Includes index.

"Learn WordPress the quick and easy way!" -- cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 First Steps -- Setting Up WordPress -- Using an Installer -- Setting Up a Database -- Installing WordPress -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 2 Getting Familiar with WordPress -- How WordPress Works: An Overview -- Finding Your Way Around the Dashboard -- Exporting and Importing Your Site Content -- Backing Up Your Site Data and Files -- Upgrading WordPress -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 3 Settings -- General Settings -- Writing Settings -- Reading Settings -- Discussion Settings -- Media Settings -- Privacy -- Permalinks -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 4 Managing Accounts -- Configuring Your Account -- Managing User Accounts -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 5 Adding Content -- Adding Posts -- Adding Pages -- Editing Posts and Pages -- Setting Up and Using Categories -- Using Tags -- Internal Linking -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 6 Working with Media -- Using the Media Library -- Uploading and Managing Audio Files -- Uploading and Managing Video Files -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 7 Managing Comments -- Enabling and Disabling Comments -- Moderating Comments -- Fighting Spam with Akismet -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 8 Syndication -- Setting Up Your RSS Feed -- Displaying Your RSS Feed -- Setting Up Subscriptions -- Using Google FeedBurner with WordPress -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 9 Widgets and Plug-ins -- Widgets vs. Plug-ins: What's the Difference? -- Using Widgets -- Using Plug-ins -- Upgrading Plug-ins -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 10 Customizing Your WordPress Theme -- Using the WordPress Default Theme -- Choosing a New Theme -- Using the Theme Editor -- Setting Up Menus -- Using Post Formats -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 11 Getting Fancy with Themes -- Customizing Your Theme with CSS -- Adding a Favicon -- Editing the Functions File -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 12 Advanced Theme Development -- Anatomy of a WordPress Theme -- Building a Theme from Scratch -- Working with Template Files -- Working with Template Tags -- Using the Loop -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 13 Custom Post Types -- Setting Up a Custom Post Type -- Using Custom Taxonomies -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 14 One Installation, Multiple Blogs -- Setting Up a Network -- Administrating a Blog Network -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 15 More Ways to Customize WordPress -- The More, the Merrier: Multiple Authors -- Integrating Third-Party Services -- Setting Up a Third-Party Comment System -- Monetizing Your Site: Ad Integration -- Using Web Fonts -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 16 Best Practices -- Search Engine Optimization -- Speeding Up Your Site -- How to Write: Blogging Basics -- Putting It All Together -- ch. 17 Tools and Tricks -- Posting from Your Desktop -- Mobile Posting -- Using Stats to Evaluate Traffic -- Putting It All Together.

Provides step-by-step instructions on using WordPress to create and maintain blogs and Web sites.