Introduction 1 Book 1: WordPress Basics 5 Chapter 1: Exploring Basic WordPress Concepts 7 Chapter 2: Exploring the World of Open-Source Software 19 Chapter 3: Understanding Development and Release Cycles 29 Chapter 4: Meeting the WordPress Community 37 Chapter 5: Discovering Different Versions of WordPress 49 Book 2: Setting Up the WordPress Software 61 Chapter 1: Understanding the System Requirements 63 Chapter 2: Using Secure File Transfer Protocol 73 Chapter 3: Getting to Know PHP and MySQL 85 Chapter 4: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 95 Chapter 5: Configuring WordPress for Optimum Security 109 Chapter 6: Updating WordPress 127 Chapter 7: Backing Up, Packing Up, and Moving to a New Host 137 Book 3: Exploring the WordPress Dashboard 155 Chapter 1: Logging In and Taking a Look Around 157 Chapter 2: Exploring Tools and Settings 169 Chapter 3: Managing Users and Multiple Authors 201 Chapter 4: Dealing with Comments and Spam 211 Chapter 5: Creating Categories and Tags 225 Book 4: Publishing Your Site with WordPress 237 Chapter 1: Writing Your First Post 239 Chapter 2: Creating a Static Page 277 Chapter 3: Uploading and Displaying Photos and Galleries 287 Chapter 4: Exploring Podcasting and Video Blogging 307 Chapter 5: Working with Custom Fields 323 Chapter 6: Using WordPress as a Content Management System 335 Book 5: Examining SEO and Social Media 355 Chapter 1: Exposing Your Content 357 Chapter 2: Creating a Social Media Listening Hub 377 Chapter 3: Understanding Analytics 389 Chapter 4: Search Engine Optimization 405 Chapter 5: Exploring Popular SEO Plugins 423 Book 6: Customizing the Look of Your Site 433 Chapter 1: Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Nineteen 435 Chapter 2: Finding and Installing WordPress Themes 457 Chapter 3: Exploring the Anatomy of a Theme 475 Chapter 4: Customizing Your Theme 511 Chapter 5: Understanding Parent and Child Themes 535 Chapter 6: Digging into Advanced Theme Development 551 Book 7: Using and Developing Plugins 587 Chapter 1: Introducing WordPress Plugins 589 Chapter 2: Installing and Managing Plugins 607 Chapter 3: Configuring and Using Plugins 621 Chapter 4: Modifying Existing Plugin Code 639 Chapter 5: Creating Simple Plugins from Scratch 647 Chapter 6: Exploring Plugin Development Best Practices 687 Chapter 7: Plugin Tips and Tricks 701 Book 8: Running Multiple Sites with WordPress 719 Chapter 1: An Introduction to Multiple Sites 721 Chapter 2: Setting Up and Configuring Network Features 731 Chapter 3: Becoming a Network Admin 739 Chapter 4: Management of Users and Access Control 759 Chapter 5: Using Network Plugins and Themes 769 Chapter 6: Using Multiple Domains within Your Network 781 Index 799

Your complete guide to WordPress WordPress 5.0 has amazing new tools to help you take your site to the next level. Everything you need for a successful and satisfying experience with WordPress is in one of these handy, self-contained minibooks. Set up your account, choose a theme and host, manage content with Gutenberg, keep your site secure, explore SEO, and so much more! 8 Books Inside… WordPress BasicsSetting Up WordPressExploring the DashboardExamining SEOUtilizing PluginsCustomizing Your SitePublishing Your SiteRunning Multiple Sites with WordPress