Title: WordPress For Dummies (2nd Edition)
Author: Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Publisher: Wiley Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-470-40296-2
Pages: 408
I have been building websites using the WordPress blog platform for some time now, and I have always been quite impressed with its amazing combination of power and simplicity. Since there are numerous resources for helping build and maintain WordPress based blogs and websites available on the Internet for free, it never occurred to me that there would be a market for an actual printed book on the topic. Well, it turns out that I was wrong.
While browsing the aisles of my local bookstore, I happened to see a book entitled WordPress For Dummies, and since I have always found the “For Dummies” series of books to be easy to read and understand, I picked it up and read a couple of chapters right there in the store! Then I took it home with me and read the rest of it. I found it not only to be an interesting read, but also a comprehensive resource for every aspect of planning, building and maintaining a blog or website using the WordPress platform.
As expected, the book starts off with an explanation of blogging in general, then it quickly gets into the nuts and bolts of the WordPress software. Topics discussed include the differences between the hosted version of WordPress and the self-hosted WordPress scripts, installing the WordPress files on your server, setting up the database, personalizing your new blog with a theme, finding and using plugins, backing up and restoring your WordPress installation and many, many more. In a nutshell, WordPress For Dummies is a wonderful collection of much of the information you’ll find about installing and using WordPress scattered around the Internet all in one well-organized, easy to understand printed book.
Could you get by without ever seeing a copy of WordPress for Dummies? Sure you could. After all, everything found in the book can also be found for free on the web. But nowhere else will you find so much critical information in one place, neatly organized and indexed, ready to use exactly when you need it! If you use WordPress now, or have plans to use it in the future, this book deserves a prominent spot on your desk.
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