Download or read book Using WordPress written by Tris Hussey and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WordPress has grown into the #1 blogging tool in its category: several million bloggers have downloaded this powerful open source software, and millions more are using WordPress.com's hosted services. Thirty-two of Technorati's Top 100 blogs now use WordPress. Using Wordpress is a customized, media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Wordpress quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! It starts with a concise, friendly, straight-to-the-point guide to Wordpress. This exceptional book is fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources: online video, screencasts, podcasts, and additional web content, all designed to reinforce key concepts and help users achieve real mastery. The book and interactive content work together to teach everything mainstream Wordpess users need to know. This practical, approachable coverage guides readers through getting started fast, and covers the recent release of Wordpress 3. This major upgrade includes built-in image editor and the ability to host multiple blogs from one WordPress install. This new version of Using Wordpress adds a DVD, so that all the interactive material previously available only online is now also available for offline reading and study.

Download or read book Create Your Own Website Using WordPress in a Weekend written by Alannah Moore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a website built can be a complicated and expensive undertaking. For large businesses this is a necessary expense, but for the ever-increasing number of independents and small businesses, this can easily be handled by the intrepid amateur. In Create Your Own Website Using WordPress in a Weekend, author Alannah Moore draws on her extensive experience to show how, in just a weekend, almost anyone can create a website in WordPress that looks professional and is entirely tailored to their needs and preferences. Through carefully structured step-by-step tutorials, the book takes the reader through every stage of the web design process. It is illustrated with fabulous examples, and features checklists and tips throughout, covering domain registration, planning, plugins, and choosing the right theme. This will cover the upcoming WP 2012 version.

Download or read book Building Web Apps with WordPress written by Brian Messenlehner and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WordPress is much more than a blogging platform. As this practical guide clearly demonstrates, you can use WordPress to build web apps of any type—not mere content sites, but full-blown apps for specific tasks. If you have PHP experience with a smattering of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you’ll learn how to use WordPress plugins and themes to develop fast, scalable, and secure web apps, native mobile apps, web services, and even a network of multiple WordPress sites. The authors use examples from their recently released SchoolPress app to explain concepts and techniques throughout the book. All code examples are available on GitHub. Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworks Use themes for views, and plugins for backend functionality Get suggestions for choosing WordPress plugins—or build your own Manage user accounts and roles, and access user data Build asynchronous behaviors in your app with jQuery Develop native apps for iOS and Android, using wrappers Incorporate PHP libraries, external APIs, and web service plugins Collect payments through ecommerce and membership plugins Use techniques to speed up and scale your WordPress app

Download or read book WordPress For Dummies written by Lisa Sabin-Wilson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling guide to WordPress, fully updated for newest version of WordPress WordPress, the popular, free blogging platform, has been updated with new features and improvements. Bloggers who are new to WordPress will learn to take full advantage of its flexibility and usability with the advice in this friendly guide. Previous editions have sold nearly 50,000 copies, and interest in blogging continues to explode. WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog platform that emphasizes aesthetics, Web standards, and usability WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition covers both the free-hosted WordPress.com version and WordPress.org, which requires users to purchase Web hosting services Written by an expert who works directly with the developers and cofounder of WordPress Shows readers how to set up and maintain a blog with WordPress and how to use all the new features Like its earlier editions, WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps bloggers quickly and easily take advantage of everything this popular blogging tool has to offer.

Download or read book WordPress Web Design For Dummies written by Lisa Sabin-Wilson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how WordPress can help you create a unique, customized Web site Once only a platform for bloggers, WordPress is gaining popularity as a tool for creating individualized Web sites. WordPress expert Lisa Sabin-Wilson makes it easy for anyone with a basic knowledge of the WordPress software to create a custom site using complimentary technologies including CSS, HTML, and PHP. This easy-to-follow, full-color guide helps you identify the tools and technologies you need to create the site you envision, build a user-friendly navigation system, select colors and layouts, work with existing WordPress themes, and even develop your own theme to personalize your site. WordPress offers a versatile tool for building customized Web sites; this full-color book walks you through the process, explains the complimentary technologies involved, and shows you how to select colors, fonts, and themes Case studies illustrate the process and the effects that can be achieved Shows how to incorporate WordPress templates, graphic design principles, HTML, CSS, and PHP to build a truly one-of-a-kind Web site If you know how to use WordPress software to create a blog, WordPress Web Design For Dummies will enable you to quickly and easily construct a unique Web site for your business, organization, or personal use.

Download or read book WordPress for Web Developers written by Stephanie Leary and published by Apress. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete guide for web designers and developers who want to begin building and administering sites with WordPress.

Download or read book How to Build and Design a Website Using WordPress written by William S Page and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skill on how to build and design websites is on high demand in our society today. It is important you learn this skill through step-by-step guide given in this book with up to date information. This book explains in detail how you can build and design websites using WordPress Content Management System with 187 clear screenshots. In this book, you will learn: - How to build a website from scratch to the end, - Type of websites and functions, - Step-by-step guide in building website without codes, - How to build navigation menu items with different background designs, - How to create web pages, - Guide on how to add logo, site titles and description to a website, - Explanation on how to create slides on a website, - Recommended website hosting companies for you, - How to ensure your website is in a healthy state (site health), - How to build and design a website header section, - Step-by-Step guide in building website footer section, - How to build social media links at footer of a website, - How to add search box on any area of your website, - Instructions on how to promote your website, - How to create posts using WordPress word editor, - How to hyperlink words and images in posts and pages, - Step-by-step guide in choosing good themes for your website, - How to build a website using Astra theme, - How to use Sliders in Astra theme.This is a book you need to read. What are you waiting for to get this book? Just scroll up and hit Buy t

Download or read book Using WordPress Enhanced Edition written by Tris Hussey and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** This USING WordPress book is enhanced with 6 hours of FREE step-by-step VIDEO TUTORIALS and AUDIO SIDEBARS! *** WordPress has grown into the #1 blogging tool in its category: several million bloggers have downloaded this powerful open source software, and millions are using WordPress.com’s hosted services. Thirty-two of Technorati’s Top 100 blogs now use WordPress. USING WordPress is a media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master WordPress quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! EVERY chapter has multiple video and audio files integrated into the learning material which creates interactive content that works together to teach everything mainstream WordPress users need to know. You’ll Learn How to: - Find and Use Plugins - Create and Manage Content with WordPress - Use WordPress Image Editor - Understand WordPress Security - Host Multiple Blogs from One WordPress Install Examples of Topics Covered in VIDEO TUTORIALS, which Walk You Through Tasks You’ve Just Got to See! - One-Click Install of WordPress - WordPress.com Dashboard - Creating a Website with WordPress Examples of Topics Covered in AUDIO SIDEBARS, which Deliver Insights Straight From the Experts! - How to Choose a Good Website - Secret Tips & Tricks - The Most Common WordPress Problem Please note that due to the incredibly rich media included in your Enhanced eBook, you may experience longer download times. Please be patient while your product is delivered. This Enhanced eBook has been developed to match the Apple Enhanced eBook specifications for the iPad and may not render well on older iPhones or iPods or perform on other devices or reader applications.

Download or read book Using WordPress as a Library Content Management System written by Kyle M. L. Jones and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2011 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this issue of Library Technology Reports, Kate Marek offers a practical guide to web analytics tools, explaining what librarians need to know to implement them effectively.

Download or read book WordPress for Beginners 2021 written by Dr Andy Williams and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master WordPress using our proven step-by-step visual approach (over 330 screenshots). This book is a major new release for 2021, covering the latest version of WordPress. If major changes do occur to WordPress during 2021, you can visit our updates web page for details, so you can always be up to date. Building a beautiful, professional-looking WordPress website (or a blog) is no longer the computer geeks' domain. WordPress makes it possible for anyone to create and run a website that looks great on any device - PC, Mac, tablet, and phone. Whether you want to build a business site, an affiliate site, a hobby site, or a blog, WordPress is a great choice, and this book shows you how. The primary goal of this book is to take anyone, even an absolute beginner, from zero to WordPress "guru" in a few short hours. Inside this book, veteran WordPress expert Andy Williams will start at the very beginning. You'll learn essential topics like: - The two different versions of WordPress. - How to set up web hosting and domain registrar the correct way. - Installing WordPress. - A Dashboard overview. - Cleaning out the stuff that is installed by default. - Finding and installing WordPress themes to change the look and feel of your website instantly. - Plugins. What they are and how they can add fabulous features to your site. - How to update WordPress, themes, and plugins. - Understand every single setting. You can use our suggested defaults. - How to find and use the RSS feeds to help search engines find your content. - Importance of user-profiles and assigning an image (Gravatar) to your email address. - Creating great navigation systems on your site, with custom menus, internal linking, and related posts. - Enabling and dealing with visitor comments. - Using the media library for images, video, and more. - The difference between pages and posts, and when to use each one. - Effective use of categories and tags. Misusing these can get your site penalized or even banned from search engines. - How to create content using both the Classic editor and the new Gutenberg editor. - Publish or schedule posts for a future date. - Post revisions. - Two different types of homepage. A blog-style page v a more traditional "static" homepage. - Using widgets on your site to add neat features. - Types of sites you can build with WordPress (blog, business, typical site), with videos on setting these up. We'll also cover a few vital plugins to: - Automatically take backups and get them sent to the cloud. - Automatically create important legal pages on your site, like terms and privacy policy. - Creating a contact page so visitors can contact you. - Add a related posts section to the end of every post to keep visitors on site longer. - Setup good SEO practices. - Setup social sharing buttons on your site, so visitors can easily share your pages with friends. Most people learn better when they can see what they are reading about, so this book isn't shy with screenshots. There are over 330 of them, plus additional videos, showing you precisely what you will see on your screen and prompting you to take specific actions as you learn and master WordPress. You may have heard that WordPress has a steep learning curve. With this book, you won't even notice it. Most chapters end with a "Tasks to Complete" section. By completing these tasks, you'll not only become proficient with WordPress; you'll become confident at using WordPress. By the end of the book, you'll be building great looking, professional WordPress websites that look fantastic on any device. And you'll enjoy doing it! Note: This book covers the self-hosted .org version of WordPress but contains a hack for the .com users to switch their dashboard so they can follow along.

Download or read book Create Your Own Website Using WordPress in a Weekend written by Alannah Moore and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having a website built can be a complicated and expensive undertaking. For large businesses this is a necessary expense, but for the ever-increasing number of independents and small businesses, this can easily be handled by the intrepid amateur. In Create Your Own Website Using WordPress in a Weekend, author Alannah Moore draws on her extensive experience to show how, in just a weekend, almost anyone can create a website in WordPress that looks professional and is entirely tailored to their needs and preferences. Through carefully structured step-by-step tutorials, the book takes the reader through every stage of the web design process. It is illustrated with fabulous examples, and features checklists and tips throughout, covering domain registration, planning, plugins, and choosing the right theme. This will cover the upcoming WP 2012 version.

Download or read book Create a Professional Website or eCommerce Store using WordPress No coding skills required written by Nicky Christensen and published by Nicky Christensen. This book was released on 2023-01-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to easily create your own website or eCommerce store with WordPress! No Coding Skills Required! Are you tired of struggling to create a professional website or online store on your own? The WordPress Guide is here to help! With over 200 pages of step-by-step instructions, this e-book makes it easy to build a stunning website or online store using WordPress, even if you have no programming experience. This is the complete guide to launching your own website or online store with WordPress & WooCommerce, suitable for anyone looking to take control of their online presence. Don't miss this opportunity to learn the skills you need to succeed – get the WordPress Guide today and start building your dream website or online store now! ✓ The book is SUPER EASY to read and understand! There are step-by-step guides for everything. ✓ The book is for those who can not code or have a lot of experience with WordPress. ✓ You will learn how to build a professional website or blog. ✓ You will learn how to make a simple webshop and accept credit card payments. ✓ You will learn about concepts like security, caching and SEO, and how to set it up. ✓ The book can in the future be used as a reference manual. ✓ You can make money from the knowledge you gain through the book. ✓ A discount code for hosting and web hosting is included.

Download or read book Professional WordPress written by Hal Stern and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-19 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the internals of the WordPress system. As the most popular blogging and content management platform available today, WordPress is a powerful tool. This exciting book goes beyond the basics and delves into the heart of the WordPress system, offering overviews of the functional aspects of WordPress as well as plug-in and theme development. What is covered in this book? WordPress as a Content Management System Hosting Options Installing WordPress Files Database Configuration Dashboard Widgets Customizing the Dashboard Creating and Managing Content Categorizing Your Content Working with Media Comments and Discussion Working with Users Managing, Adding, Upgrading, and Using the Theme Editor Working with Widgets Adding and Managing New Plugins Configuring WordPress Exploring the Code Configuring Key Files wp-config.php file Advanced wp-config Options What's in the Core? WordPress Codex and Resources Understanding and customizing the Loop Building A Custom Query Complex Database Operations Dealing With Errors Direct Database Manipulation Building Your Own Taxonomies Plugin Packaging Create a Dashboard Widget Creating a Plugin Example Publish to the Plugin Directory Installing a Theme Creating Your Own Theme How and When to Use Custom Page Templates How to Use Custom Page Templates Pushing Content from WordPress to Other Sites Usability and Usability Testing Getting Your Site Found How Web Standards Get Your Data Discovered Load Balancing Your WordPress Site Securing Your WordPress Site Using WordPress in the Enterprise Is WordPress Right for Your Enterprise? and much more!

Download or read book Smashing WordPress written by Thord Daniel Hedengren and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-02-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Inside, WordPress expert Thord Daniel Hedengren takes readers beyond the basic blog, to push WordPress to its limits as a CMS, a forum, a photo gallery, an e-commerce site and more"--

Download or read book WordPress The Missing Manual written by Matthew MacDonald and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a budding blogger or web development professional, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites—if you know how to tap its impressive features. This jargon-free Missing Manual shows you how to use WordPress and its themes, plug-ins, and widgets to build just about any website you can imagine, from a classy blog to a basic e-commerce site. The important stuff you need to know: Create a blog. Get a free WordPress.com account, choose the right theme, and start publishing content. Build a website. Produce a professional-looking business site by customizing a WordPress theme. Add features. Choose from thousands of WordPress widgets and plug-ins to extend your site’s features. Mix in multimedia. Include slideshows, video clips, webcasts, podcasts, and music players. Involve your readers. Let readers leave comments, contribute to your site, and carry on a dialog. Build an audience. Learn search-engine optimization, measure your reader’s favorite pages, and publicize your site. Create a community. Use social media tools such as “Like” and sharing buttons, and provide RSS feeds of your posts.

Download or read book Learning from Libraries that Use WordPress written by Kyle M. Jones and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its intuitive interface and open-source development method, the WordPress web platform has emerged as a uniquely flexible content management system (CMS) with many library-related applications. In this book Jones and Farrington, two web designer/librarians, explore the variety of ways libraries are implementing WordPress as a CMS, from simple "out-of-the-box" websites to large sites with many custom features. Emphasizing a library-specific perspective, the authors Offer a brief history of WordPress, reviewing its genesis and sketching in some possible future directions Analyze the software's strengths and weaknesses, spotlighting its advantages over other existing web publishing platforms as well as discussing the limitations libraries have encountered Present a variety of case studies, offering first-hand examples which detail why WordPress was selected, methods of implementation and degree of customization, feedback from users, and reflections on usability Discuss essential plug-ins, themes, and other specialized applications for library sites This useful book shows how scores of libraries have used WordPress to create library websites that are both user-friendly and easy to maintain.

Download or read book WordPress 5 Cookbook written by Rakhitha Nimesh Ratnayake and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-03-21 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore built-in WordPress features and the power of advanced plugins and themes for building modern websites using exciting recipes Key FeaturesBuild custom features and extend built-in features in WordPress with custom coding and pluginsGet to grips with extending WordPress as an application frameworkManage non-functional aspects of your website such as security, performance, and maintenanceBook Description WordPress has been the most popular content management system (CMS) for many years and is now powering over 30% of all websites globally. With the demand for WordPress development and skilled developers ever-increasing, now is the best time to learn WordPress inside out. This book starts with simple recipes for configuring WordPress and managing basic platform features. You’ll then move on to explore how to install and customize WordPress plugins, widgets, and themes. The next few chapters cover recipes for content and user-management-related topics such as customizing the content display, working with content types, using the new Gutenberg editor, and customizing editorial workflow for building advanced blogs. As you advance, you’ll learn how to use WordPress as an application framework as well as a platform for building e-commerce sites. This WordPress book will also help you optimize your site to maximize visibility on search engines, add interactivity, and build a user community to make the site profitable. Finally, you’ll learn how to maintain a WordPress site smoothly while taking precautions against possible security threats. By the end of the book, you’ll have the tools and skills required to build and maintain modern WordPress websites with the latest technologies and be able to find quick solutions to common WordPress problems. What you will learnInstall and customize WordPress themes and plugins for building websitesDevelop modern web designs without the need to write any codeExplore the new Gutenberg content editor introduced in WordPress 5 (Bebo)Use the existing WordPress plugins to add custom features and monetize your websiteImprove user interaction and accessibility for your website with simple tricksDiscover powerful techniques for maintaining and securing your websitesExtend built-in WordPress features for advanced website managementWho this book is for This book is for beginners who want to build powerful modern websites with minimum coding knowledge and intermediate web developers who want to extend the basic features of WordPress to cater to advanced modern website technologies. Although prior experience with WordPress is not required, familiarity with basic PHP, HTML, and CSS is necessary to understand the concepts covered.