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Recommended books and resources on the topics of PHP coding, website design, WordPress development and more.

WordPress is by far my favorite Content Management System of today and I highly recommend it to anyone starting out building a new website. These resources will show you how to install, leverage and tweak WordPress to the max.

Books on WordPress

Professional WordPress (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)An in-depth look at the internals of the WordPress system. As the most popular blogging and content management platform available today, WordPress is a powerful tool. This exciting book goes beyond the basics and delves into the heart of the WordPress system, offering overviews of the functional aspects of WordPress as well as plug-in and theme development.

What is covered in this book?

WordPress as a Content Management System
Hosting Options
Installing WordPress Files
Database Configuration
Dashboard Widgets
Customizing the Dashboard
Creating and Managing Content
Categorizing Your Content
Working with Media
Comments and Discussion
Working with Users
Managing, Adding, Upgrading, and Using the Theme Editor
Working with Widgets
Adding and Managing New Plugins
Configuring WordPress
Exploring the Code
Configuring Key Files
wp-config.php file
Advanced wp-config Options
What's in the Core?
WordPress Codex and Resources
Understanding and customizing the Loop
Building A Custom Query
Complex Database Operations
Dealing With Errors
Direct Database Manipulation
Building Your Own Taxonomies
Plugin Packaging
Create a Dashboard Widget
Creating a Plugin Example
Publish to the Plugin Directory
Installing a Theme
Creating Your Own Theme
How and When to Use Custom Page Templates
How to Use Custom Page Templates
Pushing Content from WordPress to Other Sites
Usability and Usability Testing
Getting Your Site Found
How Web Standards Get Your Data Discovered
Load Balancing Your WordPress Site
Securing Your WordPress Site
Using WordPress in the Enterprise
Is WordPress Right for Your Enterprise?
and much more!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

WordPress For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))The bestselling guide to WordPress, fully updated to help you get your blog going!

Millions of bloggers rely on WordPress, the popular, free blogging platform. This guide covers all the features and improvements in the most up-to-date version of WordPress. Whether you are switching to WordPress from another blogging platform or just starting your first blog, you'll find the advice in this friendly guide gets you up to speed on both the free-hosted WordPress.com version and WordPress.org, which requires the purchase of web hosting services, and figure out which version is best for you. You'll be able to take full advantage of the flexibility and usability of WordPress.

WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog platform that emphasizes aesthetics, web standards, and usability
Previous editions of this guide have sold more than 85,000 copies, and interest in blogging continues to explode
Illustrates how to set up and maintain a blog with WordPress and how to use all the new features
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 developers and the cofounder of WordPress

This guide helps bloggers quickly and easily take advantage of everything this popular blogging tool has to offer.

WordPress Power Guide - Using WordPress to Blog Your Way to Success - Blogging GuideAttention: New Book Intro Price -The Price of this Book will Increase to $9.97 Soon!

WordPress Power Guide

Go Beyond The Basics and Make Your WordPress Site Rock

Are you already using WordPress on your website or blog? Ready to crank it up a notch and reap the maximum benefit from your site?
Then the WordPress Power Guide is for you.

Traffic Generation

Whether your goal is to make money from your site or just share your views with the world, you need traffic. Did you know there are plugins that helps your site rank higher with the search engines? Just read the WordPress Power Guide to discover how to set up your site so it’s easy for visitors (and you!) to use and achieves the best SE ranking.

Importance of Plugins and Themes

Have you ever visited a site that drew you in immediately? Chances are you were smitten because of a plugin, image, or customized theme. If your blog feels a bit blah, jazz it up! WordPress Power Guide walks you through installing images and even lists the best plugins and themes to install and customize so you can make your blog your own.

Keep Them Coming Back For More

Open the door to repeat visitors with a WP tune-up. Polls and comment sections encourage participation and keep visitors glued to your site. . .but they’re an invitation for spammers. The WordPress Power Guide reveals how to cut down on spam while still allowing visitors to participate and relate to you so they keep coming back for more.
Small Investment, Big Return

If you want to make money from your blog, you can’t afford not knowing the few simple tweaks that will really pay off. The good news? The secrets to optimize every piece of your blog are revealed in WordPress Power Guide. You won’t find a more comprehensive manual anywhere so grab your copy now. You will be amazed at the results.

Blog Your Way to Success

Some of the Topics that are inside

* How to Attract Readers with Your Writing
* Find The Right Topics that Work for You
* Easy Ways to Give Your Blog Power
* How to Make Attractive Blogs
* Easy Changes that Makes Big Improvements
* SEO Made Easy
* Power Plugins that Work for You
* How to Make Your Readers Want to Comment
* Stop Spam in its Tracks without losing Commenters
* Get Traffic to Your Blog for Free
* Glue Your Readers to Your Blog Posts
* How to Earn Cash with Your Blog
* Become an Expert Now
* Where to Get Cheap Help