Building Web Apps with WordPress


Book Description

WordPress is much more than a blogging platform. As this practical guide clearly demonstrates, you can use WordPress to build web apps of any type—not mere content sites, but full-blown apps for specific tasks. If you have PHP experience with a smattering of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you’ll learn how to use WordPress plugins and themes to develop fast, scalable, and secure web apps, native mobile apps, web services, and even a network of multiple WordPress sites. The authors use examples from their recently released SchoolPress app to explain concepts and techniques throughout the book. All code examples are available on GitHub. Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworks Use themes for views, and plugins for backend functionality Get suggestions for choosing WordPress plugins—or build your own Manage user accounts and roles, and access user data Build asynchronous behaviors in your app with jQuery Develop native apps for iOS and Android, using wrappers Incorporate PHP libraries, external APIs, and web service plugins Collect payments through ecommerce and membership plugins Use techniques to speed up and scale your WordPress app




WordPress For Dummies®


Book Description

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.




Getting Started with WordPress


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In a world where blogs are all over the internet, designing an attractive one that stands out from the crowd can seem like a daunting task for anyone who has never done it before. "Wordpress For Beginners" is filled with hands-on examples and emphasizes real-world applications. Coverage begins with the basics of WordPress, focusing on the free version of the software. It then progresses to explore other topics, including one-click installs, registering a domain name, and basic customizations. More advanced and highly valuable concepts are gradually introduced, like search engine optimization, categorization capabilities, and social media promotion strategies. Perfectly aligned with the "anyone can do it" approach of WordPress itself, this all-in-one resource will provide first-time bloggers with the tools they need to build a well-designed, effective blog that won't get lost in the blogosphere.




WordPress Development Quick Start Guide


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Learn core WordPress concepts and components to create modern WordPress-based solutions Key FeaturesLearn the foundations of WordPress development and its hook-based architectureChoose the right components for any development taskBuild flexible solutions that works with existing plugins and themesBook Description WordPress is the most used CMS in the world and is the ideal way to share your knowledge with a large audience or build a profitable business. Getting started with WordPress development has often been a challenge for novice developers, and this book will help you find your way. This book explains the components used in WordPress development, when and where to use them, and why you should be using each component in specific scenarios. You begin by learning the basic development setup and coding standards of WordPress. Then you move into the most important aspects of the theme and plugin development process. Here you will also learn how themes and plugins fit into the website while learning about a range of techniques for extending themes and plugins. With the basics covered, we explore many of the APIs provided by WordPress and how we can leverage them to build rapid solutions. Next, we move on to look at the techniques for capturing, processing, and displaying user data when integrating third-party components into the site design. Finally, you will learn how to test and deploy your work with secure and maintainable code, while providing the best performance for end users. What you will learnExplore the role of themes, plugins, and built-in features in developmentAdapt to built-in modules and built-in database structuresWrite code for WordPress's hook-based architectureBuild, customize, and integrate WordPress pluginsExtend themes with custom design templatesCapture and process data with built-in features and custom formsImprove usability with AJAX and third-party componentsManage non-functional aspects, such as security, performance, and migrationWho this book is for This book is for web developers and site owners who want to build custom websites with WordPress. Basic knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS is required to get most out of this book.




WordPress for Web Developers


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A complete guide for web designers and developers who want to begin building and administering sites with WordPress.




Using WordPress


Book Description

WordPress has grown into the #1 blogging tool in its category: several million bloggers have downloaded this powerful open source software, and millions more are using WordPress.com's hosted services. Thirty-two of Technorati's Top 100 blogs now use WordPress. Using Wordpress is a customized, media-rich learning experience designed to help new users master Wordpress quickly, and get the most out of it, fast! It starts with a concise, friendly, straight-to-the-point guide to Wordpress. This exceptional book is fully integrated with an unprecedented collection of online learning resources: online video, screencasts, podcasts, and additional web content, all designed to reinforce key concepts and help users achieve real mastery. The book and interactive content work together to teach everything mainstream Wordpess users need to know. This practical, approachable coverage guides readers through getting started fast, and covers the recent release of Wordpress 3. This major upgrade includes built-in image editor and the ability to host multiple blogs from one WordPress install. This new version of Using Wordpress adds a DVD, so that all the interactive material previously available only online is now also available for offline reading and study.




WordPress for Beginners


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UPDATED APRIL 2015! Discover how easy it is to create a website using the web's most popular content management software: WordPress. This popular web design book has helped thousands of online users to build professional-looking websites. WordPress for Beginners contains colourful images and easy-to-follow instructions on how to set up your very own website. This is what you will learn in the WordPress for Beginners web design guide: What is WordPress? The Benefits of Using WordPress What you Need to Use WordPress Getting Started with WordPress: Register a Domain Name Set Up Web Hosting Install and Enter Your Website Change the Appearance (Theme) of your Site Change the Settings of Your Site Create a Post Create a Page Upload Media Install Plugins Manage Comments Use Widgets Optimize Your Site for the Search Engines You don't need to know complicated CSS or HTML codes. If you are tired of struggling to build your website then grab your copy of this book today. Discover for yourself how easy it is to create a website with WordPress. Other Books by Christine John How to start and Run an Online Business How to Get the Job You Want Last Chance Poems About Life The Runaway Bride Short Stories for Teenagers




WordPress Beginners Guide 2021


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This guide covers all the fundamental points that should be known to everyone interested in designing a successful website using WordPress; the data will be beneficial for anyone new to website designs, particularly brave founders as well as authors and creators trying to create a respectable identity online when they open their first business or begin their first venture.In this guide, you will be able to embrace a balanced, innovative world view, come up with simple concepts, and create a brand that is unforgettable, interactive, and appeals to your intended audience, using correctly described measures and doing a considerable amount of study ahead will give you the framework that you will need to build a compelling and flexible website for your business.In this guide, you would be learning everything about WordPress and its unique features. This guide is filled with detailed information about the site and how to use it effectively. If you have not used WordPress before or not familiar with its features, this guide will help you get started and make your WordPress journey easier. Reading this guide, it is inevitable that you would not resist building a website with WordPress after finding out its unique features and uniqueness. Here are some of the things you would learn when you read this guide: All about WordPress Why is WordPress so popular with WordPress CMS? The disparity from WordPress.org to WordPress.com How to setup and manage a WordPress website How to select a subscription model How to have WordPress installed WordPress dashboard learning How to choose a theme for WordPress How to find and enable a theme on the dashboard of WordPress How to publish and activate a theme from theme files online How to select plugins for WordPress How to activate plugins with WordPress plugin scan How to upload and configure plugins remotely How to add to WordPress composition How to add an additional WordPress page How to include new posts on a blog How to make extra WordPress customizations And many more.... This is just a few of what is contained in this User Manual, and you can Download FREE with Kindle Unlimited So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and Click the Orange - BUY NOW WITH 1-CLICK BUTTON- on the top right corner and Download Now!!! You won't regret you did See you inside!!!




Beginning WordPress 3


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One of the most popular open source blogging and content management systems, Wordpress lets you create a website to promote yourself or your business quickly and easily—and better yet, it's free. WordPress is a flexible, user-friendly system, and it can be extended with a variety of themes and plugins. Beginning WordPress 3 is a complete guide for the beginning developer who wants to start using WordPress. You'll learn how to publish and manage online content, add media, create widgets and plugins, and much more.




Design for Hackers


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Discover the techniques behind beautiful design by deconstructing designs to understand them The term 'hacker' has been redefined to consist of anyone who has an insatiable curiosity as to how things work—and how they can try to make them better. This book is aimed at hackers of all skill levels and explains the classical principles and techniques behind beautiful designs by deconstructing those designs in order to understand what makes them so remarkable. Author and designer David Kadavy provides you with the framework for understanding good design and places a special emphasis on interactive mediums. You'll explore color theory, the role of proportion and geometry in design, and the relationship between medium and form. Packed with unique reverse engineering design examples, this book inspires and encourages you to discover and create new beauty in a variety of formats. Breaks down and studies the classical principles and techniques behind the creation of beautiful design Illustrates cultural and contextual considerations in communicating to a specific audience Discusses why design is important, the purpose of design, the various constraints of design, and how today's fonts are designed with the screen in mind Dissects the elements of color, size, scale, proportion, medium, and form Features a unique range of examples, including the graffiti in the ancient city of Pompeii, the lack of the color black in Monet's art, the style and sleekness of the iPhone, and more By the end of this book, you'll be able to apply the featured design principles to your own web designs, mobile apps, or other digital work.