WordPress Bible

Master the blog platform of choice around the world

Whether you're a casual blogger or programming pro, this detailed guide will help you get the very most out of the new version of the hottest blogging platform on the planet. A complete step-by-step reference, this book covers WordPress 3.1 from the basics through advanced application development. Learn how to use custom plugins and themes, build navigation menus on the fly with no coding, leverage the WordPress multisite API, and much more.

• Explore various Web servers and all modules, then install and configure the software

• Enhance your blog's findability with SEO, keywords, and meta tags

• Create events with actions, apply hooks, and expand functionality with plugins

• Leverage Twitter widgets, the Facebook Like button, or other social media devices to extend your blog's reach

• Integrate navigation menus with custom dynamic themes

• Set up WordPress as a Content Management System

• Build your own self-contained social network with BuddyPress

Companion Web Site

Visit wiley.com/go/wordpressbible2e for all of the author's example files from the book.

• Install, configure, and manage WordPress

• Turn a blog into a social network

• Create a dynamic, full-fledged CMS