2014
Lynda
Morten Rand-Hendriksen
5h 44m
English

WordPress powers millions of blogs and websites. Learn how to create your own with this powerful publishing platform. Staff author Morten Rand-Hendriksen will help you get the most out of the self-hosted version of WordPress and create feature-rich blogs and websites. Morten explains how to create and publish posts and pages; customize your site with themes, widgets, and custom menus; and extend WordPress even further with plugins. Even more, Morten will show how to get more readers with social media sharing and comments, and adjust the settings that keep your site safe and secure.
Topics include:
What is WordPress?
Installing and running WordPress
Publishing posts and pages
Using page templates
Inserting images, video, and other media
Editing posts
Changing themes
Installing plugins
Adding other users
Securing your WordPress site

Introduction 17m 33s
Welcome 1m 1s
What's new in WordPress 4.0 10m 32s
What's new in 4.1 NEW 6m 0s
1. Getting to Know WordPress 11m 55s
What is WordPress? 3m 51s
Setting the language of your WordPress installation UPDATED 4m 57s
WordPress, WordPress.com, and WordPress.org: What is the difference? 3m 7s
2. Getting Started with WordPress 17m 18s
Installing and running WordPress 2m 19s
Accessing your WordPress site 2m 20s
Using the WordPress Dashboard 8m 10s
Using the WordPress toolbar 4m 29s
3. Creating Posts 1h 35m
Understanding the difference between posts and pages 4m 4s
Creating a new post 9m 57s
Using categories and tags 8m 19s
Advanced text formatting UPDATED 9m 32s
Creating and managing links 7m 7s
Adding images 9m 36s
Adding an image gallery 9m 59s
Using Featured Image 3m 8s
Adding images from external sources 7m 30s
Adding media from YouTube and other services through oEmbed 5m 1s
Comparing and restoring old versions with Revisions 4m 47s
Publishing posts 7m 2s
Using the More tag and excerpts 4m 36s
Defining post formats 4m 43s
4. Creating Pages 11m 21s
Creating a basic page 5m 19s
Using page templates 3m 52s
Organizing page hierarchy 2m 10s
5. Managing Content 22m 24s
Navigating the Dashboard index pages 7m 40s
Using Quick Edit 2m 22s
Using Bulk Edit 4m 20s
Understanding how WordPress handles media content 8m 2s
6. Changing the Appearance of Your Site 50m 0s
Selecting and changing themes 4m 57s
Using the Theme Customizer 7m 39s
Using a custom header image 4m 59s
Creating custom menus 7m 27s
Using widgets 8m 4s
Changing the front page from a blog view to a static page 4m 50s
Installing themes from the WordPress Theme Directory 5m 28s
Installing custom themes 3m 2s
Making sure your WordPress site is mobile-ready 3m 34s
7. Extending WordPress with Plugins 22m 15s
Installing plugins 10m 21s
Creating a contact page 4m 46s
Adding social media sharing buttons with AddThis 5m 16s
Learn more about plugins 1m 52s
8. Profiles, Users, and Settings 34m 44s
Editing your user profile 8m 51s
Creating a Gravatar profile 4m 9s
Adding and managing users 5m 59s
Understanding user levels 6m 28s
Configuring general settings 9m 17s
9. Getting Readers 19m 9s
Creating user-friendly permalinks 5m 31s
Configuring comment settings 7m 44s
Managing comments 5m 54s
10. WordPress behind the Curtain 13m 1s
Understanding how WordPress works 5m 40s
Back-end management of themes, plugins, and other assets 7m 21s
11. Maintenance and Security 20m 43s
Keeping up to date 6m 20s
Must-have security plugins 5m 13s
Troubleshooting a site crash 9m 10s
12. Diving Further into the World of WordPress 9m 14s
Exporting and importing content from other sites 6m 24s
Going further with WordPress: Creating themes and plugins 2m 5

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