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‘…an incredibly useful book…you cannot go much better than this.’ (Bookworm73.wordpress.com, May 2011).
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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.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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WordPress runs two different types of service. WordPress.com is the free blogging platform (although you can pay to add extras if you want). WordPress.org is the more complicated webhosting software you download to your PC to create a website from scratch.
This book is primarily for WordPress.org users.
If you've started a basic WordPress.com blogging page and just want to tart it up a bit, there's nothing much here for you (with the exception a CSS coding primer for page layouts if you really want to go the programming route, rather than just choose from the 1000s of readymade site layouts available!). I was hoping for some guidance on incorporating more features, but this book just doesn't go there.
If you use WordPress.com, and can post a blog or insert a link you don't need this book. If you're unfamiliar with webhosting and want to brave WordPress.org, this book is a good enough place to start.
This book is primarily for WordPress.org users.
If you've started a basic WordPress.com blogging page and just want to tart it up a bit, there's nothing much here for you (with the exception a CSS coding primer for page layouts if you really want to go the programming route, rather than just choose from the 1000s of readymade site layouts available!). I was hoping for some guidance on incorporating more features, but this book just doesn't go there.
If you use WordPress.com, and can post a blog or insert a link you don't need this book. If you're unfamiliar with webhosting and want to brave WordPress.org, this book is a good enough place to start.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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As an idea, the Dummies series is excellent. Unfortunately, there are many authors who seem to exploit the premise that books for beginners are easy money. This book is an excellent example.
Most irritating is the shocking amount of filler that appears. Rather than getting to the point, the (american) author insists on a gratingly over-familiar style which seems intent on filling up 400 pages or so, even if that means resorting to such nonsense as the following.
"The Loop. I'm not talking about America's second-largest downtown business district, originating at the corner of State and Madison streets in Chicago. I could write about some interesting experiences I've had there... but that would be a different book."
The useful content could be condensed into about 50 pages. Alternatively, stick to the 400 pages and give some genuinely useful exercises and examples, rather than telling us about "showing the love" or suggesting that we say "WordPress Widgets are Wonderful" ten times.
Most irritating is the shocking amount of filler that appears. Rather than getting to the point, the (american) author insists on a gratingly over-familiar style which seems intent on filling up 400 pages or so, even if that means resorting to such nonsense as the following.
"The Loop. I'm not talking about America's second-largest downtown business district, originating at the corner of State and Madison streets in Chicago. I could write about some interesting experiences I've had there... but that would be a different book."
The useful content could be condensed into about 50 pages. Alternatively, stick to the 400 pages and give some genuinely useful exercises and examples, rather than telling us about "showing the love" or suggesting that we say "WordPress Widgets are Wonderful" ten times.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Suffering from the same over-optimistic, saccharine tone adopted by most "Dummies" guides, this book just can't make up its mind what it wants to be. It covers relatively straightforward topics in too much detail then glosses over the meaty stuff. The layout of the book doesn't lend itself to large amounts of code and tables, so it becomes frustrating to follow instructions that spill over several pages.
I've found the online tutorials provided by ThemeShaper more helpful. There's also a useful introduction to WordPress by Brian Wood on Adobe's Dreamweaver Developer Centre (you don't need Dreamweaver to read the tutorial).
With better editing and a more helpful balance of content, this could have been a halfway useful book. But if you want to delve into the complexities of WordPress (and I'm beginning to ask myself why I ever did), there's got to be a better all-in-one reference work. I've just yet to find it.
I've found the online tutorials provided by ThemeShaper more helpful. There's also a useful introduction to WordPress by Brian Wood on Adobe's Dreamweaver Developer Centre (you don't need Dreamweaver to read the tutorial).
With better editing and a more helpful balance of content, this could have been a halfway useful book. But if you want to delve into the complexities of WordPress (and I'm beginning to ask myself why I ever did), there's got to be a better all-in-one reference work. I've just yet to find it.
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