Who WordPress 3 Complete is for

Narrowing down an audience for this book was pretty straightforward. I would suggest this book to a developer who caught wind of WordPress at some point and was interested in finding out more about it. I’d even suggest this book to a seasoned developer looking to give WordPress a trial run to see how it compares to their system of choice.

The biggest barrier to entry here would be that you’d need to have existing experience with HTML/CSS, and written at least some PHP before reading. It would also help if you’ve had some first hand experience using WordPress. Not necessarily developing a theme or plugin, but interacting with a WordPress install prior to reading the book will be that much more helpful.

Subject matter

WordPress 3 Complete is divided into 11 chapters, but could also be divided into two parts. The first `part’ consists of chapters 1-5 and lays the foundation of WordPress, what it’s all about, and how to use it out of the box. Chapters 6-11 get you writing code and discusses theme building, plugin development, and other more intermediate subjects. What I like about that format is that WordPress’ core nature is put flat out on the table for exploration from the start. The author discusses where WordPress came from and shows what WordPress does best.

Chapter 1 guides you through the background of WordPress, and since the book is titled WordPress 3 Complete, the author takes the time to point out what it is about WordPress 3 that sets it apart from previous versions. Not completely necessary, but since WordPress 3 was truly a ground-breaking release, I’m glad the subject was given the attention it was.

The next chapter covers getting up and running with a WordPress website, whether it be on wordpress.com or a self-hosted solution. The author does a good job describing the differences between the two options, and carefully guides first timers through installing a self-hosted version of WordPress on their own server.

The third chapter is all about content generation. We’re walked through creating posts, working with advanced post options, comments, categories and more. The chapter (and book as a whole) is full of up-to-date screenshots which are always helpful to beginners when walking through something technical.

Chapter 4 continues passed Posts and covers Pages, Plugins, image management, and Menus. Each of these features deserve the attention they’ve been given by the author, as WordPress has refined the process has some of the best systems in place to managing content or plugins. The author does take this opportunity to plug WPtouch to make your site `mobile friendly’ which follows a trend of recommending specific plugins throughout the book. More often than not they’re quite popular and trusted plugins, which can help beginners put the new knowledge of installing Plugins to the test.

Chapter 5 continues where chapter 4 left off and discusses the location, installation, and activation of additional WordPress themes. The WordPress Theme Directory is referenced, and you’re walked through the retrieval and implementation of a theme.

In Chapter 6, the book shifts into a new gear and we’re finally able to get our hands dirty with actual PHP. I like how the author approached relating an existing design and making it “WordPress friendly.” It’s sometimes tough to explain to someone very new to the field how to design “for” WordPress. In this case, the author took a very blog-centric approach to explaining how you should design a WordPress friendly site, and I think that’s the best way to go about it. I like that you’re walked through the creation of the site in static form first, and it is in turn broken out into the pieces that make a WordPress theme. That’s how I build themes, and I think it’s a great way to go about it.

Feeds and podcasting are examined at good length in Chapter 7. Truth be told I’m in a way surprised to see an entire chapter dedicated to feeds, but after reading it I think it was a smart decision to help those beginners looking to start a site for their podcast. All of the proper details are covered, including mention of a few popular podcasting plugins to check out.

Chapter 8 is full of material covering how to develop your own plugins and Widgets. This is arguably the most technical chapter of the book, and the author walks through the development of a plugin from the ground up to show how it’s done. The plugin isn’t too elaborate, which is great for beginners, but it does utilize some regular expressions which those new to PHP may find a bit confusing. It’s really no big deal, but something I felt worth mentioning none-the-less.

User management is discussed thoroughly in Chapter 9, focusing on the aspect of community blogging. While community blogging seems to have gone away in the…

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In my case, I had retained professionals to do much of the work for me but reading this book as well as others published by Packt enabled me to become a much better-informed and more effective contributor to our collaboration. After identifying the "what" of that process, she devotes the bulk of her attention to the "how" and occasionally the "why." <br/><br/>Chapter 1: A "super easy-to-use" briefing on what WordPress offers <br/>2: How to complete WP installations and connections <br/>3: How to add and then manage content <br/>4: A briefing/walk-through on non-blogging content and applications <br/>5: How to manage the website's basic look <br/>6: How to make your own theme (i.e. design and layout) <br/>7: A briefing/walk-through on RSS feeds and podcasting <br/>8: A briefing/walk-through on developing plugins and widgets <br/>9: How to manage members of a community of users <br/>10: How to create a non-blog website <br/>11: Coverage of most important administrator tasks for WP-driven website <br/><br/>Note: I invoke the term "walk-through" for Chapters 4, 7 and 8 because Silver literally guides her reader through a step-by-step sequence to complete hundreds of incremental tasks that first involve installations and then modifications and refinements. <br/><br/>I also appreciate so much the fact that, whenever appropriate, Silver and her associates create a context, a frame-of-reference, when explaining how and why one (apparently small) component functions in relationship (i.e. coordination) with others. This is especially true of explanations of plugins and cross-connections such as are now being developed at my website (www.bobmorris.biz) that involve book reviews, interviews, and commentaries. <br/><br/>I highly recommend other PACKt texts such as WordPress Theme Design, WordPress 3 Site Blueprints, and WordPress 3.0 jQuery. By no means have I gained a complete understanding of all that these books cover. Fortunately, I can rely on others for the expertise that I lack. 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This review is from: WordPress 3 Complete (Paperback)

The reference to the word “complete” in this book’s title correctly suggests that almost anyone can read (preferably re-read) and then apply what is learned when creating a website or blog “from scratch.” In my case, I had retained professionals to do much of the work for me but reading this book as well as others published by Packt enabled me to become a much better-informed and more effective contributor to our collaboration. After identifying the “what” of that process, she devotes the bulk of her attention to the “how” and occasionally the “why.”

Chapter 1: A “super easy-to-use” briefing on what WordPress offers
2: How to complete WP installations and connections
3: How to add and then manage content
4: A briefing/walk-through on non-blogging content and applications
5: How to manage the website’s basic look
6: How to make your own theme (i.e. design and layout)
7: A briefing/walk-through on RSS feeds and podcasting
8: A briefing/walk-through on developing plugins and widgets
9: How to manage members of a community of users
10: How to create a non-blog website
11: Coverage of most important administrator tasks for WP-driven website

Note: I invoke the term “walk-through” for Chapters 4, 7 and 8 because Silver literally guides her reader through a step-by-step sequence to complete hundreds of incremental tasks that first involve installations and then modifications and refinements.

I also appreciate so much the fact that, whenever appropriate, Silver and her associates create a context, a frame-of-reference, when explaining how and why one (apparently small) component functions in relationship (i.e. coordination) with others. This is especially true of explanations of plugins and cross-connections such as are now being developed at my website (www.bobmorris.biz) that involve book reviews, interviews, and commentaries.

I highly recommend other PACKt texts such as WordPress Theme Design, WordPress 3 Site Blueprints, and WordPress 3.0 jQuery. By no means have I gained a complete understanding of all that these books cover. Fortunately, I can rely on others for the expertise that I lack. However, to repeat, a careful reading of books such as these provide the information and guidance non-technicians such as I need to understand (a) options to consider and what they offer, (b) trade-offs and the probably implications of each, and (c) the most appropriate issues to keep in mind when working with professionals.

Those who purchase this book are provided with a wealth of value-added benefits and supplementary resources that are identified on Page 4 and then at various points throughout the narrative.

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]]> http://webhostingforwp.com/wordpress-3-cookbook.html#comment-215 Anonymous Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:19:02 +0000 http://webhostingforwp.com/wordpress-3-cookbook.html#comment-215 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-4-0._V192240704_.gif" width="64" alt="4.0 out of 5 stars" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Great for marketers and novice developers</b>, <nobr>February 2, 2012</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2UUEBACDAZ9WN/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&tag=webhostingwp-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marco Solazzi</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2UUEBACDAZ9WN/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&tag=webhostingwp-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a><br/><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#RN" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="return amz_js_PopWin(this.href,'AmazonHelp','width=340,height=340,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=1,status=1');"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_rn_1._V192249968_.gif" width="70" align="absmiddle" alt="(REAL NAME)" height="15" border="0"/></a>    </div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>WordPress 3 Cookbook (Paperback)</b> </div> Even if I think of myself as an experienced WordPress developer, I've found many hints on new plugins to check out and some good advices on website development. This sounds great in the messed up sea of WordPress resources.<br/><br/>That said, the book is mainly meant for beginner to intermediate WordPress developers, so expect recipes for the most basic installation and customization tasks as well as insights on SEO optimization and advertising (expecially useful for Marketers and SEO specialists).<br/><br/>Beside that, the book covers most of the scenarios where WordPress get used. For example, I've really enjoyed the chapter about BuddyPress and social community building, and there're many hints on how to enhance the basic functionalities of pages and posts.<br/><br/>Still speaking as an experienced developer I'm disappointed by the choice of the author to suggest plugins even for those little customizations which involve little coding, but I get the author's intention to suit the content for those approaching WordPress for the first time and i think this cookbook may find a prime spot on their desks. <div style="padding-top: 10px; clear: both; width: 100%;"> <div style="float:left; padding-right:15px; border-right:1px solid #CCCCCC"><div style="padding-bottom:5px;"><b class="tiny" style="color:#666666;white-space:nowrap;">Help other customers find the most helpful reviews</b> </div><div style="width:300px;"> <a name="R3DQI2FMRCNXPH.2115.Helpful.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span><span class="votingPrompt">Was this review helpful to you? </span><a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R3DQI2FMRCNXPH/Helpful/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&token=B48E9A606F84CB6808552A1566747C38DFCB49B9&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy8xODQ5NTE0NjA3L3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTkyLTA1Njg2MzItNjYxNzQ2MT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9d2ViaG9zdGluZ3dwLTIwJnY9MiZsaW5rQ29kZT14bTImYXNpbj0xODQ5NTE0NjA3JnRydW5jYXRlPTUwMDAmYWtpZD1BS0lBSVA1SEZWSENDT01QUFZQQSZzaWc9emxBUHNRcDZKR0RYb2hvZURTendVMmtWRk1vJTJCbG1jUkpGWFVoYTVKcmJFJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTEyVDA1JTNBMDIlM0E1MVomYXRhZz13ZWJob3N0aW5nd3AtMjA&voteAnchorName=R3DQI2FMRCNXPH.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=192-0568632-6617461"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-yes-sec-md._V192249951_.gif" width="35" alt="Yes" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <a rel="nofollow" class="votingButtonReviews" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R3DQI2FMRCNXPH/Helpful/-1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&token=D5879F58F4DCE6199B44174DB41C977512A9659B&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy8xODQ5NTE0NjA3L3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTkyLTA1Njg2MzItNjYxNzQ2MT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9d2ViaG9zdGluZ3dwLTIwJnY9MiZsaW5rQ29kZT14bTImYXNpbj0xODQ5NTE0NjA3JnRydW5jYXRlPTUwMDAmYWtpZD1BS0lBSVA1SEZWSENDT01QUFZQQSZzaWc9emxBUHNRcDZKR0RYb2hvZURTendVMmtWRk1vJTJCbG1jUkpGWFVoYTVKcmJFJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTEyVDA1JTNBMDIlM0E1MVomYXRhZz13ZWJob3N0aW5nd3AtMjA&voteAnchorName=R3DQI2FMRCNXPH.2115.Helpful.Reviews&voteSessionID=192-0568632-6617461"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reviews/btn-no-sec-md._V192249949_.gif" width="35" alt="No" style="vertical-align:middle;" height="18" border="0"/></a> <span class="votingMessage"/></span> </div></div><div style="float:left;"><div style="padding-left:15px;"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="tiny"> <a name="R3DQI2FMRCNXPH.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews" style="font-size:1px;"> </a><span class="reportingButton"><nobr><a rel="nofollow" class="reportingButton" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/voting/cast/Reviews/2115/R3DQI2FMRCNXPH/Inappropriate/1/ref=cm_cr_ifvoteyn/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&token=F6F393C07E359A8C0CC3432972529EF0C5A4B34E&target=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hbWF6b24uY29tL3Byb2R1Y3QtcmV2aWV3cy8xODQ5NTE0NjA3L3JlZj1jbV9jcl9pZnZvdGVyZHIvMTkyLTA1Njg2MzItNjYxNzQ2MT9fZW5jb2Rpbmc9VVRGOCZzdW1tYXJ5PTAmYWxpbmtDb2RlPXhtMiZ0YWc9d2ViaG9zdGluZ3dwLTIwJnY9MiZsaW5rQ29kZT14bTImYXNpbj0xODQ5NTE0NjA3JnRydW5jYXRlPTUwMDAmYWtpZD1BS0lBSVA1SEZWSENDT01QUFZQQSZzaWc9emxBUHNRcDZKR0RYb2hvZURTendVMmtWRk1vJTJCbG1jUkpGWFVoYTVKcmJFJTNEJmV4cD0yMDEyLTAyLTEyVDA1JTNBMDIlM0E1MVomYXRhZz13ZWJob3N0aW5nd3AtMjA&voteAnchorName=R3DQI2FMRCNXPH.2115.Inappropriate.Reviews&voteSessionID=192-0568632-6617461"></a></nobr></span> </span> <span style="color:#CCCCCC;">|</span> <span class="tiny"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DQI2FMRCNXPH/ref=cm_cr_if_perm/?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1849514607&nodeID=&tag=webhostingwp-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"></a></span></div><div style="white-space:nowrap;padding-left:-5px;padding-top:5px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DQI2FMRCNXPH/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1849514607&nodeID=&tag=webhostingwp-20&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/comment-sm._V192250344_.gif" width="16" alt="Comment" hspace="3" align="absmiddle" height="16" border="0"/></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DQI2FMRCNXPH/ref=cm_cr_if_cmt/192-0568632-6617461?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1849514607&nodeID=&tag=webhostingwp-20&linkCode=xm2#wasThisHelpful" target="_top">Comment</a></div></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <br/></div>

Great for marketers and novice developers, February 2, 2012

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Even if I think of myself as an experienced WordPress developer, I’ve found many hints on new plugins to check out and some good advices on website development. This sounds great in the messed up sea of WordPress resources.

That said, the book is mainly meant for beginner to intermediate WordPress developers, so expect recipes for the most basic installation and customization tasks as well as insights on SEO optimization and advertising (expecially useful for Marketers and SEO specialists).

Beside that, the book covers most of the scenarios where WordPress get used. For example, I’ve really enjoyed the chapter about BuddyPress and social community building, and there’re many hints on how to enhance the basic functionalities of pages and posts.

Still speaking as an experienced developer I’m disappointed by the choice of the author to suggest plugins even for those little customizations which involve little coding, but I get the author’s intention to suit the content for those approaching WordPress for the first time and i think this cookbook may find a prime spot on their desks.

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Chapter 2 practically pays for the book, March 11, 2011

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I wish I had this two years ago.

As I implied in the title, I found enough in Chapter 2 to keep me busy for a day or two just cleaning up my existing plugins. While I don’t necessarily agree with every guideline (tabs!? Yeeech!), I’m willing to implement each and every one (even tabs!) to get my code up to par.

Seriously, if my code isn’t at least par, how could it ever possibly be awesome?

It feels good to be excited again about programming for WordPress.

By the way, anyone serious about WordPress plugin programming will find Ronal Heureca’s “WordPress and Ajax” book an indispensable companion to this one.

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It takes true experience to create a book this useful, March 8, 2011

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The first time I went to a WordCamp presentation, the speaker said off-hand, “before I do anything, I check Justin Tadlock’s site to see if he’s written a tutorial.” Before that day, I had never depended on anything but the Codex for support when I wrote plug-ins … and you could tell by looking at my code.

Since then, I’ve become a frequent reader of Justin’s blog, I’ve subscribed to several mailing lists for code, and I’ve started following quality developers – namely the authors of this book – on Twitter. It’s been a slow start, but it’s changed the way I look at open source and development in general.

And now comes a book written by three of the most respected developers in the WordPress community. It’s well written, honest, and comes from a collective background of collaboration and been-there-done-that experience. I’ve been working with WordPress for more than 4 years now, and this is by far the best reference I’ve seen to date … both for developers just starting with the project and for seasoned professionals who build their business on WordPress.

I’ve seen code written by all three of these developers, built my own systems on the shoulders of their outstanding work, and watched several others grow as developers following after their example. I can’t think of any team more qualified to write about WordPress plug-in development, and I can’t think of anyone else who’d do a better job.

This is an outstanding book and was definitely worth the 2-month pre-order wait to have a physical copy on my desk to mark up and turn back to. Though I’m confident that the eBook version will be just as useful for those who can’t wait for overnight shipping to deliver!

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