WordPress Web Design For Dummies (eBook)

Lisa Sabin-Wilson 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 WordPress For Dummies and WordPress All-in-One For Dummies. Find her on Twitter @LisaSabinWilson.

Introduction 1

Part I: Establishing a WordPress Foundation 5

Chapter 1: Exploring Web Design with WordPress 7

Chapter 2: Understanding WordPress Requirements 17

Chapter 3: Installing WordPress on Your Web Server 25

Chapter 4: Managing Content with WordPress 43

Part II: Choosing the Right Tools 61

Chapter 5: Exploring Editors, Browsers, and FTP 63

Chapter 6: Choosing Graphics and Software Resources 83

Chapter 7: Choosing Colors and Fonts 99

Chapter 8: Planning Your Design Strategy 113

Part III: Working with WordPress Themes 135

Chapter 9: Finding and Installing a WordPress Theme 137

Chapter 10: Working with the Default Theme: Twenty Fifteen 141

Chapter 11: Dissecting Themes and Templates 159

Chapter 12: Displaying Content with Widgets and Template Tags 197

Chapter 13: Understanding Parent and Child Themes 245

Part IV: Building Your Custom Website 259

Chapter 14: Using Basic CSS and HTML to Customize Your Site Design 261

Chapter 15: Designing for WordPress as a CMS 283

Chapter 16: Enhancing Your Website with Plugins 301

Part V: The Part of Tens 333

Chapter 17: Ten Powerful Plugins for WordPress 335

Chapter 18: Ten Well-Designed Sites That Use WordPress as a CMS 345

Chapter 19: Ten Free WordPress Themes 353

Index 359