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| Introduction |
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| About This Book |
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| Foolish Assumptions |
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| Icons Used in This Book |
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3 | (1) |
| Beyond the Book |
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| Where to Go from Here |
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PART 1 INTRODUCING WORDPRESS |
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Chapter 1 What WordPress Can Do for You |
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Discovering the Benefits of WordPress |
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Getting set up the fast and easy way |
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Extending WordPress's capabilities |
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Taking part in the community |
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Choosing a WordPress Platform |
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Choosing the hosted version from WordPress.com |
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Self-hosting with WordPress.org |
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Chapter 2 WordPress Basics |
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Shining the Spotlight on WordPress |
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Dipping Into WordPress Technologies |
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Archiving your publishing history |
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Interacting with your readers through comments |
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22 | (1) |
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Dealing with comment and trackback spam |
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Using WordPress as a Content Management System |
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Exploring the differences between a website and a blog |
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Viewing examples of blogs and websites |
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Moving On to the Business of Publishing |
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PART 2 SETTING UP WORDPRESS |
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Chapter 3 Setting Up Your WordPress Base Camp |
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32 | (2) |
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Understanding domain name extensions |
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Considering the cost of a domain name |
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Registering your domain name |
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Finding a Home for Your Website |
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Getting help with hosting WordPress |
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Dealing with disk space and bandwidth |
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36 | (2) |
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Understanding Secure File Transfer Concepts |
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Setting up SFTP on your hosting account |
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Connecting to the web server via SFTP |
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Transferring files from point A to point B |
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Changing file permissions |
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48 | (2) |
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50 | (1) |
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Exploring Preinstalled WordPress |
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Installing WordPress manually |
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Setting up the MySQL database |
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Uploading the WordPress files |
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Last step: Running the installation script |
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Chapter 4 Understanding the WordPress.org Dashboard |
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Logging In to the Dashboard |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (7) |
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WordPress Events and News |
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Arranging the Dashboard to Your Tastes |
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Finding Inline Documentation and Help |
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76 | (2) |
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Setting Options in the Dashboard |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (18) |
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79 | (4) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (7) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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Creating Your Personal Profile |
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97 | (3) |
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Setting Your Site's Format |
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100 | (7) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Establishing Your Publishing Routine |
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107 | (52) |
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Staying on Topic with Categories |
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107 | (6) |
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Changing the name of a category |
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108 | (3) |
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Creating new categories and deleting others |
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111 | (2) |
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Examining a Post's Address: Permalinks |
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113 | (6) |
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Making your post links pretty |
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114 | (1) |
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Customizing your permalinks |
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115 | (2) |
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Making sure that your permalinks work with your server |
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117 | (2) |
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Discovering the Many WordPress RSS Options |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (27) |
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Discovering available blocks |
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123 | (8) |
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131 | (3) |
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Configuring block settings |
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134 | (15) |
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Refining Your Post Options |
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149 | (4) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Look Who's Talking on Your Site |
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155 | (4) |
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Managing comments and trackbacks |
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155 | (2) |
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Moderating comments and trackbacks |
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157 | (1) |
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Tackling spam with Akismet |
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158 | (1) |
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PART 3 FLEXING AND EXTENDING WORDPRESS |
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159 | (98) |
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Chapter 6 Media Management: Images, Audio, and Video |
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161 | (34) |
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Inserting Images into Your Content |
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162 | (4) |
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Uploading an image from your computer |
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163 | (2) |
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Inserting an image from the Media Library |
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165 | (1) |
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Using the Columns Block to Insert Multiple Images in a Row |
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166 | (3) |
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Inserting a Cover Image into a Post |
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169 | (5) |
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Inserting a Photo Gallery |
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174 | (5) |
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Inserting Video Files into Your Posts |
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179 | (10) |
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Adding a link to a video from the web |
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180 | (1) |
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Adding video from your computer |
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181 | (4) |
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Adding video using the Embed block |
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185 | (4) |
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Inserting Audio Files into Your Blog Posts |
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189 | (2) |
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Inserting Audio Using the Embed Block |
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191 | (1) |
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Podcasting with WordPress |
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192 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Making the Most of WordPress Plugins |
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Finding Out What Plugins Are |
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196 | (3) |
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Extending WordPress with plugins |
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197 | (1) |
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Distinguishing between plugins and themes |
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197 | (2) |
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Exploring the Plugins Page |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (8) |
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202 | (4) |
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206 | (1) |
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Discovering the one-click plugin update |
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207 | (3) |
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Using Plugins: Just the Basics |
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210 | (1) |
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Installing Plugins Manually |
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211 | (4) |
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Finding and downloading the files |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (1) |
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Uploading and Activating Plugins |
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215 | (2) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Understanding the Open-Source Environment |
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219 | (1) |
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Finding Plugins Beyond WordPress.org |
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220 | (2) |
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Comparing Free and Commercial Plugins |
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222 | (3) |
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Chapter 8 Finding and Installing WordPress Themes |
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225 | (32) |
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Getting Started with Free Themes |
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226 | (5) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (3) |
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Previewing themes on the Themes page |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (6) |
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233 | (2) |
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Previewing and activating a theme |
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235 | (2) |
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Exploring Premium Theme Options |
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237 | (4) |
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Examining the Default Theme: Twenty Twenty |
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241 | (8) |
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Exploring the layout and structure |
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242 | (2) |
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Customizing the site identity |
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244 | (3) |
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247 | (1) |
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Including custom navigation menus |
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248 | (1) |
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Enhancing Your Theme with Widgets |
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249 | (8) |
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Adding widgets to your website |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (4) |
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PART 4 CUSTOMIZING WORDPRESS |
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257 | (170) |
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Chapter 9 Understanding Themes and Templates |
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259 | (38) |
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Using WordPress Themes: The Basics |
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260 | (3) |
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Understanding theme structure |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (1) |
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Contemplating the Structure of a WordPress Website |
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263 | (2) |
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Examining the Anatomy of a Template Tag |
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265 | (1) |
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Getting Familiar with the Four Main Templates |
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266 | (11) |
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266 | (5) |
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271 | (4) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (10) |
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Using additional stylesheets |
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287 | (1) |
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Customizing Your Posts with Template Tags |
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287 | (1) |
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Using Tags with Parameters for Sidebars |
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287 | (10) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (3) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Tweaking WordPress Themes |
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297 | (28) |
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Styling with CSS: The Basics |
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298 | (3) |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (2) |
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CSS properties and values |
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301 | (1) |
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Changing the Background Graphics with CSS |
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301 | (5) |
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Uploading an image for background use |
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304 | (1) |
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Positioning, repeating, and attaching images |
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304 | (2) |
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Using Your Own Header Image |
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306 | (2) |
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Customizing Colors in Twenty Twenty |
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308 | (1) |
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Creating Custom Navigation Menus |
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309 | (6) |
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Building custom navigation menus |
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309 | (5) |
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Displaying custom menus with widgets |
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314 | (1) |
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Changing Font Family, Color, and Size |
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315 | (3) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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Understanding Basic HTML Techniques |
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318 | (7) |
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320 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (4) |
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Chapter 11 Understanding Parent and Child Themes |
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325 | (16) |
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Customizing Theme Style with Child Themes |
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326 | (8) |
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Loading a parent theme's style |
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328 | (2) |
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Customizing the parent theme's styling |
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330 | (1) |
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Using images in child theme designs |
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330 | (4) |
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Modifying Theme Structure with Child Themes |
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334 | (5) |
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Overriding parent template files |
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335 | (1) |
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Adding new template files |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Modifying the functions.php file |
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337 | (2) |
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339 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 WordPress As a Content Management System |
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341 | (30) |
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Creating Different Page Views Using WordPress Templates |
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342 | (4) |
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343 | (2) |
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Assigning the template to a static page |
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345 | (1) |
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Creating a Template for Each Post Category |
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346 | (3) |
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349 | (1) |
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Creating Custom Styles for Sticky, Category, and Tag Posts |
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350 | (3) |
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Working with Custom Post Types |
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353 | (7) |
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Adding Support for Taxonomies |
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360 | (1) |
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Adding Support for Post Thumbnails |
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361 | (4) |
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Adding the post thumbnails to a theme |
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362 | (2) |
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Adding custom image sizes for post thumbnails |
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364 | (1) |
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Optimizing Your WordPress Site |
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365 | (6) |
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Planting keywords on your website |
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366 | (1) |
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Optimizing your post titles for search engine success |
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366 | (1) |
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Writing content with readers in mind |
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367 | (1) |
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Creating categories that attract search engines |
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367 | (1) |
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Using the <ALT> tag for images |
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368 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Hosting Multiple Sites with WordPress |
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371 | (32) |
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Deciding When to Use the Multisite Feature |
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372 | (2) |
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Understanding the Difference between Sites and Blogs |
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374 | (1) |
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Considering Web-Hosting Services |
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374 | (2) |
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Enabling the WordPress Network Feature |
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376 | (5) |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (1) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (1) |
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Installing the Network on Your Site |
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381 | (2) |
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Exploring the Network Admin Dashboard Menu |
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383 | (3) |
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386 | (15) |
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386 | (6) |
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392 | (3) |
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395 | (4) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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Stopping Spam Signups and Splogs |
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401 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Upgrading, Backing Up, and Migrating |
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403 | (24) |
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Getting Notified of an Available Upgrade |
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404 | (2) |
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406 | (1) |
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Upgrading WordPress Automatically |
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407 | (1) |
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Upgrading WordPress Manually |
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408 | (3) |
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Migrating Your Existing Site to WordPress |
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411 | (11) |
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411 | (1) |
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Preparing for the big move |
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412 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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Moving your website to WordPress |
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414 | (1) |
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415 | (2) |
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Importing from Livejournal |
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417 | (1) |
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Importing from Movable Type and TypePad |
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418 | (2) |
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420 | (2) |
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422 | (2) |
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Importing from an RSS feed |
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422 | (1) |
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Finding other import resources |
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423 | (1) |
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Moving Your Website to a Different Host |
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424 | (3) |
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Creating a backup and moving manually |
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425 | (1) |
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Using a plugin to back up and move to a new host |
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426 | (1) |
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427 | (20) |
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Chapter 15 Ten Popular WordPress Plugins |
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429 | (8) |
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429 | (1) |
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430 | (1) |
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Limit Login Attempts Reloaded |
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431 | (1) |
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Cookie Notice for GDPR & CCPA |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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433 | (1) |
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434 | (1) |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Ten Free WordPress Themes |
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437 | (10) |
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438 | (1) |
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438 | (1) |
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439 | (1) |
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