Whether you are learning how to theme WordPress for your own use, or to offer your theme design services for hire, or to even build a brand of WordPress themes to distribute to the masses, this DVD shows you how to get started theming the popular WordPress and to get results quickly.

In just a matter of 2 hours, you will learn the process of going from a blank page in your web browser to a fully-functional WordPress theme, including how to integrate your own unique graphics.

Sit and watch as Aleks Monahan from the WEB|CMS Squad teaches you tremendously valuable information that will build your skills and open doors to new opportunities. No need to spend days or weeks trying to figure out all pieces of the puzzle.

WordPress is one of the most popular CMS platforms in today's Web 2.0 world, and its popularity is only increasing. Not only is WordPress popular, but also WordPress custom theming projects are bid anywhere from $200 to $2,000 or more on the freelance networks, and those who have the WordPress theming skills guard their knowledge like Fort Knox. Join those who can, and start theming WordPress today.

Professional blog designer Lisa Sabin-Wilson shows you how to use all the latest upgrades to WordPress 2.5 and helps you decide whether to use the Wordpress.com hosted service or self-host your blog with WordPress.org. Whether you’re just venturing into the blogosphere or you want to shift an existing blog to WordPress, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help.

• Explore theme development and learn where to find free WordPress themes
• Extend WordPress through plug-ins, CSS, custom fields, and more
• Find out about archiving, interacting with readers through comments, tracking back, and handling spam
• Get the scoop on domain registration, Web hosting providers, basic tools like FTP, and more
• Create a unique blog theme and presentation by using template tags with CSS
• Sign up for WordPress.com, log in, set options, and create a profile
• Install WordPress.org, set up a MySQL database, explore RSS feeds, and organize a blogroll
• Discover the secrets of creating a blog that draws readers
• Get tips on wonderful widgets, upgrades, and plugins you can add to make your blog extra cool
• Learn how to use the Dashboard, manage comments, and make permalinks work with your Web server

With WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition on hand, it’s easy to make the most of the free software and build a blog that stands out in a crowd.

Covers domain names, web hosting, installation, setup, themes, plugins, comments, getting visitors to your site, generating income from your site, and much more. Everything you need to create a profitable blog starting today.

In this DVD, Kenton Newby shows you the exact process you need to follow in order to get your Wordpress(R) blog setup in minimal time, how to customize your new site with the free layouts, how to add additional features to your site using free plugins, and how to deal with commetnts and avoid comment SPAM. Plus you'll learn a handful of free yet powerful secrets for getting visitors to your new site and some practical ways you can use your site to earn an income - topics rarely covered in most of the books that are available on the subject of blogging and you get to watch the whole process right on your DVD player.

Easy Guide to Blogging Volume 1 covers:

• The very best sources for domain names and web hosting and exactly what to look for to avoid headaches down the road
• How to do a simple "one-click" installation of Wordpress(R) - no technical skills required, just fill out a form and click the button
• Little-known tips for setting up your site's options to make your new blog easy to manage
• How to find free themes (website templates) that allow you to change the look of your site
• How to find free plugins (addons) to add more functionality to your site
• Free, proven strategies for getting visitors to your site and how to keep them coming back
• Practical methods you can use to turn your blog into an additional income stream
• And much more...

If you're an experienced blogger, this disc is probably too basic for you. But if you're brand new to blogging, interested in learning or just got started, you'll find this DVD to be a valuable resource to help you get the most out of your blog. You'll quickly see how having your own blog can be a tremendous asset to any online business, an offline business looking to boost its online presence or just a fun way to share your knowledge and interest with like-minded people all over the web.

Once you view this video, you'll understand just how easy it is to create and run your own profitable blog site using Wordpress(R).

Wordpress is a simple and powerful way to start blogging. If you're not an IT expert but want to use a state of the art blogging system to give your blog the best chance of success, while giving you the time to focus on content and your readers, WordPress is the right system for you, and this book is the right place to start. It will give you a rapid and straightforward introduction to the rich and powerful features of WordPress and get you up and running with a state of the art blog as quickly and painlessly as possible.

WordPress is an open source blog engine released under GNU general public license. It allows users to easily create dynamic blogs with great content and many outstanding features. It is an ideal tool for developing blogs and though it is chiefly used for blogging, it can also be used as a complete CMS with very little effort. Its versality and ease of use has attracted a large, enthusiastic, and helpful community of users.

If you want to create powerful, fully-featured blogs in no time, this book is for you. This book will help you explore WordPress showing you what it offers and how to go about building your blog with the system.

You will be introduced to the main aspects of a blog - users, communities, posts, comments, news feeds - and learn how to manage them using WordPress. You will develop the skills and confidence to manage all types of content, be it text or images, on your blog, and also understand how users interact with the blog. In working through the book you'll be inspired as well as informed, and have the capability and the ideas for make your blog cutting edge and exciting to maximise its impact.

• Installing and configuring WordPress on a local development machine or a web hosting service

• Managing posts and comments

• Working with Image galleries, calendars, etc.

• Organising users and Communities

• Creating and Installing themes to control the page layout

• Linking to the outside world - Feeds, Syndication, and Podcasting

• Customising Widgets and Plugins

• Using WordPress as a regular CMS

Written in a clear, easy to read style, the book takes you the essential tasks required to create a feature-rich blog as quickly as possible. From initial setup to customizing modules, each task is explained in a clear, practical way using an example blog developed through the book.

This book is a beginner's guide to WordPress, for people who are new to blogging and want to create their own blogs in a simple and straightforward manner. It does not require any detailed knowledge of programming or web development, and any IT confident user will be able to use the book to produce an impressive blog.

• WordPress and the World of Blogging

• Getting Started with WordPress

• Choosing and Installing a Theme

• Blog Your Heart Out

• Non-Blog Content

• Feeds, Syndication, and Podcasting

• Getting the Theme Tailor-Made for You

• Managing Users and Building Communities

• Widgets and Plugins

• Administrator's Reference

WordPress is a free blogging platform available to everyone. WordPress has two components, one is a free, Web-based blog-hosting service called WordPress.com. The other is WordPress.org, which provides users with software to run a more feature-rich version of the blogging tool on their own servers.

Both services offer a very easy way to blog, with administrative options to work collaboratively on one or several blogs using the same log-in. Bloggers can write their posts on a WYSIWYG editor, or switch over to a code view on the fly.

This is a great introduction to WordPress. As simple as WordPress is to administer, you will still need hand holding. Before this there has not been a book on WordPress that got you on your way.

This book assumes no blogging or technical background and does a good job of explaining the basics.

For the non-technical the hosted version of WordPress is a great place to begin. For those needing more there are the install-it-yourself versions. You will find everything you need in regards to hosting companies that offer 1 click installs of the regular version WordPress.

Once you're set up, you'll be so educated about WordPress that you'll not only be blogging on the most democratic platform but also involved with one of the most friendly, intelligent and devoted open source communities in the world. Soon you'll be customizing your blog to the bliss you'll be following for the rest of your life.

Not sure where to start blogging? Stuck fiddling around with your blog's limitations? Interested in improving the world through a remarkable blogging platform? Then do yourself a big favor and invest in this book.

Highly recommended to anybody who needs to run a blog or to budding web designers who would like to extend their toolkit.

WordPress is an open-source personal publishing platform that is easy to use, flexible, and highly customizable. Although used primarily for publishing blogs, WordPress can easily be used to create and maintain complete Web sites.

Taking the average blogger further than blogspot can, WordPress allows bloggers to create more complicated sites with their open-source technology, rather than blogger which is limited by HTML changes to their templates.

This easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide shows you how to install, use, and customize WordPress to get the most from the software. Includes tips that explain why certain techniques are better than others, how to watch for potential problems, and where readers can find more information.

• Understanding the WordPress.com Dashboard interface
• Setting basic options and choosing a theme
• Composing posts and pages
• Including and managing images, videos, audio, and other media
• Working with categories and tags
• Building link lists
• Working with comments and dealing with spam
• Managing user accounts
• Customizing themes with widgets
• Promoting a blog

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