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WordPress For Dummies 1st Edition

by Lisa Sabin-Wilson (Author)
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Are you a wannabe blogger? A seasoned pro migrating your blog to WordPress? Looking to do more cool stuff with your existing WordPress blog? Then this fun guide is for you! WordPress for Dummies is a veritable smorgasbord of WordPress information, ideas, tools, resources, and instruction on everything you need to create and maintain your dream blog.

Unlike other blog hosts, WordPress gives you the ability to create a blog that is tailored to your own tastes and needs. Sure, the codes, tags, and terminology can seem a little intimidating at first, but WordPress for Dummies breaks it all down to show you just how intuitive, friendly, and extensible the software really is. This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to:

  • Sign up for a free WordPress account
  • Set up and use a hosted blog with WordPress.com
  • Install and set up the WordPress.Org and WordPress.MU software for single- and multi-user versions
  • Find great themes, plugins, and consultants that will help you achieve JUST the kind of blog you want
  • Use tags to work with WordPress templates
  • Combat challenges with comments, trackback spam, and â splogsâ
  • Add special technologies to your blog, such as RSS feed, podcasting, vlogging, and photoblogging
  • Find online support, tips, and resources for WordPress software

    Whether you want to keep family and friends updated on your latest adventures, post pictures of your new puppy, or communicate your passion with millions of readers worldwide, WordPress for Dummies is your passport to creating the kind of blog that will keep your visitors coming back for more!

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    0470149469
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0470149461
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    For Dummies
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 2007
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.48 x 0.88 x 9.29 inches
  8. Print length
    408 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; 1st edition (January 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0470149469
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0470149461
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.48 x 0.88 x 9.29 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 63 ratings

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I design because it makes me happy to create. I write because it makes me happy to share. Other than that? I breathe. I drink espresso. I love my family.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
63 global ratings

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Customers find the language concise and clear. They describe the book as worthwhile, awesome, and comprehensive. Opinions are mixed on the information quality, with some finding it excellent and useful for novice WordPress users, while others say it doesn't contain enough practical help with coding CSS and PHP.

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Customers find the language concise, clear, and easy to follow. They appreciate the excellent step-by-step instructions about how to achieve WordPress goals. Readers also mention the book is nicely written and well-thought-out.

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"...by the way is a neat program, and for most users, will be relatively easy to master...." Read more

"...I set my blog up on my own hosted server. The book gave step-by-step instructions for uploading WordPress software and configuring it so that it..." Read more

"...The text was far to wordy - almost 400 pages, and would have been more useful for us dummies if there had been step by step exercises in creating..." Read more

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Customers find the book worthwhile, competent, and comprehensive. They also say it's a great tool and a pleasure to read.

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"...Although I am sure the book is very competent and comprehensive, there seems to be an assumption that people have unlimited time to read all this...." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the information quality of the book. Some mention it's useful for novice WordPress users, providing basic information and concepts. However, others say it doesn't contain enough practical help with actually coding the CSS and PHP necessary to create a blog. They also mention the text is jumbled and hard to follow.

"...Overall, she does a truly fine job of introducing the reader to WordPress, how it operates, how it can be modified and expanded...." Read more

"...In addition, it's jumbled and hard to follow. Listen, don't waste your money, just google for helpful hints." Read more

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Jerry Saperstein
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite good for the novice to intermediate WordPress user
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2008
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I've found that the Dummies book run the gamut from very, very bad to very, very good. I am pleased to report that "WordPress for Dummies" by Lisa Sabin-Wilson is very, very good.

This book will be useful to novice WordPress users (like myself) through, I suspect, intermediate users.

The first part is a tad on the slow side as Sabin-Wilson reviews the true basics. But she is trying to cover a good part of the waterfront here, helping truly inexperienced users as well as those who may have used Blogger, MovableType or other blogging platforms.

By Chapter 3, though, Sabin-Wilson begins to hit her stride, delving deeper into the hosted version of WordPress, examining its details.

With Chapter 6, she begins transitioning into a surprisingly comprehensive exploration of WordPress. Chapter 9, about altering PHP templates, is a model of clarity that all technical writers could benefit from studying. It is concise and clear, while handling some very sophisticated subjects.

By the time Sabin-Wilson gets to Chapter 16 ("Beyond Blogging: WordPress as a Content Management System"), the reader is comfortable with this advanced subject.

Overall, she does a truly fine job of introducing the reader to WordPress, how it operates, how it can be modified and expanded. Her language is always remarkably clear and her focus intense. This is one of those essentially technical books that is actually a pleasure to read. Keep it at your side while you explore WordPress, either hosted on your own or the WordPress site, and you'll become highly proficient in a surprisingly short time.

Jerry
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The Talker
3.0 out of 5 stars Nightmare In Progress
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2008
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The two books :
WordPress Complete by Hasin Hayder
and
WordPress for Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson
are worthwhile sources for the individual that lacks the expertise to setup the WordPress program. Now don't misunderstand what I say next. If you are a complete novice, get the books. Be fully aware that both books will NOT be sufficient to reach normal insanity while getting WordPress setup, if you're requirements go beyond the norm. Am familiar to Blogging and a bit aware of WordPress usage, but it became a total nightmare to reach the results that I was looking for. Seriously lacking are examples of "how and where" to actually insert / place what was being expounded upon. Seemed that every set of "how to" was chopped off at the most critical point and leaves one floundering and frustrated, Both books and even the official sites lack the explicit "where to insert" the talked on code. Many so called experts suffer from the "I know it so well" syndrome" that they overlook the "critical" aspect from a novices point of view. To have elaborated on a specific subject, without giving the most crucial bit of information "showing an example of where" is, to me a cardinal offense. It is recognized that it is near impossible to cover every detail required for total success with an installation, but what is covered, SHOULD be presented with clear and full details. There is no middle ground here. You are either sailing along smoothly, or you are floundering from lack of crucial details. I was in the latter group. WordPress by the way is a neat program, and for most users, will be relatively easy to master. If you have certain specific needs, be prepared to sweat it through, along with much aggravation.
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Ms President
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother with this book
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2008
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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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Fred Fandango
5.0 out of 5 stars A Useful Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2008
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This book helped me get a professional quality WordPress blog up and running without any pain. I probably could have figured out most of what I would have needed to know myself. However, this book gave me some basic information and concepts so that I had the confidence to jump in and to do it easily. I set my blog up on my own hosted server. The book gave step-by-step instructions for uploading WordPress software and configuring it so that it worked immediately. I was able to find a free theme and customize it to my specific needs with a minimal knowledge of HTML, CSS and PHP. (Not a deficiency of the book, but WordPress is not yet an ideal environment to create a non-blog web site. This is my next task and I'd love to find a product as easy to use as WordPress, which would allow me to do it.) I am glad that I purchased this book; it was worth the money.
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Leo Quinn
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb assistance.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2014
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I am a lover of this particular series of books and this one was no different to the rest. I had delivery really quickly and I will be back to buy again.
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Daisy Ate
3.0 out of 5 stars Worse than a Dummy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 15, 2013
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I did not find it easy to follow. It did not teach me things I wanted to know how to do. Perhaps it's me who is at fault. I am a late-comer to computing and found the book expected one to have more knowledge than I actually had.
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K. L. Cheetham
5.0 out of 5 stars WordPress- What I wanted.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2007
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I've been using WordPress for a while but felt as though I ought to know more about it. WordPress for Dummies gives me exactly what I wanted in a way which is pleasant to read and expremely informative.
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SMCK
1.0 out of 5 stars OUT OF DATE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2009
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This book is now seriously out of date. If you're thinking of buying it, well DON'T. I bought this book recently and I'm finding the references to menus almost irrelevant. WordPress has obviously changed since this book was published. I am finding the answers to most of my questions from the WordPress support.
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Anne D.
2.0 out of 5 stars Dated copy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2013
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I bought this as I wanted a step by step guide to word press. Sadly, it was an outdated copy so wasn't fit for the purpose I bought it for. Word press has change significantly since this book was printed.
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