One of the most popular open source blogging and content management systems, Wordpress lets you create a website to promote yourself or your business quickly and easily—and better yet, it's free. WordPress is a flexible, user-friendly system, and it can be extended with a variety of themes and plugins.Beginning WordPress 3 is a complete guide for the beginning developer who wants to start using WordPress. You'll learn how to publish and manage online content, add media, create widgets and plugins, and much more.What you’ll learn How to get started with Wordpress, create new content, and import existing content How to change what appears on a home page, blog post, and more How to handle media uploads, audio/video players, and podcasting How to create themes, widgets, and plugins How to publish, move, maintain, and secure your WordPress sites Who this book is forThis book is for first-time users, designers, and developers of online content, blogs, and content management systems.Table of Contents About WordPress Installing and Upgrading Dashboard and Settings Working with Content Importing Content Creating a Basic Theme Creating an Advanced Theme Creating Widgets Creating Plugins Users and Roles Performance and Security Custom Content Types, Taxonomies, and Fields Setting up the Network