Lynda.com WordPress 3 Essential Training
Date: 3 June 2011 | Posted by: bubbagump
Lynda.com WordPress 3 Essential Training
Introduction
Welcome 01m 25s
Using the exercise files 00m 50s
04m 55s
1. Getting to Know WordPress
What is WordPress? 03m 15s
Course progression: Cloud hosting, then self-hosting 01m 40s
17m 19s
2. Getting Started with WordPress.com
Setting up an account 04m 45s
Setting up a new blog or web site 05m 32s
Navigating the WordPress.com back end 07m 02s
30m 45s
3. Building a Profile
Editing your profile 05m 49s
Creating profile images with Gravatar.com 04m 53s
Modifying personal settings 08m 04s
Adjusting site settings to improve privacy and findability 07m 25s
Advanced sharing options 04m 34s
49m 26s
4. Posts
Understanding the difference between posts and pages 03m 11s
Creating a new post 05m 58s
Advanced text formatting in a new post 08m 58s
Creating text links 05m 11s
Adding images 07m 37s
Adding images from URLs and external sources 05m 46s
Adding categories, tags, excerpts, and other elements 07m 47s
Publishing a post 04m 58s
09m 02s
5. Pages
Writing a basic page 03m 36s
Organizing page hierarchy 03m 06s
Using page templates 02m 20s
11m 44s
6. Managing Images, Video, and Other Media
Managing media from the Admin panel 04m 47s
Managing Media Library assets from within posts and pages 03m 29s
Inserting external media from YouTube and other services 03m 28s
19m 10s
7. WordPress Settings
Customizing the front page of a site 03m 19s
Managing users 03m 18s
Managing comments 04m 29s
Creating ratings options 02m 17s
Creating polls 05m 47s
29m 59s
8. The Appearance Tab
Selecting a theme 03m 50s
Understanding page widgets 04m 29s
Creating custom sidebar widgets using text widgets 05m 10s
Creating custom menus 09m 14s
Using Typekit to integrate specialized fonts 07m 16s
15m 46s
9. The Twenty Ten Theme
Changing the background 05m 31s
Changing the header image 03m 28s
Creating featured header images in posts and pages 04m 44s
Using asides to create short posts 02m 03s
29m 22s
10. Moving to Self-Hosting
Transitioning from WordPress.com to a self-hosted site 03m 52s
Option 1: Setting up a production environment using BitNami 04m 50s
Option 1: Logging in to and navigating a local WordPress installation with BitNami 03m 33s
Option 2: Setting up a production environment using WAMP on Windows 04m 02s
Option 2: Installing WordPress into a WAMP installation on Windows 03m 42s
Option 3: Setting up a production environment using MAMP on a Mac 05m 32s
Option 3: Installing WordPress into a MAMP installation on a Mac 03m 51s
16m 58s
11. Using Plug-Ins
Installing plug-ins from Admin 05m 56s
Troubleshooting when a plug-in crashes the site 03m 49s
Ten must-have plug-ins for all WordPress sites 07m 13s
09m 01s
12. New Custom Themes
Installing new themes from inside WordPress 04m 43s
Troubleshooting when a custom theme crashes the site 04m 18s
10m 40s
13. Understanding the WordPress File Structure
Working in the wp-content folder 06m 01s
Manually installing themes and plug-ins 04m 39s
21m 49s
14. Basic Theme Hacks
Introducing child themes 07m 17s
Modifying a child theme 08m 34s
Creating custom page templates 05m 58s
24m 18s
15. Launching Your Self-Hosted WordPress Site
Setting up the hosting service 06m 21s
Configuring WordPress before upload 04m 22s
Uploading WordPress to an external web host 03m 27s
Running WordPress on your server for the first time 03m 25s
Importing and exporting existing content from different sources 06m 43s
17m 07s
16. WordPress Site Maintenance and Security
Backing up a WordPress site 06m 22s
Troubleshooting when something goes wrong 05m 42s
Keeping a WordPress installation current 05m 03s
15m 39s
17. Getting Readers
Creating user-friendly permalinks 03m 31s
Setting up a WordPress site for search engine optimization 05m 54s
Setting up and writing good content to get more readers 06m 14s
01m 16s
18. Conclusion
Where to go from here 01m 16s
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