Fully updated colour guide showing how to use advanced WordPress features to create custom dynamic websites Provides information on using WordPress to create and maintain a Web site, covering such topics as text editors, choosing colors and fonts, themes and templates, widgets, CSS, HTML, CMS, and plugins. 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