Customer Reviews

WordPress 2.7 Complete

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This book helped me figure out how to convert an existing site to a WordPress theme, an especially challenging project since my existing html page design didn't have any clear header, middle, footer arrangement. I was able to figure out where I wanted to take things with my own theme development mostly from reading Chapter 6. (Getting under the engine with the WP template tags is far more empowering than following a tutorial that has you start out by fiddling around with an image in Photoshop.) Well written, too.

This book is easy to read. Covers all of the bases you need to get started. I am an experienced web designer just getting into Wordpress. This book was extremely helpful.

While there are many good tips for the newbie and advanced user alike, the grammar and spelling errors in this text are atrocious. I decided to actually read all of the stuff most people skip over in the front of a book like the credits, author bio, etc. I was astonished to find that Packt Publishing had an extensive team of editors, proofreaders, and project managers dedicated to this book. There are countless uses of improper English and spelling errors throughout the enitre publication. Packt Publishing's team must have been asleep at the switch on this one. I would have given this book a higher rating but I found all of the grammactical errors too frustrating and annoying to overcome. I had to reread paragraphs several times to assure myself I wasn't going crazy. Thankfully, I wasn't. Packt Publishing should slash the price on this one and perhaps aptly name this edition "Rough Draft." It's definitely a rough read.

A book of this type should have a really good index. It doesn't: Try finding entries, for example, on attachments to posts. Or how to upload and add media files to a post. Even items that are listed such as Permalinks lead you to at best cursory and incomplete information.

Well written and easy to find what you are looking for. Great reference for those in the know and good guidance for the beginner.