WordPress For Dummies, 3rd Edition

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.

Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog

Push WordPress past its limits and take the basic blog into an entirely new blogosphere

Smashing Magazine is the world's most popular resource for web designers and developers, boasting more visits than leading Web sites and blogs. Smashing WordPress is the ultimate guide to WordPress, one of the hottest topics on the web today. Written by a WordPress expert, this exciting book breaks the barriers of blogging basics and shows you how to push WordPress to its limits-and beyond.

As a free and open source platform, WordPress has quickly grown to be the most popular choice for bloggers and it is being pushed beyond its original purposes to power some fairly advanced sites. Its loyal community is constantly developing new plugins and themes to extend its functionality, taking WordPress to a new level of popularity.

You'll learn how WordPress can serve as a CMS, a forum, a photo gallery, an e-commerce site, and more. Helpful and clear instructions explain how to build beautiful WordPress themes, create custom login forms and admin themes, and integrate theme options.

- WordPress is an open source platform traditionally used for blogging only-but capable of so much more
- Explains how to maximize the power of WordPress and use it as a photo gallery, an e-commerce site, a forum, and more
- Walks you through building plugins, integrating WordPress with the social Web, creating custom login forms and admin themes, and building WordPress projects for SEO
- Demonstrates how to use the Loop to control content and even use alternatives to the Loop

If you're hard-pressed for ideas on how to make the most of WordPress, then this is the book for you.

WordPress 24-Hour Trainer: Watch, Read, and Learn How to Create and Customize WordPress Sites

Don't let WordPress intimidate you. WordPress 24-Hour Trainer is a unique lesson-based book that walks you through the essential parts of WordPress. Each lesson is streamlined to teach a specific aspect of WordPress, helping you to focus on just what you need in order to get the task accomplished. If you learn better visually, this book provides you with a video to accompany each lesson.

This book is the perfect guide to
- Planning and preparing your site for WordPress
- Installing WordPress
- Writing, tagging, and publishing a post
- Working with the text editor
- Styling paragraphs and creating lists
- Working with media files
- Linking, aligning, and sizing an image
- Working with image galleries
- Adding video and audio
- Naming, scheduling, and managing posts
- Making your site stand out
- Helping others connect to your site
- Becoming search engine friendly
- Optimizing your site
- Backing up your site
- Installing and activating plugins

Buy Now

WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Bloggers love WordPress! If you're ready to start using this free blogging software, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition is just what you and your blog need to make a splash.

Professional blog designer Lisa Sabin-Wilson shows you how to use all the latest upgrades to WordPress and helps you decide whether to use the Wordpress.com hosted service or self-host your blog with WordPress.org. Whether you're just venturing into the blogosphere or you want to shift an existing blog to WordPress, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition will help.

Explore theme development and learn where to find free WordPress themes Extend WordPress through plug-ins, CSS, custom fields, and more Find out about archiving, interacting with readers through comments, tracking back, and handling spam Get the scoop on domain registration, Web hosting providers, basic tools like FTP, and more Create a unique blog theme and presentation by using template tags with CSS Sign up for WordPress.com, log in, set options, and create a profile Install WordPress.org, set up a MySQL database, explore RSS feeds, and organize a blogroll Discover the secrets of creating a blog that draws readers Get tips on wonderful widgets, upgrades, and plugins you can add to make your blog extra cool Learn how to use the Dashboard, manage comments, and make permalinks work with your Web server With WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition on hand, it's easy to make the most of the free software and build a blog that stands out in a crowd.

WordPress Bible

Install WordPress and go beyond blogging

WordPress is so flexible that developers are now tapping it to create robust applications for content, contact, and e-mail management. Whether you're a casual blogger or programming pro, this comprehensive guide covers WordPress from the basics through advanced application development. Learn how to use custom plugins and themes, retrieve data, maintain security, use social media, and modify your blog without changing any core code. You'll even get to know the ecosystem of products that surrounds this popular, open-source tool.


- Enhance your blog's findability in the search engines and beyond
- Discover hooks and leverage the WordPress event-driven programming interface
- Create WordPress widgets in only a few minutes
- Explore alternate uses of WordPress
- Enhance your blog with WordPress MU
- Ensure your plugins maintain future compatibility
- Create highly customizable and dynamic themes using template tags
- Learn best security practices as a user and developer

Download Here

Teach Yourself Visually WordPress

Get your blog up and running with WordPress

Are you itching to share your thoughts with the world through blogging but aren't sure how? Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress introduces you to one of the most popular, easy-to-use blogging platforms: WordPress. This book's clear directions and visual approach helps you to quickly get started in WordPress and then take full advantage of all its features. Janet Majure, an experienced and popular WordPress user, demonstrates key points with examples from her blogs.


- Provides visual step-by-step instructions for creating and setting up a WordPress site
- Explains how to create engaging written and visual content
- Shares advice on customizing sites through use of plug-ins and themes and custom site editing
- Details more advanced procedures for self-hosted bloggers, including buying a domain, getting a Web host, and installing WordPress

The blogosphere beckons! Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress Brimming with clear instructions and exciting ideas for building a successful blog on WordPress.