WordPress 3 Site Blueprints
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Project 1: Migrating a Static Website to WordPress
- Project 1: Migrating a Static Website to WordPress
- Preparing for the transition
- Installing WordPress
- Two methods for migrating content
- Partially revealing WordPress
- Turning your current template into a theme
- Starting fresh with a new theme
- Maintaining search engine ranking
- Completing the switch to the new website
- Testing your new website for errors
- Submitting a sitemap to the search engines
- Summary
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Project 2: Building a Community Portal
- Project 2: Building a Community Portal
- Integrating WordPress, BuddyPress, and bbPress
- Checking for mod_rewrite
- Enabling the WordPress Network menu
- Network installation
- Setting up and configuring Super Admin
- Activating the BuddyPress Default theme
- Setting up and configuring BuddyPress
- Activating plugins across your portal
- Battling bots and spam
- Preserving the privacy of BuddyPress member profiles
- Giving your community portal a new look
- Going beyond the basic themes for users
- Testing your installation of BuddyPress and bbPress
- Summary
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Project 3: Building an E-Commerce Website
- Project 3: Building an E-Commerce Website
- Introducing WP e-Commerce
- Gold modules and plugins for additional features and specialized selling
- Adding products to your store
- Customizing the appearance of your store
- Putting products on the homepage
- Making one or more purchases to test the system
- Summary
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Project 4: Building a Local Classified Ads Website
- Project 4: Building a Local Classified Ads Website
- Introducing ClassiPress
- Configuring WordPress
- Important information before installing ClassiPress
- Setting up and configuring ClassiPress
- Placing an ad or two to test the system
- Activating and configuring the ClassiPress-provided plugins
- Implementing a private messaging system
- Dealing with deleted ads and 404 errors
- Summary
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Project 5: Building a Consumer Review Website
- Project 5: Building a Consumer Review Website
- Introducing WP Review Site
- Installing WP Review Site
- Setting up and configuring WP Review Site
- Adding your first post
- Integrating WP Review Site into an existing theme
- Summary
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Project 6: Building a Job Board Website
- Project 6: Building a Job Board Website
- Introducing JobPress
- Setting up and configuring JobPress
- Making the sidebar widget-ready
- Adding a job listing to test the system
- Replacing the JobPress logo with your own
- Running JobPress alongside an existing website
- Summary
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Project 7: Building a Microblogging Website
- Project 7: Building a Microblogging Website
- Introducing P2
- Setting up and configuring P2
- Adding a login form to the sidebar
- Listing members with a follow-like feature
- Making your microblog private
- Following a particular conversation
- Changing the Discussion Settings
- Summary
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Project 8: Building a Local Business Directory
- Project 8: Building a Local Business Directory
- Introducing Register Plus
- Allowing members to include a profile photo
- Adding the company name to the title bar
- Building a customized profile page
- Special considerations when configuring WordPress for use with this project
- Switching to a static home page
- Preventing duplicate links in the navigation menu
- Removing author from the permalink
- Creating a profile and adding a photo
- Displaying your members list
- Editing the search and sort options
- Correcting the Members List compatibility issue
- Summary
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Project 9: Building a Membership Website
- Project 9: Building a Membership Website
- Introducing WishList Member
- Activating WishList Member
- Publishing event-specific pages
- Setting up and configuring WishList Member
- Disabling comments
- Providing access to your site
- Adding and managing content
- Moving Membership Levels
- Summary