WordPress: The Missing Manual (2014)
Part V. Appendixes
Appendix C. Useful Websites
Throughout this book, you learned about a number of great websites where you can get valuable information or download WordPress plug-ins. Odds are you’ll want to revisit some of those sites. To save you the effort of leafing through hundreds of pages to find the link you want, this appendix provides the links, grouped by chapter.
If just the thought of typing in these links gives you carpal tunnel syndrome, you can use the online version of this appendix, located on the WordPress: The Missing Manual, Second Edition Missing CD page at http://www.oreilly.com/pub/missingmanuals/wpmm2e. That way, once you find a site you want to visit, you’re just a click away.
Chapter Links
The following tables list the links found in each chapter. Each table lists the links in the same order they appear in the text.
Introduction
Introduction
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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WordPress usage statistics |
http://tinyurl.com/3438rb6 |
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Missing CD page for this book |
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/missingmanuals/wpmm2e |
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Try-out site for this book |
http://prosetech.com/wordpress |
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Register this book |
www.oreilly.com/register |
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The Missing Manuals feedback page |
www.missingmanuals.com/feedback |
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Submit errata for this book |
http://tinyurl.com/7mujhnx |
Chapter 1 The WordPress Landscape
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Paul Krugman’s blog |
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com |
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Technorati |
http://technorati.com/blogs/top100 (top 100 blogs) http://bit.ly/1fSbmAT (Digital Influencer’s report) |
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FAIL Blog |
http://failblog.org |
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Damn You Autocorrect! |
http://damnyouautocorrect.com |
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How to plan your blog |
http://learn.wordpress.com/get-focused |
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The Sartorialist blog |
www.thesartorialist.com |
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The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy |
www.iep.utm.edu |
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Wappalyzer |
http://wappalyzer.com |
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WordPress-powered Ford site |
http://social.ford.com |
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Examples of self-hosted WordPress sites |
http://wordpress.org/showcase |
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WordPress.com WordAds |
http://wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads |
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WordPress.com upgrades |
http://support.wordpress.com/upgrades |
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WordPress.com popular subjects |
http://wordpress.com/tags |
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WordPress.com complaints |
http://wordpress.com/complaints |
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WordPress support forums |
http://wordpress.org/support (self-hosted sites) http://forums.wordpress.com (WordPress.com sites) |
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WordPress.com VIP hosting |
http://vip.wordpress.com |
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WP Engine |
http://wpengine.com |
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Synthesis |
http://websynthesis.com |
Chapter 2 Signing Up with WordPress.com
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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WordPress.com sign-up page |
http://wordpress.com/signup |
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Worst passwords |
http://onforb.es/v2rdOb |
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Forward email from a custom domain |
http://support.wordpress.com/email-forwarding |
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Examples of self-hosted WordPress sites |
http://wordpress.org/showcase |
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Use external email with a custom domain |
http://tinyurl.com/ext-email |
Chapter 3 Installing WordPress on Your Web Host
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Web Hosting Talk forum |
http://bit.ly/vQ7tkH |
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WordPress-recommended hosts |
http://wordpress.org/hosting |
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WordPress software (to download) |
http://wordpress.org/download |
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List of WordPress releases |
http://wordpress.org/news/category/releases |
Chapter 4 Creating Posts
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Wayback Machine |
http://web.archive.org |
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URL shortening services |
http://bit.ly http://tinyurl.com http://tiny.cc |
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WordPress mobile apps |
http://wordpress.org/mobile |
Chapter 5 Choosing and Polishing Your WordPress Theme
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Stock.xchng |
www.sxc.hu |
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WordPress reference for wp_tag_cloud() |
http://tinyurl.com/wptagcloud |
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WPtouch (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wptouch |
Chapter 6 Jazzing Up Your Posts
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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WordPress reference for smilies |
http://tinyurl.com/using-smilies |
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WordPress plug-ins |
http://wordpress.org/plugins |
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TinyMCE (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/tinyeditor |
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Windows Live Writer (desktop post editor for Windows) |
http://tinyurl.com/win-essentials |
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Mars Edit (desktop post editor for Mac OS) |
www.red-sweater.com/marsedit |
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List of desktop post editors |
http://tinyurl.com/blog-client |
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WordPress themes |
http://wordpress.org/themes (self-hosted sites) http://theme.wordpress.com (WordPress.com sites) |
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WordPress reference for wp_link_pages() |
http://tinyurl.com/wplinkpages |
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Excerpt Editor (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/csudedx |
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WordPress reference for the_excerpt() |
http://tinyurl.com/the-excerpt |
Chapter 8 Comments: Letting Your Readers Talk Back
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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WP Content Filter (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wpcontentfilter |
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Better WordPress Recent Comments (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wprecentcomments |
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Polldaddy (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-polls |
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Gravatar |
http://gravatar.com |
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Anti-spam (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-anti-spam |
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Antispam Bee (plug-in) |
http://antispambee.com |
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AVH First Defense Against Spam (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/avhspam |
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Akismet |
http://akismet.com/wordpress |
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Growmap Anti Spambot (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/growmapspam |
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Captcha (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-captcha |
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Anti-Captcha (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-anticaptcha |
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WP-Optimize (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-opti |
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Batch delete comments with phpMyAdmin |
http://tinyurl.com/deletepen2 |
Chapter 9 Getting New Features with Plug-Ins
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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How to write a plug-in |
http://tinyurl.com/write-plugin |
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WordPress plug-ins |
http://wordpress.org/plugins |
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Smashing Magazine |
http://wp.smashingmagazine.com |
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WPMU DEV |
http://premium.wpmudev.org |
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CodeCanyon |
http://codecanyon.net |
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WordPress plug-in directory |
http://wordpress.org/plugins |
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Jetpack |
http://jetpack.me |
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LaTeX tutorial |
http://tinyurl.com/latexmath |
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LaTeX equation generator |
http://tinyurl.com/latexequation |
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WordPress documentation for LaTeX |
http://support.wordpress.com/latex |
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WPtouch (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wptouch http://tinyurl.com/wptouchpro (Pro version) |
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VaultPress |
http://vaultpress.com http://vaultpress.com/jetpack (sign-up page) |
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BackupBuddy (plug-in) |
http://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy |
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Dropbox |
www.dropbox.com |
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Google Drive |
http://drive.google.com |
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Amazon S3 |
http://aws.amazon.com/s3 |
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WP-DB-Backup (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-db-backup |
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WP-DBManager (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-dbmanager |
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BackWPup (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/backwpup |
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Online Backup for WordPress (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wponlineb |
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Gmail |
http://mail.google.com |
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WP Super Cache (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wpsupercache |
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BuddyPress (plug-in) |
http://buddypress.org |
Chapter 10 Adding Picture Galleries, Video, and Music
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Flickr |
www.flickr.com |
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WordPress embeds |
http://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds |
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WordPress.com shortcodes |
http://support.wordpress.com/shortcodes |
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TED Talks videos |
www.ted.com |
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Regenerate Thumbnails (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/rthumb |
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Photonic (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-photonic |
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YouTube |
www.youtube.com |
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How to remove YouTube’s length limit |
http://tinyurl.com/long-vids |
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Miro Video Converter |
www.mirovideoconverter.com |
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The MediaElement.js library |
http://mediaelementjs.com |
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Vimeo |
http://vimeo.com |
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VideoPress |
http://videopress.com http://tinyurl.com/vidpress (plug-in) |
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SoundCloud |
http://soundcloud.com |
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How to submit podcasts to iTunes |
http://tinyurl.com/podcastspecs |
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Blubrry PowerPress (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-podcast |
Chapter 11 Collaborating with Multiple Authors
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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BuddyPress (plug-in) |
http://buddypress.org |
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Email Users (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/emailusers |
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Blogs you own or write for on WordPress.com |
http://wordpress.com/my-blogs |
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Edit Flow (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/editflow http://editflow.org (documentation) |
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Co-Authors Plus (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/co-authors-plus http://tinyurl.com/ccr7896 (theme changes) |
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WP-Optimize (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-opti |
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Revision Control (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/rev-control |
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Authors Widget (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/authorswidget |
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Author Avatars List (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/authoravatars |
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WP About Author (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-about-author |
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Fancier Author Box (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/authorbox |
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Author Spotlight (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/authorspot |
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Page Security (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/page-security-c |
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Page Restrict (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/page-restrict |
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Examples of multisite networks |
http://blogs.reuters.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu http://blogs.adobe.com http://stores.bestbuy.com http://wordpress.com |
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How to convert a site to a multisite network |
http://tinyurl.com/2835suo |
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Add Multiple Users (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/add-multiple |
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Multisite User Management (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/multisite-um |
Chapter 12 Attracting a Crowd
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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www.facebook.com |
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http://twitter.com |
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Create a Facebook Page |
www.facebook.com/pages/create.php |
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Polldaddy (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-polls |
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Thank Me Later (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-thank |
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Subscribe2 (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-sub2 |
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How to use the [tweet] shortcode |
http://tinyurl.com/cwfa77u |
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How to use the [twitter-follow] shortcode |
http://tinyurl.com/cn29khu |
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Chrome extension for feeds |
http://tinyurl.com/28q8dth |
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FeedDemon |
www.feeddemon.com |
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NetNewsWire |
http://netnewswireapp.com |
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http://flipboard.com |
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feedly |
www.feedly.com |
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WordPress feed reference |
http://tinyurl.com/64lmdo |
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PageRank for Chrome |
http://tinyurl.com/pr-extension |
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Check PageRank online |
www.prchecker.info |
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Google Blogsearch |
http://blogsearch.google.com |
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WordPress SEO by Yoast |
http://tinyurl.com/seo-yoast (plug-in) http://tinyurl.com/seo-yoast2 (tutorial) |
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SEO articles by Yoast |
http://yoast.com/cat/seo |
Chapter 13 Editing Themes: The Key to Customizing Your Site
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Gallery of non-blog WordPress sites |
http://tinyurl.com/9dvpn3y |
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HTML tutorial |
http://tinyurl.com/4mwq8 |
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CSS tutorial |
http://tinyurl.com/mlqk7 |
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One-Click Child Theme (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/child-theme |
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HTML color codes |
www.colorpicker.com |
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CSS property reference |
http://tinyurl.com/bz5tcp |
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How to examine elements and CSS with a browser |
http://tinyurl.com/css-inspection |
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Google Web Fonts |
www.google.com/fonts |
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WordPress function reference |
http://tinyurl.com/func-ref |
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Basic PHP tutorial |
http://tinyurl.com/ctzya55 |
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Orbisius Child Theme Creator (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/orb-theme |
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Notepad++ |
http://notepad-plus-plus.org |
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Template customization recipes |
http://tinyurl.com/templatetrix |
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Blog with WordPress tips |
http://lorelle.wordpress.com |
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Smashing Magazine |
http://wp.smashingmagazine.com |
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Thematic |
http://tinyurl.com/themat |
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Genesis |
http://tinyurl.com/gen-theme |
Chapter 14 Building an Advanced WordPress Site
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Understanding theme frameworks |
http://tinyurl.com/theme-f |
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PinBlack theme |
http://tinyurl.com/pinblack |
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WordPress theme directory |
http://wordpress.org/themes |
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How to create a test site |
http://tinyurl.com/89wochm |
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Registering custom post types |
http://tinyurl.com/reg-cpt |
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Custom Post Type UI (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/cust-pt-ui |
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Types (plug-in) |
http://wordpress.org/plugins/types |
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WordPress reference for query_posts() |
http://tinyurl.com/yhjtze5 |
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WordPress reference for get_posts() |
http://tinyurl.com/23km6q5 |
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WordPress function reference |
http://tinyurl.com/func-ref |
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WordPress database reference |
http://tinyurl.com/3a88qt |
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Article about custom taxonomies |
http://tinyurl.com/8slqbkn |
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PayPal Donations (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/paypal-d |
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Google AdSense |
www.google.com/adsense |
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s2Member (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/s2member |
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PayPal |
www.paypal.com www.paypal.com/fees (fee information) www.paypal.com/upgrade (upgrade your account) |
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WordPress Simple PayPal Shopping Cart (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/paypal-c http://tinyurl.com/spp-forum (support forum) |
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WP eCommerce (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-ecom |
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WooCommerce |
http://tinyurl.com/woo-com (plug-in) http://tinyurl.com/woo-doc (documentation) |
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Free WordPress & eCommerce ebook |
http://tinyurl.com/wpe-ebook |
Appendix A Migrating from WordPress.com
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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How to buy a guided transfer |
http://tinyurl.com/guidedtransfer |
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WordPress.com theme gallery |
http://theme.wordpress.com |
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How to manage your custom WordPress.com domain |
http://tinyurl.com/8ese4cp |
Appendix B Securing a Self-Hosted Site
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DESCRIPTION |
URL |
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Limit Login Attempts (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/limit-login-a |
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Wordfence (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/w-fence |
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How attackers steal WordPress passwords |
http://tinyurl.com/steal-pass |
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WordPress HTTPS SSL (plug-in) |
http://tinyurl.com/wp-https |