Part I: Getting Started with WordPress 1
Chapter 1: Learning About WordPress 3
Chapter 2: Installing and Configuring WordPress 23
Chapter 3: WordPress, SEO, and Social Media Marketing 43
Chapter 4: Finding Help in the WordPress Support System 63
Part II: Working with Plugins 77
Chapter 5: Extending WordPress with Plugins 79
Chapter 6: Building Widgets and Navigation Menus 115
Chapter 7: Understanding the WordPress Database Class 137
Chapter 8: Dissecting the Loop and WP_Query 159
Part III: Working with Themes and Template Tags 179
Chapter 9: Using Free or Premium Themes 181
Chapter 10: Understanding the Template File Hierarchy 195
Chapter 11: Adding JavaScript and CSS to Themes 225
Chapter 12: Dissecting the Comment Loop, Template Tags, and Theme Best Practices 245
Part IV: Creating Content 269
Chapter 13: Navigating the Content Production Experience 271
Chapter 14: Using Offline Editors 291
Part V: Keeping Up with the Joneses: Maintenance and Upgrades 311
Chapter 15: Performing Automatic Upgrades 313
Chapter 16: Moving to WordPress and Backing It Up 323
Chapter 17: WordPress Maintenance and Security 349
Chapter 18: Caching Strategy to Ensure WordPress Scales 369
Chapter 19: Understanding WordPress Roles and Capabilities 389
Part VI: Alternate Uses for WordPress 399
Chapter 20: Using WordPress for Alternative Blogging 401
Chapter 21: WordPress as a Content Management System 423
Part VII: Looking at the WordPress Ecosystem 437
Chapter 22: Leveraging WordPress Multisite Functionality 439
Chapter 23: Adding User Forums with bbPress 459
Chapter 24: Creating Your Own Social Network with BuddyPress 469
Chapter 25: Using BackPress as a Development Framework 485
Chapter 26: WordPress.com and the Automattic Products 495
Chapter 27: Leveraging Automattic Products 513
Part VIII: Appendixes 529
Appendix A: WordPress Hook Reference 531
Appendix B: Template Tags 589
Appendix C: WordPress Hosting 643
Appendix D: WordPress Vendors and Professional Services 653
Appendix E: WordPress in Government 665
Appendix F: WordPress in Major Media 675
Appendix G: The General Public License 683
Index 689
