WordPress All-in-One For Dummies

Lisa Sabin-Wilson is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of WebDevStudios, a company specializing in custom WordPress plugins, themes, and deployments. Lisa is a popular conference speaker and bestselling author of WordPress For Dummies, WordPress All-in-One For Dummies, and WordPress Web Design For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Book 1: Understanding WordPress Basics 5Chapter 1: Exploring Basic WordPress Concepts 7Chapter 2: Exploring the World of Open-Source Software 19Chapter 3: Understanding Development and Release Cycles 29Chapter 4: Meeting the WordPress Community     37Chapter 5: Discovering Different Versions of WordPress 49Book 2: Setting Up the WordPress Software 61Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements 63Chapter 2: Using Secure File Transfer Protocol 73Chapter 3: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 87Chapter 4: Configuring WordPress for Optimum Security 103Chapter 5: Updating WordPress 117Chapter 6: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host 127Book 3: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard 145Chapter 1: Logging in and Taking a Look Around 147Chapter 2: Exploring Tools and Settings 161Chapter 3: Managing Users and Multiple Authors 193Chapter 4: Dealing with Comments and Spam 203Chapter 5: Creating Categories and Tags 213Book 4: Publishing Your Site with WordPress 223Chapter 1: Exploring the WordPress Block Editor 225Chapter 2: Writing Your First Post 253Chapter 3: Creating a Static Page 265Chapter 4: Managing Media 275Chapter 5: Embedding Video, Audio, and Other Media 293Book 5: Examining Social Media and SEO 325Chapter 1: Understanding Analytics 327Chapter 2: Monitoring Your Brand on the WordPress Dashboard 341Chapter 3: Maximizing Your Site with Search Engine Optimization 353Chapter 4: Exploring Popular SEO Plugins 371Book 6: Customizing the Look of Your Site 383Chapter 1: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 385Chapter 2: Exploring the Site Editor and Block Themes 403Chapter 3: Using and Creating Block Patterns 425Book 7: Using and Developing Plugins 439Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins 441Chapter 2: Installing and Managing Plugins 459Chapter 3: Configuring and Using Plugins 475Book 8: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress 491Chapter 1: Using the Multisite Feature 493Chapter 2: Setting Up and Configuring Network Features 503Chapter 3: Becoming a Network Admin 511Chapter 4: Managing Users and Controlling Access 531Chapter 5: Using Network Plugins and Themes 541Chapter 6: Using Multiple Domains within Your Network 553Index 563

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