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There are many reasons to have a blog: to inform customers about new products and specials, to share information and expertise with a worldwide community, or to express oneself and communicate publicly. WordPress.com is a free and flexible set of web-based blogging tools that can be used to launch a new blog in minutes. The tools can then be used to personalize the blog and update and improve it continually. In WordPress.com 2.5 Essential Training, Maria Langer walks through the entire process of building and maintaining a blog, from setting up an account to using advanced customization techniques. She explains how to create and organize posts, pages, and links, and also offers tips on how to become a better blogger. Exercise files accompany the course.

Course WordPress.com 2.5 Essential Training Author Maria Langer SKU ISBN Release Date 2008-06-11 Duration 4.12 hrs / 70 tutorials Work files Yes Price $ 49.95 Retail price $ 99.95 Language Tags

1. Mastering Blog Basics What is a blog? 03:00 WordPress.com blog tour 03:35 2. Getting Started with WordPress.com Setting up an account 04:49 Logging in to your WordPress.com account 03:50 Viewing your blog 02:38 Understanding the Dashboard interface 02:09 3. Setting Basic Blog Options Editing your profile 06:30 Setting general options 03:26 Setting privacy options 02:49 Choosing a theme 04:23 4. Writing Posts Basics of posting 03:01 Using the Write Post admin panel 01:58 Setting writing options 02:17 Composing with the Visual Editor 03:08 Working with the Toolbar 04:30 Adding links 04:24 Setting categories and tags 04:31 Previewing and publishing 07:07 5. Setting Advanced Post Options Using the More tag and excerpts 04:50 Password-protecting a post 02:48 6. Creating Pages Page basics 03:28 Using the Write Page admin panel 01:49 Composing with the Visual Editor 02:36 Setting page options 03:42 Previewing a page 02:10 Using page templates 04:18 7. Adding and Managing Multimedia Introduction to multimedia 02:56 Using the Insert Image button 08:15 Using the Add an Image button 07:58 Adding video 03:11 Including audio 03:52 Inserting other media 02:49 Managing media 03:26 8. Managing Posts and Pages Setting reading options 04:58 Working with the Posts or Pages lists 03:59

Managing categories 04:25 Managing tags 02:18 10. Building Link Lists Introduction to links 02:03 Adding links 02:53 Managing links 02:26 Link categories 03:06 11. Working with Comments Using comments and pingbacks 03:24 Setting discussion options 08:12 Moderating comments 05:53 Managing comments 04:31 12. Adding Users Introduction to user basics 01:08 Adding another WordPress.com user 03:27 Inviting a friend to be a user 04:57 Managing user accounts 03:18 13. Customizing Your Blog's Appearance Using themes 05:12 Customization basics 02:54 Enabling or disabling extras 04:02 Setting header options 03:53 Widget basics 02:34 Adding widgets 04:43 Customizing widgets 07:39 14. Using Advanced Techniques Using the HTML Editor 03:59 Importing posts from other blog platforms 01:33 Converting categories to tags 01:47 Posting from an offline editor 01:18 Managing multiple blogs 02:42 Participating in other blogs 03:16 Upgrading 02:41 15. Maintaining Your Blog Handling basic maintenance 06:29 Promoting your blog 02:20 Conclusion Goodbye 00:10