Part I: Before You Start.

Chapter 1: Thinking Like WordPress.

Chapter 2: Planning Your Site for WordPress.

Part II: Firing Up WordPress.

Chapter 3: Installing WordPress.

Chapter 4: Admin Area Overview.

Chapter 5: Basic Admin Settings.

Part III: Working with Written Content.

Chapter 6: Adding a New Post — Overview.

Chapter 7: Working with the Text Editor.

Chapter 8: Laying Out Text.

Chapter 9: Advanced Post Options.

Chapter 10: Adding a New Page.

Part IV: Working with Media Content.

Chapter 11: The Basics of Handling Media Files.

Chapter 12: The Upload/Insert Window Tabs.

Chapter 13: Image Options in Detail.

Chapter 14: Editing and Laying Out Images.

Chapter 15: Working with Image Galleries.

Chapter 16: Adding Video and Audio.

Chapter 17: Adding Documents.

Part V: Managing Your Content.

Chapter 18: Managing Posts and Pages.

Chapter 19: Managing Media Files.

Chapter 20: Managing Post Categories and Tags.

Chapter 21: Managing Widgets.

Part VI: Making Your Site Social.

Chapter 22: Linking to Other Sites.

Chapter 23: Managing Comments.

Chapter 24: Connecting to Content on Other Sites.

Chapter 25: Helping Others Connect to Your Site.

Chapter 26: Having Multiple Site Users.

Part VII: Customizing the Look of Your Site.

Chapter 27: Customizing Your Header Content.

Chapter 28: Customizing the Look of Posts.

Chapter 29: Customizing Design and Layout.

Part VIII: Becoming Search Engine Friendly.

Chapter 30: Optimizing Your Content.

Chapter 31: Optimizing Your Site as a Whole.

Part IX: Housekeeping Chores.

Chapter 32: How Is Your Site Doing?

Chapter 33: Keeping Up to Date.

Chapter 34: Backing Up Your Site.

Part X: Extending WordPress.

Chapter 35: Installing and Activating Plugins.

Chapter 36: Example Plugins.

Chapter 37: Ten Other Common Uses for Plugins.

Chapter 38: Extending WordPress Even Further.

Appendix A: Troubleshooting WordPress.

Appendix B: Glossary.

Appendix C: What’s on the DVD?

Index.