 | Summaries and Customer Reviews are supplied by Amazon.com 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 2.5 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. Average Customer Rating:  
Less for dummies, and more like for reference
| Customer Rating: | I'm currently in a small business class, and I wanted to expand my offerings to the public.
I had a 5 page website that I spent good money on, and my instructor recommended using wordpress and blogging. It is simple to use, and enables you to get online and edit your stuff yourself.
Cool, so I went to amazon, and typed in wordpress, seen the for dummies book and bought it.
3 days after it arrived, I had devoured a good part of the book, but did not have my website up. The more I read the more confused I got.
I think this book can be a wonderful reference guide, it covers more stuff than the other book I got, but it is too technical for me.
The other book (which I also reviewed) actually got me online.
Was this book a waste? No! I can still use this book. Now that I have been online for a couple of days, and I'm learning the interface, I can read some of this stuff, and begin to understand it. But this just is not the book for me. I'm still giving it 4 stars, but only because it covers a lot of stuff. The other book I got is less than half this size, and actually got me online very easily.
I see there is a new one that will be for sale soon, and I recommend skipping this version and picking that one up. The difference between the interfaces is huge and can be quite confusing.
I'm hoping that by the time that version comes out, I will understand enough to be able to actually use it. |
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A very helpful introduction to WordPress
| Customer Rating: | | I'm starting to build a website for a campus organization, and WordPress for Dummies has helped me know what needs to be done and how to do it. It's step-by-step instructions are a boon when you're doing your own webmastering! |
Made my move to self-hosting SO easy!
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Don't bother with this book
| Customer Rating: | | Wordpress is not really an easy to use platform for people who know little to nothing about php or code. So, I got this book to get some help with the more complicated aspects of wordpress. To my amazement, this book does not shed any light on things like 1.) how to redirect a domain name I already own to my wordpress domain name 2.) How to change the code directly in the wordpress stylsheet to adjust my theme 3.) How to correct 404 errors etc.., the list goes on. This book focuses on the things you can figure out for yourself! I don't need to know how to edit a post, that's fairly intuitive. I needed this book to help me with the meat and potatoes of the wordpress platform and this book failed miserably at that. In addition, it's jumbled and hard to follow. Listen, don't waste your money, just google for helpful hints. |
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