Part IV

Customizing WordPress

Learn how to avoid unsafe WordPress themes at www.dummies.com/extras/wordpress.

In this part…

Learn all about the basic templates used to make up a WordPress theme, including basic template tags.

Utilize basic HTML markup and CSS to tweak the look and feel of your existing theme.

Understand the basic concept behind Parent/Child themes in WordPress and learn how to create your own custom theme based on an existing theme.

Discover how to use WordPress as a content management system and add support for features such as custom post types, featured images, and post formats.

Find out what it takes to migrate your existing website to WordPress (if it’s currently using a different publishing platform) or move it to a new hosting provider.