Wordpress: Visual QuickStart Guide

by Jessica Neuman Beck, Matt Beck

This book gives readers the tools they need to create beautiful, functional WordPress-powered sites with minimal hassle. Using the WordPress user interface as a baseline, 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.

Genres: Web, Nonfiction, Reference

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 2, 2009

About the author

Jessica Neuman Beck is a web designer and writer from Portland, OR.

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.