, 190
mobile-ready sites, 286
monitoring traffic to, 132-133
optimization, 134
Pages
attributes, 244
overview, 209
parent/child relationships, 244-245
visual versus text views, 233-235
paragraph styles, 227
plugins. See plugins
Posts
editing, 229
overview, 208
visual versus text views, 233-235
private sites, 321-323, 374-375
SEO (search engine optimization), 122
ALT text, 126
categories, 126
keyword stuffing, 123
settings, 122
tags, 126
writing normally, 124
site setup, 90
social media sharing tools
Digg Digg, 131
Jetpack, 131
Simple Share Buttons Adder, 131-132
themes, 17-18, 67-68, 167-169, 179
commercial/premium themes, 83-85
customizing. See custom themes
Houston, 376
mobile-ready sites, 286-291, 296
preinstalled themes, 69
Prologue, 375
recommended starter themes, 83
Sixteen Nine Pro, 87
Twenty Thirteen, 175
troubleshooting, 393
databases, 396
web hosts
WordPress.org recommended hosts, 10
moving, 199
WordCamp central, 17
WordPress as a website, 366
home page as static Page model, 366-370
WordPress site setup, 90
optimization, 134
SEO (search engine optimization), 122
ALT text, 126
categories, 126
keyword stuffing, 123
settings, 122
tags, 126
writing normally, 124
social media sharing tools
Digg Digg, 131
Jetpack, 131
Simple Share Buttons Adder, 131-132
WordPress updates, 142, 334-336
WP-DBManager, 140-141, 338-341
WP.me shortlinks (Jetpack), 161, 149
WP Super Cache, 61-63, 135-136
WPTouch plugin, 65
writing for SEO (search engine optimization)
ALT text, 126
keyword stuffing, 123
writing normally, 124
X-Y-Z
XAMPP, 384
ZIP files, uploading, 282