| About the Authors |
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| About the Technical Reviewer |
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| Introduction |
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Really Simple Syndication (RSS) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (3) |
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Creating a Local Test Environment for Your Blog |
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Taking a quick look under the hood |
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What you need to build a local test environment |
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How much does it all cost? |
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Why not use an all-in-one package? |
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22 | (1) |
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Getting Windows to display filename extensions |
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23 | (1) |
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Installing Apache on Windows |
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23 | (1) |
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Deciding which port to run Apache on |
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24 | (1) |
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Removing an existing installation of Apache 1.3 |
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Starting and stopping Apache on Windows |
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28 | (1) |
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Changing startup preferences or disabling Apache |
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28 | (1) |
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Setting up PHP on Windows |
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29 | (4) |
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Configuring Apache to work with PHP |
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``Cannot load mysqli extension'' |
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38 | (1) |
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Enabling support for CGI scripting on Windows |
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38 | (3) |
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Installing MySQL on Windows |
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Changing the default table type on Windows Essentials |
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48 | (1) |
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Starting and stopping MySQL manually on Windows |
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49 | (1) |
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Using the MySQL monitor on Windows |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (16) |
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51 | (3) |
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Where to locate your web files |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (5) |
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Enabling support for CGI scripting on Mac OS X |
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59 | (1) |
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Deciding where to locate CGI scripts |
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59 | (1) |
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Setting the correct permissions for CGI scripts |
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60 | (1) |
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Setting up MySQL on Mac OS X |
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61 | (2) |
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Adding MySQL to your Path |
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63 | (2) |
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Securing MySQL on Mac OS X |
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65 | (2) |
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Using MySQL with phpMyAdmin (Windows and Mac) |
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67 | (9) |
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Setting up your blog database with phpMyAdmin |
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70 | (3) |
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Backing up and transferring your blog to another server |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (36) |
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78 | (2) |
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80 | (7) |
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80 | (1) |
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Configuring and installing Movable Type |
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81 | (1) |
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Windows paths on local servers |
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82 | (1) |
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Installing on a local server |
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83 | (1) |
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Installing on a remote server |
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83 | (1) |
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Running Movable Type for the first time |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (5) |
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Planning and the design brief |
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87 | (1) |
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Kick-starting the design process |
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87 | (3) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (10) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (6) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (9) |
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102 | (4) |
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Master archive index template |
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106 | (2) |
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Category and date-based archives |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (58) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Installing ExpressionEngine |
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116 | (4) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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Place the files on your server |
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118 | (1) |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (1) |
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Install the Logical Blocks theme |
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119 | (1) |
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Run the Installation Wizard |
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119 | (1) |
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Define settings and user account |
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120 | (1) |
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Choose the appropriate template |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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How does ExpressionEngine actually work? |
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120 | (4) |
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121 | (2) |
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Blogs, custom fields, and categories |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (9) |
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125 | (1) |
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Defining Template Group and Template |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Define custom blog fields |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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Specify groups for your blog |
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130 | (1) |
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Default blog and preferences |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (3) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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135 | (1) |
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Showing data inside the {exp:weblog:entries} tags |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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Some key {exp:weblog:entries} variables |
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136 | (2) |
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137 | (1) |
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Custom entry field variables |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Showing your category list |
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140 | (1) |
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Using article titles as headlines |
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141 | (1) |
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Make it easier with embedding |
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141 | (6) |
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Embed the main navigation |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (2) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (4) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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Comments and comments form |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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Create some other useful templates |
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151 | (1) |
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Create the contact template |
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151 | (1) |
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Create the about template |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Ensuring that your CSS affects your templates |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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Sorting out the masthead and navigation |
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155 | (1) |
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Locate the Logical Blocks images |
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156 | (1) |
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Two choices of header layout |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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Understanding the sidebar links |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Strengthening your EE blog |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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171 | (44) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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Understanding the WordPress Codex |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (5) |
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Downloading and installing WordPress |
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175 | (5) |
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180 | (3) |
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Displaying your blog posts |
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180 | (1) |
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Advantages of pretty permalinks |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (6) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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Content types in WordPress |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (5) |
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Working with template pages |
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196 | (8) |
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198 | (3) |
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Customizing an existing template |
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201 | (3) |
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Advanced templating in WordPress |
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204 | (9) |
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Templates, posts, Pages, and plug-ins |
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204 | (1) |
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So let's get into some code |
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Hidden spiffiness abounds |
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Context-sensitive information is the bee's knees |
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Let's write some code, shall we? |
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207 | (2) |
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Now for the payoff---making it all work |
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209 | (1) |
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There's no place like Home |
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209 | (1) |
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And that matters to me Why exactly? |
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210 | (1) |
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How am I displaying all this info if I am not hitting the database for it? |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (3) |
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And there you have it . . .a letter opener |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (58) |
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216 | (1) |
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This chapter and the future of TxP |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (9) |
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Download and unzip the core files |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Creating the config.php file |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (4) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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The site name and the site slogan |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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What is the purpose of your blog? |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (2) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (4) |
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Modifying the page template |
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239 | (3) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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Uploading the image slices |
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244 | (2) |
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Adding the image slices to the design |
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245 | (1) |
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More thoughts on semantics |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Rogue white space and other undesirable behavior |
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247 | (1) |
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A first look at a blog post |
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247 | (2) |
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247 | (1) |
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Adding some extra content |
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248 | (1) |
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Why a browser with good CSS support is important |
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249 | (1) |
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Allowing for content length |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (6) |
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My Site and My Pithy Slogan |
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253 | (1) |
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Move browse and search forms |
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254 | (1) |
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Sort out links at bottom of the page |
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255 | (2) |
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Adding a little color to the text |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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Messy permanent link mode |
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260 | (1) |
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Modify the httpd.conf file |
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260 | (1) |
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Creating an archive section and page template |
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261 | (7) |
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Page template and TxP forms |
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262 | (3) |
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A quick look at the default form |
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268 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (2) |
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Write Your Own Blog Engine |
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273 | (66) |
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A content management system |
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274 | (4) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (2) |
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Building the administration site |
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278 | (19) |
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Creating a screen for adding a post |
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278 | (7) |
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Creating a screen for updating a post |
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285 | (7) |
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Creating a screen for listing posts |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (1) |
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297 | (37) |
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298 | (7) |
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Automatically formatting posts |
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306 | (2) |
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Headers, footers, and other reusable elements |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (2) |
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312 | (6) |
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318 | (7) |
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Making your blog searchable |
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325 | (3) |
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Indexing your blog database |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (5) |
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334 | (2) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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Post and comment previews |
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337 | (1) |
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Advanced formatting of posts |
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337 | (1) |
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