Introduction 1

Part I: Introducing WordPress 7

Chapter 1: What WordPress Can Do for You 9

Chapter 2: WordPress Blogging Basics 17

Part II: Using the WordPress Hosted Service 29

Chapter 3: Getting Started with WordPress.com 31

Chapter 4: Writing and Managing Your Blog 57

Chapter 5: Enhancing Your Blog with Themes, Widgets, and Upgrades 93

Part III: Self-Hosting with WordPress.org 111

Chapter 6: Setting Up Blogging Base Camp 113

Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard 135

Chapter 8: Establishing Your Blog Routine 181

Part IV: Flexing and Extending WordPress 215

Chapter 9: Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video 217

Chapter 10: Making the Most of WordPress Plugins 235

Chapter 11: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 259

Part V: Customizing WordPress 273

Chapter 12: Understanding Themes and Templates 275

Chapter 13: Tweaking WordPress Themes 319

Part VI: The Part of Tens 361

Chapter 14: Ten Popular WordPress Plugins 363

Chapter 15: Ten Free WordPress Themes 369

Appendix: Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating 375

Index 401

Bonus Chapters on the Companion Website www.dummies.com/go/wordpressfordummies

Bonus Chapter 1: Designing for WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS) 1

Bonus Chapter 2: Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress 47

Bonus Chapter 3: Ten Great Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS 77