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WordPress Web Design For Dummies


WordPress Web Design For Dummies


3. Aufl.

von: Lisa Sabin-Wilson

23,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 16.10.2015
ISBN/EAN: 9781119088608
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 384

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<b>Your full-color guide to creating dynamic websites with WordPress</b> <p>Are you familiar with the fundamentals of WordPress, but want to take your skills to the next level? From bestselling author and WordPress expert Lisa Sabin-Wilson, this new edition of <i>WordPress Web Design For Dummies</i> quickly gets you up to speed on the latest release of the software and shows you how to use it as a tool to create a customized, compelling, and cost-effective website—without losing your cool. <p>WordPress can be used to create a custom design for your website using complimentary technologies such as graphic design, CSS, HTML coding, PHP programming, and MySQL administration. With the help of this hands-on, friendly guide, you'll discover how to create an effective navigation system, choose the right color palette and fonts, and select different layouts. Plus, you'll find out how to tweak existing website designs with available themes, both free and premium, and gain the confidence to translate your design skills into paid work. <ul> <li>Create dynamic, custom websites with the self-hosted version of WordPress</li> <li>Use free themes and enhance them with CSS and HTML</li> <li>Create a responsive design for mobile devices and tablet users</li> <li>Get to grips with the newest release of WordPress</li> </ul> <p>Whether you want to use WordPress to spruce up your existing website or create a brand-new one from scratch, this do-it-yourself guide has you covered.
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p>About This Book 1</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 2</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 3</p> <p>Beyond the Book 3</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 4</p> <p><b>Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation 5</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Exploring Web Design with WordPress 7</b></p> <p>Delving Into the Differences Between Blogs and Websites 8</p> <p>Using WordPress as a Content Management System 10</p> <p>Discovering the World of WordPress Themes 12</p> <p>Checking Out Premium WordPress Themes and Frameworks 15</p> <p>Getting Your Site Up and Running 16</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Understanding WordPress Requirements 17</b></p> <p>Establishing Your Domain 17</p> <p>Understanding domain name extensions 18</p> <p>Considering the cost of a domain name 18</p> <p>Registering your domain name 19</p> <p>Finding a Home for Your Website 20</p> <p>Examining what services web hosts offer 21</p> <p>Finding a host that provides WordPress features 23</p> <p>Planning for future needs 23</p> <p>Being cautious about offers of unlimited space and bandwidth 24</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 25</b></p> <p>Installing WordPress 25</p> <p>Setting up the MySQL database 27</p> <p>Uploading the WordPress files 29</p> <p>Running the install script 31</p> <p>Discovering WordPress Release Cycles 37</p> <p>Understanding why you need to upgrade regularly 38</p> <p>Examining release cycles 39</p> <p>Keeping Track of WordPress Development 40</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Managing Content with WordPress 43</b></p> <p>Archiving Content with WordPress 43</p> <p>Building categories 46</p> <p>Changing the name of a category 47</p> <p>Creating new categories 49</p> <p>Using static page parents and children 50</p> <p>Customizing Permalinks 52</p> <p>Making your post links pretty 52</p> <p>Customizing your permalinks 54</p> <p>Making sure that your permalinks work with your server 55</p> <p>Syndicating Your Content with RSS Feeds 57</p> <p>Introducing feed readers 58</p> <p>Discovering the many WordPress RSS options 58</p> <p>Using your RSS feeds with your social media accounts 59</p> <p><b>Part II: Choosing the Right Tools 61</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Exploring Editors, Browsers, and FTP 63</b></p> <p>Choosing the Right Text Editor for You 64</p> <p>Notepad (Windows) 64</p> <p>Notepad+ + (Windows) 65</p> <p>TextMate (Mac) 67</p> <p>Understanding and Choosing a Web Browser 67</p> <p>Discovering browsers and tools 67</p> <p>Understanding cross-browser compatibility 70</p> <p>Introducing File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 72</p> <p>Setting Up FTP on Your Hosting Account 74</p> <p>Transferring Files with an FTP Client 76</p> <p>Connecting to the web server via FTP 76</p> <p>Transferring files from point A to point B 79</p> <p>Editing files by using FTP 80</p> <p>Changing file permissions 81</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Choosing Graphics and Software Resources 83</b></p> <p>Exploring Image Types and Formats 83</p> <p>Comparing raster and vector images 84</p> <p>Looking at image file formats 86</p> <p>Exploring Graphic Design Software 88</p> <p>Using raster-based software 89</p> <p>Using vector-based software 93</p> <p>Using Online Image-Optimization Tools 95</p> <p>Finding Online Image Libraries 96</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Choosing Colors and Fonts 99</b></p> <p>Understanding Color 99</p> <p>Checking out the color wheel 100</p> <p>Examining the RGB and hex color models 101</p> <p>Creating Color Schemes with Helpful Tools 102</p> <p>Exploring different color combinations 102</p> <p>Finding RGB and hex codes 104</p> <p>Understanding Typography Essentials 106</p> <p>Exploring font styles 106</p> <p>Discovering web-safe fonts for content 108</p> <p>Finding and Using Fonts for Graphic Design 110</p> <p>Finding the right fonts for your project 110</p> <p>Installing fonts on your computer 111</p> <p>Chapter 8: Planning Your Design Strategy 113</p> <p>Choosing the Width of Your Website 114</p> <p>Designing with a fixed width 115</p> <p>Designing with a fluid width 119</p> <p>Designing a responsive layout 121</p> <p>Choosing the Number of Columns 124</p> <p>Determining Website Navigation 127</p> <p>Understanding Content Display Options 128</p> <p>Testing Your Design in a Sandbox Environment 129</p> <p>Creating a sandbox environment 130</p> <p>Using a plugin to back up and transfer from your sandbox 133</p> <p>Using WordPress in a local environment 134</p> <p><b>Part III: Working with WordPress Themes 135</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Finding and Installing a WordPress Theme 137</b></p> <p>Finding and Installing a Theme from the Theme Directory 138</p> <p>Deciding to Use a Premium Theme 140</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Working with the Default Theme: Twenty Fifteen 141</b></p> <p>Exploring the Layout and Structure 142</p> <p>Customizing the Header Image 143</p> <p>Uploading Your Own Header Image 143</p> <p>Including Custom Navigation Menus 147</p> <p>Enhancing Your Website with Widgets 151</p> <p>Understanding how widgets work 151</p> <p>Adding widgets to the sidebar of the Twenty Fifteen theme 153</p> <p>Using the Text widget 154</p> <p>Adding the RSS widget 156</p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Dissecting Themes and Templates 159</b></p> <p>Understanding How PHP and MySQL Work Together 160</p> <p>Exploring PHP Basics 160</p> <p>Examining the makeup of a template tag 161</p> <p>Trying out a little PHP 162</p> <p>Managing Your MySQL Database 164</p> <p>Viewing the Template Files in a WordPress Theme 166</p> <p>Examining the Templates That Make Up a WordPress Theme 169</p> <p>The stylesheet 171</p> <p>The Main Index and The Loop 172</p> <p>The Header template 177</p> <p>The Sidebar template 181</p> <p>The Footer template 181</p> <p>Other template files 182</p> <p>Exploring Template Tags, Values, and Parameters 183</p> <p>Customizing Your Blog Posts with Template Tags 185</p> <p>Putting It All Together 186</p> <p>Connecting the templates 186</p> <p>Using additional stylesheets 195</p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Displaying Content with Widgets and Template Tags 197</b></p> <p>Exploring Common Template Tags 198</p> <p>Calendar 198</p> <p>List pages 199</p> <p>Post archives 201</p> <p>Categories 201</p> <p>Content types (WP_Query tag) 204</p> <p>Miscellaneous but useful template tags 206</p> <p>Adding New Widget Areas to Your Theme 208</p> <p>Registering your widget areas 208</p> <p>Adding widget areas to your template files 209</p> <p>Using Template Files 210</p> <p>Creating named templates 210</p> <p>Creating and using template parts 211</p> <p>Exploring content-specific standard templates 214</p> <p>Using Page templates 215</p> <p>Adding Theme Support for Built-In Features 217</p> <p>Adding support for custom navigation menus 218</p> <p>Adding support for custom post types 225</p> <p>Adding support for post formats 232</p> <p>Adding support for post thumbnails 239</p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Understanding Parent and Child Themes 245</b></p> <p>Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes 245</p> <p>Creating a child theme 246</p> <p>Loading a parent theme’s style 247</p> <p>Customizing the parent theme’s styling 249</p> <p>Using images in child theme designs 250</p> <p>Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes 252</p> <p>Overriding parent template files 253</p> <p>Adding new template files 254</p> <p>Removing template files 255</p> <p>Modifying the theme functions file 256</p> <p>Preparing a Parent Theme 257</p> <p><b>Part IV: Building Your Custom Website 259</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Using Basic CSS and HTML to Customize Your Site Design 261</b></p> <p>Styling with CSS: The Basics 262</p> <p>Introducing CSS 262</p> <p>CSS selectors 264</p> <p>Classes and IDs 265</p> <p>CSS properties and values 266</p> <p>Changing the Background Image or Color Used in Your Theme 267</p> <p>Adding the custom background feature to a theme 267</p> <p>Customizing the background 268</p> <p>Changing the background using CSS 270</p> <p>Defining and Positioning Your Header Image with CSS 271</p> <p>Defining a background image to use as a header 271</p> <p>Positioning, repeating, or scrolling your background image 272</p> <p>Changing Basic Elements to Create a Unique Look for Your Site 273</p> <p>Adding background colors and image effects 274</p> <p>Choosing a font family, color, and size 274</p> <p>Using borders in your design 276</p> <p>Understanding Basic HTML Techniques to Use on Your Site 277</p> <p>Inserting images 279</p> <p>Inserting hyperlinks 279</p> <p>Inserting lists 280</p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Designing for WordPress as a CMS 283</b></p> <p>Creating the Front Page of Your Website 284</p> <p>Creating a static page 286</p> <p>Assigning a static page as the front page 287</p> <p>Tweaking the page to look like a website rather than a blog 288</p> <p>Adding a Blog to Your Website 290</p> <p>Creating a blank page for the blog 291</p> <p>Assigning the new page as a blog 291</p> <p>Creating Custom Page Templates to Achieve Different Layouts and Styles 292</p> <p>Viewing the default Page template (page.php) 293</p> <p>Creating a new category Page template 294</p> <p>Comparing two Page templates 296</p> <p>Creating Different Sidebar and Footer Templates for Your Pages 297</p> <p>Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts 298</p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Enhancing Your Website with Plugins 301</b></p> <p>Installing WordPress Plugins via the Dashboard 302</p> <p>Finding free plugins 302</p> <p>Installing and activating a plugin 304</p> <p>Installing Plugins Manually 306</p> <p>Exploring E-Commerce Plugins to Use on Your Site 307</p> <p>Understanding what you can do with e-commerce plugins 307</p> <p>Examining some recommended plugins 308</p> <p>Creating Photo Galleries or Portfolios 311</p> <p>Inserting images into your page or post 311</p> <p>Adding image styles to your stylesheet 317</p> <p>Inserting a photo gallery 318</p> <p>Creating Web Forms for Your Site with Plugins 323</p> <p>Exploring different types of forms you can use on your site 324</p> <p>Using helpful plugins to create forms 324</p> <p>Building a Social Community with BuddyPress 327</p> <p>Using Plugins to Integrate Popular Social Networks with Your Blog 330</p> <p>Integrating Twitter with Twitter Tools 330</p> <p>Integrating Facebook with WordPress 331</p> <p><b>Part V: The Part of Tens 333</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 17: Ten Powerful Plugins for WordPress 335</b></p> <p>WordPress SEO 335</p> <p>BackupBuddy 336</p> <p>WP-Print 336</p> <p>AppPresser — Mobile App Framework 337</p> <p>Jetpack 338</p> <p>Sucuri Sitecheck Malware Scanner 340</p> <p>Facebook 341</p> <p>WooCommerce 341</p> <p>WP Super Cache 342</p> <p>Google XML Sitemaps 343</p> <p><b>Chapter 18: Ten Well-Designed Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS 345</b></p> <p>IconDock 345</p> <p>Kate Rusby 346</p> <p>Katy Perry 347</p> <p>LIVESTRONG 347</p> <p>Microsoft News Center 348</p> <p>Discovery Communications 348</p> <p>Time 349</p> <p>WebDevStudios 350</p> <p>WeGraphics 350</p> <p>WordPress.org 351</p> <p><b>Chapter 19: Ten Free WordPress Themes 353</b></p> <p>Hybrid 353</p> <p>designPile 354</p> <p>Responsive 354</p> <p>P2 355</p> <p>Annotum Base 355</p> <p>Blackbird 356</p> <p>iTheme2 356</p> <p>Esquire 357</p> <p>WP-Creativix 357</p> <p>Gridline 357</p> <p>Index 359</p>
<p><b>Lisa Sabin-Wilson</b> is the co-owner of WebDevStudios, a development company specializing in custom WordPress plugins, themes, and deployments. She is a popular conference speaker and bestselling author of <i>WordPress For Dummies</i> and <i>WordPress All-in-One For Dummies</i>. Find her on Twitter @LisaSabinWilson.
<p><b><i>Learn to:</i></b> <ul> <li>Create dynamic, custom websites with the self-hosted version of WordPress</li> <li>Determine color scheme, site navigation, and typography based on your design strategy</li> <li>Plan your design for mobile device and tablet users</li> </ul> <p><b>Your full-color guide to creating dynamic websites with WordPress</b> <p>Do you want to take your WordPress skills to the next level? From bestselling author and WordPress expert Lisa Sabin-Wilson, this friendly guide quickly gets you up to speed on the latest release of the software. Its easy-to-understand direction will show you how to use WordPress to effortlessly create customized, compelling, and cost-effective websites. <ul> <li><b>Get a solid foundation</b> — explore web design with WordPress, understand domain requirements, and manage content confidently</li> <li><b>Assemble your toolbox</b> — plan your design strategy, choose graphics and software resources, pick colors and fonts, and explore editors, browsers, and FTP</li> <li><b>Choose your theme</b> — find and install a WordPress theme, dissect themes and templates, and display content with widgets and template tags</li> <li><b>Build your website</b> — use basic CSS and HTML to customize your site design, design for WordPress as a CMS, and enhance your website with plugins</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find:</b> <ul> <li>How to use WordPress as a content management system</li> <li>Steps for installing WordPress on your web server</li> <li>Tips for working with the default theme as well as parent and child themes</li> <li>How to implement advanced CSS, SaSS, and responsive design</li> <li>Guidance on inserting images into your page or post</li> <li>Steps for building a community with BuddyPress</li> <li>Powerful plugins for WordPress</li> </ul>

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