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Web Design
- Table of Contents (Page 5) - Introduction (Page 11) - About This Book (Page 11) - Foolish Assumptions (Page 12) - Icons Used in This Book (Page 13) - Beyond the Book (Page 13) - Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation (Page 15) - Chapter 1: Exploring Web Design with WordPress (Page 17) - Delving Into the Differences between Blogs and Websites (Page 18) - Using WordPress as a Content Management System (Page 21) - Discovering the World of WordPress Themes (Page 23) - Checking Out Premium WordPress Themes and Frameworks (Page 25) - Getting Your Site Up and Running (Page 26) - Chapter 2: Understanding WordPress Requirements (Page 27) - Establishing Your Domain (Page 27) - Finding a Home for Your Website (Page 31) - Chapter 3: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server (Page 37) - Installing WordPress (Page 37) - Discovering WordPress Release Cycles (Page 49) - Keeping Track of WordPress Development (Page 52) - Chapter 4: Managing Content with WordPress (Page 55) - Archiving Content with WordPress (Page 55) - Customizing Permalinks (Page 65) - Syndicating Your Content with RSS Feeds (Page 71) - Part II: Choosing the Right Tools (Page 75) - Chapter 5: Exploring Editors, Browsers, and FTP (Page 77) - Choosing the Right Text Editor for You (Page 78) - Understanding and Choosing a Web Browser (Page 81) - Introducing File Transfer Protocol (FTP) (Page 86) - Setting Up FTP on Your Hosting Account (Page 87) - Transferring Files with an FTP Client (Page 90) - Chapter 6: Choosing Graphics and Software Resources (Page 97) - Exploring Image Types and Formats (Page 97) - Exploring Graphic Design Software (Page 102) - Using Online Image-Optimization Tools (Page 109) - Finding Online Image Libraries (Page 110) - Chapter 7: Choosing Colors and Fonts (Page 113) - Understanding Color (Page 113) - Creating Color Schemes with Helpful Tools (Page 116) - Understanding Typography Essentials (Page 120) - Finding and Using Fonts for Graphic Design (Page 124) - Chapter 8: Planning Your Design Strategy (Page 127) - Choosing the Width of Your Website (Page 128) - Choosing the Number of Columns (Page 139) - Determining Website Navigation (Page 141) - Understanding Content Display Options (Page 143) - Testing Your Design in a Sandbox Environment (Page 144) - Part III: Working with WordPress Themes (Page 151) - Chapter 9: Finding and Installing a WordPress Theme (Page 153) - Finding and Installing a Theme from the Themes Directory (Page 154) - Deciding to Use a Premium Theme (Page 156) - Chapter 10: Working with the Default Theme: Twenty Thirteen (Page 157) - Exploring the Layout and Structure (Page 157) - Customizing the Header Image (Page 160) - Including Custom Navigation Menus (Page 164) - Enhancing Your Website with Widgets (Page 168) - Chapter 11: Dissecting Themes and Templates (Page 177) - Understanding How PHP and MySQL Work Together (Page 178) - Exploring PHP Basics (Page 178) - Managing Your MySQL Database (Page 182) - Viewing the Template Files in a WordPress Theme (Page 185) - Examining the Templates That Make Up a WordPress Theme (Page 187) - Exploring Template Tags, Values, and Parameters (Page 198) - Customizing Your Blog Posts with Template Tags (Page 201) - Putting It All Together (Page 202) - Chapter 12: Displaying Content with Widgets and Template Tags (Page 211) - Exploring Common Template Tags (Page 212) - Adding New Widget Areas to Your Theme (Page 223) - Using Template Files (Page 225) - Adding Theme Support for Built-In Features (Page 232) - Chapter 13: Understanding Parent and Child Themes (Page 259) - Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes (Page 259) - Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes (Page 269) - Preparing a Parent Theme (Page 276) - Part IV: Building Your Custom Website (Page 279) - Chapter 14: Using Basic CSS and HTML to Customize Your Site Design (Page 281) - Styling with CSS: The Basics (Page 282) - Changing the Background Image or Color Used in Your Theme (Page 287) - Defining and Positioning Your Header Image with CSS (Page 291) - Changing Basic Elements to Create a Unique Look for Your Site (Page 294) - Understanding Basic HTML Techniques to Use on Your Site (Page 297) - Chapter 15: Designing for WordPress as a CMS (Page 303) - Creating the Front Page of Your Website (Page 304) - Adding a Blog to Your Website (Page 310) - Creating Custom Page Templates to Achieve Different Layouts and Styles (Page 312) - Creating Different Sidebar and Footer Templates for Your Pages (Page 317) - Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts (Page 318) - Chapter 16: Enhancing Your Website with Plugins (Page 321) - Installing WordPress Plugins via the Dashboard (Page 322) - Installing Plugins Manually (Page 326) - Exploring E-Commerce Plugins to Use on Your Site (Page 326) - Creating Photo Galleries or Portfolios (Page 331) - Creating Web Forms for Your Site with Plugins (Page 342) - Building a Social Community with BuddyPress (Page 347) - Using Plugins to Integrate Popular Social Networks with Your Blog (Page 349) - Part V: The Part of Tens (Page 353) - Chapter 17: Ten Powerful Plugins for WordPress (Page 355) - All in One SEO Pack (Page 355) - BackupBuddy (Page 356) - WP-Print (Page 356) - PluginBuddy Mobile (Page 357) - ShareThis (Page 358) - Subscribe to Comments (Page 358) - WordPress.com Stats (Page 359) - WP Security Scan (Page 359) - WP Super Cache (Page 359) - WPMU Premium (Page 360) - Chapter 18: Ten Well-Designed Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS (Page 361) - IconDock (Page 361) - Kate Rusby (Page 362) - Katy Perry (Page 363) - LIVESTRONG (Page 363) - Mozilla Labs (Page 364) - MSNBC (Page 364) - Time Healthland (Page 365) - WebDevStudios (Page 366) - WeGraphics (Page 367) - WordPress.org (Page 368) - Index (Page 369) - About the Author (Page 385)