Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog (Smashing Magazine Book Series) |  | Author: Thord Daniel Hedengren
Publisher: Wiley
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Pages: 322
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0470684151
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.752
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Publication Date: February 8, 2010
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GO BEYOND THE BLOG Smashing WordPress shows you how to utilize the power of the WordPress platform, and provides a creative spark to help you build WordPress-powered sites that go beyond the obvious. You will learn the core concepts used to build just about anything in WordPress, resulting in fast deployments and greater design flexibility. Inside, WordPress expert Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond the blog and shows you how WordPress can serve as a CMS, a photo gallery, an e-commerce site, and more. YOU WILL LEARN: - THE ANATOMY OF A WP INSTALL AND HOW WORDPRESS ACTUALLY WORKS
- HOW TO BUILD BEAUTIFUL WORDPRESS THEMES - INCLUDING CHILD THEMES
- HOW TO CREATE CUSTOM LOGIN FORMS AND ADMIN THEMES
- HOW TO USE THE LOOP TO CONTROL CONTENT, AND EVEN USE ALTERNATIVES TO THE LOOP
- HOW TO INTEGRATE THEME OPTIONS
- HOW TO BUILD PLUGINS - INCLUDING WIDGET FUNCTIONALITY
- HOW TO BUILD YOUR WORDPRESS PROJECTS FOR SEO
- INTEGRATE WORDPRESS WITH THE SOCIAL WEB
- HOW TO CREATE AMAZING NAVIGATION
- HOW TO USE CONDITIONAL CONTROL ELEMENTS
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 In my view the best mid/advanced level WP book written to date February 27, 2010
D. Day (Seattle, WA USA)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
Let me preface this review by saying this is NOT a beginner Wordpress book. That said, the folks who leave a mediocre review for this book due to this being over their head are ridiculous. If your looking for a book that teaches you "how to get started" with wordpress this is not your book. You will NOT find sections on how to create a post, add tags, install plugins, etcetera. This book is to teach you how to do advanced secure installs, understand the wordpress framework, template tags (the code snippets that make things work), how to create themes and plugins, and start working with some examples.
This book was an amazing for me because of where I am at in my wordpress development. Before reading this book I knew how to install wordpress, set up permalinks, work with .htaccess files, create posts, add plugins, and even do some minor tweaking. I did not however understand the core code concepts of wordpress that make it work, thus I could not advance beyond an "advanced beginner." When I would go to read advanced wordpress books they were all written in techie speak and I always ended up feeling lost.
Enter Smashing Wordpress:
From the moment I started reading this book it was right at the level I needed. I had finished my knowledge of the beginner to mid level stages of wordpress and Smashing Wordpress took me to a solid level of advanced wordpress techniques and theme/plugin building. It is written in PLAIN ENGLISH and not techie speak like most advanced technology books (please remember you must have a solid beginner level understanding or this book will seem complicated).
If your looking to start understanding all that code that makes themes and plugins work and you have a solid understanding of the basics of wordpress this book is for you.
From the very first chapter this book I stated to absorb the wordpress code concepts and advanced techniques I was craving to learn. I am half way through this book and I am quickly becoming the advanced wordpress theme creator that I have been wanting to be. (This book will also give you a solid ability to modify even the most advanced themes)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO WORDPRESS USERS READY TO UNDERSTAND AND BUILD OR MODIFY WORDPRESS THEME AND PLUGINS.
Great book for mid - senior level WP user. March 27, 2010
Alexander Hinojosa (San Diego / Chicago)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have to agree with everyone that this isn't a beginner Wordpress book. For you to utilize this book you have to be past the beginner stages. If you don't know how to post, install plugins, add tags and understand categories walk away from this book.
For me this book is great; I have a solid understanding of HTML and CSS, this book has taken me to another level of understanding Wordpress.
There is an excellent section on the Gallery and has given me some great ideas
As many others have said; if you're a mid - senior level user this book will be great for you.
Even good for beginners April 9, 2010
Superman
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
After looking over other reviews, as a beginner, I was a bit skeptical about buying it. But once I started reading it, I think the book is excellent. It has really made me understand the wordpress anatomy and has given me confidence that it is something I can do. I am having fun with this book. It is my wordpress bible!
Valuable Resource for Wordpress Theme Developers May 2, 2010
The Dude (Nashua, NH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is not a beginners guide. For those with some experience with Wordpress already this book will take you to the next level (beyond the blog) as the title states. As a wordpress "theme" developer I found this book to be a valuable resource.
As other reviewers have already stated the layout could possibly use a little work.
Great Book May 13, 2010
Secure Protection (Dallas, TX)
Yes. This is a technical book. However, it has been helpful to me since I am so new to Wordpress. I have had to teach myself most of anything that I learned, so it was nice to have a guide. The book probably isn't for "beginners", but if you have some basice knowledge of Wordpress and have used it for a while, this book will definitely enhance your ability to make it work for you. I highly recommend it.
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