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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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This is a really comprehensive resource for all aspects of Wordpress customisation, with extensive information on advanced template development, and LOTS of explanation on how the various page elements work. There are countless PHP examples given which you can use straight away in your site, although if you're not au fait with PHP, the author provides plenty of explanatory notes to go along with them. The sections on producing widgets and plugins is particularly clear and thorough.
You can really go into this completely 'cold' in terms of Wordpress development - there are some fantastic chapters on the basic under-the-hood workings of Wordpress, particularly 'The Loop'. It's definitely the most accessible introduction / explanation of this that I've come across, and it's really helped me to 'get' Wordpress.
What's nice is that it's not written with a purely technical focus, but there are also some nice chapters on real world uses of Wordpress - pushing it beyond the blog, and using it, amongst other things, as a fully-fledged Content Management System. The book is chock-full of ideas for squeezing the most out of your installation.
You can really go into this completely 'cold' in terms of Wordpress development - there are some fantastic chapters on the basic under-the-hood workings of Wordpress, particularly 'The Loop'. It's definitely the most accessible introduction / explanation of this that I've come across, and it's really helped me to 'get' Wordpress.
What's nice is that it's not written with a purely technical focus, but there are also some nice chapters on real world uses of Wordpress - pushing it beyond the blog, and using it, amongst other things, as a fully-fledged Content Management System. The book is chock-full of ideas for squeezing the most out of your installation.
33 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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Aimed at the experienced user wanting more from their self-hosted WordPress site, this book is for someone who is at easy with reading snippets of PHP, CSS and HTML code. Someone who has no problem listening to an expert talk freely about their specialist subject and someone who is familiar with the concepts about which the expert speaks. Unfortunately, that someone is not me.
I wasn't expecting such a high level book; my heart sank when I realised. If you are a developer or a hacker then I am sure you will love this book.
I was hoping for some simple techniques or step-by-step techniques to go `beyond the blog'. As it is, this book is beyond my understanding.
I wasn't expecting such a high level book; my heart sank when I realised. If you are a developer or a hacker then I am sure you will love this book.
I was hoping for some simple techniques or step-by-step techniques to go `beyond the blog'. As it is, this book is beyond my understanding.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This book is helping me craft a website for someone, it's been a really valuable resource. Clearly written and not patronising. It's packed full of features that make it very easy to create the site you want from Word Press.
Given that a lot of hosting companies will install WP for you for free, saving you the hassle, or the knowledge if you don't have it, being able to customise your install is the next step on the ladder. With so many impressive templates out there, it's always nice to be able to create something yourself, without the reliance on other people. This book gives you the toolbox to be able to make a start on that.
As the author points out, it's useful to have some knowledge of CSS, HTML and PHP before you start. I wouldn't say this book is for the absolute beginner, but it's very helpful if you know a bit of code, but don't know how to turn it into the skills you really need to build a WP site. Well done. Miles better than the SAMS teach yourself in 24 hours books.
Given that a lot of hosting companies will install WP for you for free, saving you the hassle, or the knowledge if you don't have it, being able to customise your install is the next step on the ladder. With so many impressive templates out there, it's always nice to be able to create something yourself, without the reliance on other people. This book gives you the toolbox to be able to make a start on that.
As the author points out, it's useful to have some knowledge of CSS, HTML and PHP before you start. I wouldn't say this book is for the absolute beginner, but it's very helpful if you know a bit of code, but don't know how to turn it into the skills you really need to build a WP site. Well done. Miles better than the SAMS teach yourself in 24 hours books.
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This is the Worst Book Ever Bought
All I can say is choose another book - The examples are badly explained, the pace of the book is confusing - Considering its for users that do not understand Wordpress it certainly... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Simon Nolan
If WordPress is your bag, this ticks all the boxes
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Great Price, Easy to read and understand
Not having used wordpress but having done a bit of PHP and web site development I thought I would not need a book! I was wrong. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr Stuggy
Not so good
The contents of the book made me think this would be a great book, but the PHP code in the book is not explained, therefore a complete understanding of object orientated PHP is... Read more
Published 15 months ago by roofrack
A curate's egg of a book
This is a book of wonderful content very badly presented - making it a classic 'curate's egg' of a book - good in parts! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Pedro De Pradines
Beyond the Blog?
Some background. I work in IT but am a complete novice with web design and was looking for a book to help complete a fairly basic, static web site that had been developed in WP but... Read more
Published 17 months ago by NogginTheNog
Falls between two stools
I found myself frustrated and disappointed by this book. However, I've rated it 'OK' with 3 stars because it has enough information for me to know how to do basics, what is... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Andy
Not for complete beginners.
As someone who is reasonably familiar with CSS and XHTML, I found this book an ideal route into Wordpress template development. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. R. Precious
Not for the Blogger
This book helped me a lot and was the first resource that I used that began to open up Wordpress for me. Read more
Published 18 months ago by martcol
Smashing!
I do have a very basic, limited understanding of PHP, absolutely no understanding of MySQL, and a good grasp of HTML/CSS. Read more
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