Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation -- Chapter 1: Exploring Web Design with WordPress -- Delving Into the Differences between Blogs and Websites -- Using WordPress as a Content Management System -- Discovering the World of WordPress Themes -- Checking Out Premium WordPress Themes and Frameworks -- Getting Your Site Up and Running -- Chapter 2: Understanding WordPress Requirements -- Establishing Your Domain -- Finding a Home for Your Website -- Chapter 3: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server -- Installing WordPress -- Discovering WordPress Release Cycles -- Keeping Track of WordPress Development -- Chapter 4: Managing Content with WordPress -- Archiving Content with WordPress -- Customizing Permalinks -- Syndicating Your Content with RSS Feeds -- Part II: Choosing the Right Tools -- Chapter 5: Exploring Editors, Browsers, and FTP -- Choosing the Right Text Editor for You -- Understanding and Choosing a Web Browser -- Introducing File Transfer Protocol (FTP) -- Setting Up FTP on Your Hosting Account -- Transferring Files with an FTP Client -- Chapter 6: Choosing Graphics and Software Resources -- Exploring Image Types and Formats -- Exploring Graphic Design Software -- Using Online Image-Optimization Tools -- Finding Online Image Libraries -- Chapter 7: Choosing Colors and Fonts -- Understanding Color -- Creating Color Schemes with Helpful Tools -- Understanding Typography Essentials -- Finding and Using Fonts for Graphic Design -- Chapter 8: Planning Your Design Strategy -- Choosing the Width of Your Website -- Choosing the Number of Columns -- Determining Website Navigation -- Understanding Content Display Options -- Testing Your Design in a Sandbox Environment -- Part III: Working with WordPress Themes.

Chapter 9: Finding and Installing a WordPress Theme -- Finding and Installing a Theme from the Themes Directory -- Deciding to Use a Premium Theme -- Chapter 10: Working with the Default Theme: Twenty Thirteen -- Exploring the Layout and Structure -- Customizing the Header Image -- Including Custom Navigation Menus -- Enhancing Your Website with Widgets -- Chapter 11: Dissecting Themes and Templates -- Understanding How PHP and MySQL Work Together -- Exploring PHP Basics -- Managing Your MySQL Database -- Viewing the Template Files in a WordPress Theme -- Examining the Templates That Make Up a WordPress Theme -- Exploring Template Tags, Values, and Parameters -- Customizing Your Blog Posts with Template Tags -- Putting It All Together -- Chapter 12: Displaying Content with Widgets and Template Tags -- Exploring Common Template Tags -- Adding New Widget Areas to Your Theme -- Using Template Files -- Adding Theme Support for Built-In Features -- Chapter 13: Understanding Parent and Child Themes -- Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes -- Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes -- Preparing a Parent Theme -- Part IV: Building Your Custom Website -- Chapter 14: Using Basic CSS and HTML to Customize Your Site Design -- Styling with CSS: The Basics -- Changing the Background Image or Color Used in Your Theme -- Defining and Positioning Your Header Image with CSS -- Changing Basic Elements to Create a Unique Look for Your Site -- Understanding Basic HTML Techniques to Use on Your Site -- Chapter 15: Designing for WordPress as a CMS -- Creating the Front Page of Your Website -- Adding a Blog to Your Website -- Creating Custom Page Templates to Achieve Different Layouts and Styles -- Creating Different Sidebar and Footer Templates for Your Pages -- Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts.

Chapter 16: Enhancing Your Website with Plugins -- Installing WordPress Plugins via the Dashboard -- Installing Plugins Manually -- Exploring E-Commerce Plugins to Use on Your Site -- Creating Photo Galleries or Portfolios -- Creating Web Forms for Your Site with Plugins -- Building a Social Community with BuddyPress -- Using Plugins to Integrate Popular Social Networks with Your Blog -- Part V: The Part of Tens -- Chapter 17: Ten Powerful Plugins for WordPress -- All in One SEO Pack -- BackupBuddy -- WP-Print -- PluginBuddy Mobile -- ShareThis -- Subscribe to Comments -- WordPress.com Stats -- WP Security Scan -- WP Super Cache -- WPMU Premium -- Chapter 18: Ten Well-Designed Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS -- IconDock -- Kate Rusby -- Katy Perry -- LIVESTRONG -- Mozilla Labs -- MSNBC -- Time Healthland -- WebDevStudios -- WeGraphics -- WordPress.org -- Index -- About the Author.