Professional WordPress: Design and Development - Softcover

Williams, Brad; Damstra, David; Stern, Hal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111844227X ISBN 13: 9781118442272

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2013

Synopsis

The highly praised resource returns with updated content,examples, and code downloads

WordPress is the most popular self–hosted open source websitesoftware in use today, and the latest version makes it even simplerto operate. Packed with real–world examples for load balancing andmultiusers, this esteemed resource replaces some of the more basicmaterial with more advanced content. Every single chapter has beenreworked to provide the most current and proper methods fordeveloping and designing in WordPress. Coverage of HTML5, CSS3, andJavaScript and new chapters on custom post types, customtaxonomies, Multisite, and extensions of themes bring the contentof this book completely up–to–date and provides you with all youneed to deploy successful WordPress sites.

• Offers an overview of the WordPress system and describes whathappens when a WordPress–generated web page is displayed
• Demonstrates extending WordPress through plugins andcustomizing it via themes
• Combines a developer view of user experience and optimizationwith the deployment requirements for performance, security, andmeasurement
• Includes code downloads and code samples from the book′swebsite

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Professional WordPress The highly praised resource returns with updated content, examples, and code downloads WordPress is the most popular self-hosted open source website software in use today, and the latest version makes it even simpler to operate. Full description

From the Back Cover:

Harness the power of the latest version of WordPress

WordPress is the most popular self–hosted open source websitesoftware in use today, and the latest version makes it even simplerto operate. With this new edition, you′ll find helpful examples,code downloads, and real–world tips from real–world developers, allof which reflect the current needs of developers. Each chapter hasbeen reworked to provide the most up–to–date and correct methodsfor developing and designing in WordPress. This book coversWordPress development and design concepts above and beyond versionfeatures and provides a foundation for future development asWordPress is updated. This essential resource provides you with allyou need to deploy successful WordPress sites.

Professional WordPress, Second Edition:

• Offers a code overview and provides the most up–to–date advicefor working with WordPress locally
• Highlights custom post types, custom taxonomy, and metadata
• Features coverage of plugin and theme development
• Discusses WordPress as a content management system as well asits role in the enterprise and developer community
• Combines a developer view of user experience and optimizationwith the deployment requirements for performance, security, andmeasurement

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About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 111844227X
• ISBN 13: 9781118442272
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 456