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by Mikall Angela Hill (Editor), Robbie Adair (Editor), Stephen Burge (Author)
This 2020 edition is up-to-date for WordPress 5.4 and Gutenberg
WordPress Explained is a high-quality and fun introduction for beginning WordPress users. In WordPress Explained, readers will follow step-by-step instructions from top trainer and author Stephen Burge to build a complete WordPress site. Key FeaturesYou'll master WordPress hands-on, through a complete case study, crystal-clear visuals, simple explanations, and on-target analogies, all extensively tested with real WordPress beginners. Burge walks you through installing WordPress, planning sites that are easy to use and manage, adding content, and incorporating powerful site features without programming. Finally, Burge shows you how to run your site securely and efficiently, no matter how big or popular it becomes Table of Contents
- WordPress Explained
- Planning for Your WordPress Website
- Your First 10 WordPress Tasks
- WordPress Posts Explained
- WordPress Categories and Tags Explained
- WordPress Pages Explained
- WordPress Media and Galleries Explained
- WordPress Plugins Explained
- WordPress Contact Forms Explained
- WordPress Themes Explained
- WordPress Page Builders Explained
- WordPress Widgets Explained
- WordPress Menus Explained
- WordPress Users Explained
- Finishing and Launching Your Site
- WordPress Site Maintenance Explained
- Optimizing WordPress Explained
- What's Next?
Why WordPress Explained?
If you want to spend less time struggling with complex instructions, and more time building sites that make you proud, this is the book for you Stephen Burge and the OSTraining team have taught thousands and thousands of beginners. Nobody knows more about guiding WordPress users up the learning curve - from confusion to results Burge and the OSTraining team make learning fun. Just as you don't learn to ride a bicycle or drive a car by reading a book, you won't learn WordPress without working with it. So, throughout every chapter in the book, readers are asked to work with WordPress. By the end of the book, you will have a complete WordPress site and will be ready to build WordPress sites that make you proud. OSTraining books are some of the best-selling books for the software they cover. They are written in plain English and are supported by plenty of online documentation and videos. If you get stuck at any part of the book with the instructions, just send an email to the OSTraining team, and you'll receive a prompt reply. WordPress Explained requires absolutely no experience with WordPress, content management, website construction, programming, scripting, or even HTML. Please note: This book is 100% aimed at WordPress beginners. About the Author
Stephen Burge has split his career between teaching and web development. He writes for OSTraining.com, which specializes in teaching website development. OSTraining.com's clients include Apple, Pfizer, and the U.S. Departments of Energy, Education, and Commerce.
Number of Pages: 332
Dimensions: 0.69 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN
Publication Date: November 07, 2017
