WordPress

by Matt Beck, Matt Beck

Visual QuickStart Guide, 2E uses a visual approach to teach the essential elements of WordPress, one of the world's most popular publishing platforms. This book gives readers the tools they need to create beautiful, functional WordPress-powered sites with minimal hassle. Using plenty of screenshots and a clear, organized format, authors Jessica Neuman Beck and Matt Beck walk new users through the installation and setup process while providing valuable tips and tricks for more experienced users. With no other resource but this guide, readers can set up a fully-functional and well-designed WordPress site that takes advantage of all the features WordPress has to offer.

This new, fully updated version covers all the key new features of WordPress 3, including an improved welcome screen with enhanced security and usability; internal linking to articles on one's own blog; support for individual author templates; improved menu interface allowing for changes to be made from inside the WordPress dashboard; and the new, easily customizable Default Theme, Twenty Eleven, with support for child themes and header and background adjustments. It also covers more advanced features, such as improved content management with Custom Post types, which allow WordPress theme developers to create custom content types outside of pages and posts; and integration of the WordPress Multi-User into the WordPress core so that users can create and manage hundreds of blogs.

Genres: Web, Nonfiction, Reference

275 pages, Paperback

First published November 2, 2009

Reviews

[Molly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to really like this book. I grabbed this book on impulse from the library, as I’ve had a great experience with Visual Quickstart books in the past. I dove into this book, wanting to learn a lot from it and give it a glowing review. However, I came out pretty disappointed. As I was reading through the book, I was basically finding one issue after another. I tried to read through the entire book to give it a chance, but I couldn’t care enough to reach the final chapters.

For more of my review, including the list of the major issues explained, please check it out on my blog: The Mind of Molly.

[Stacia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A concise look at WordPress that's good for complete beginners. Full of relevant examples for people who want to manage a WordPress site and do a little bit of customization. I'm interested in creating WordPress themes, but that is not the focus of this book. Themes are discussed, but not in-depth.

[Edna Lucia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good intro book to the world of Wordpress for beginners, maybe a little too basic if you're looking to develop Wordpress themes, which I plan to do next!

[Gregory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Does what it says it will do.

[Dustin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This will be good for anyone that isn't very computer savvy. I do alright on them and this was mostly a waste of my time. It goes from very beginner-type stuff like 'how to create an account'.

[0x1d · Rating 5 out of 5]

just so so.

[Marc · Rating 2 out of 5]

Neither loved nor hated it. Nice general overview of Wordpress. Probably a bit dated.

[Anthony Zappia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good source of information and tips on using Wordpress. I recommend it.