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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780470149461
ISBN: 0470149469
Label: For Dummies
Manufacturer: For Dummies
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 408
Publication Date: November 12, 2007
Publisher: For Dummies
Studio: For Dummies
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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 “splogs”
- 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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Overall, a good guide that is well structured and helpful. This does not mean, however, that some additional explanations defining all terms and their usage for the benefit of the truly technologically challenged readers would not be even more helpful. If the author included some before and after illustrations and how implementation of the topic at hand would look and work after it is finished, the work would gain even greater reviews and probably result in increased sales. Realizing that even the most basic of terms for people in the know are truly puzzling for those of us who are not into the enlightened lingo of geeks and techys would make this guide the essential reference that should be on everyone's work desk.
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I picked this up after switching my blog from blogger to [...]using my own URL and hosting service. I quickly realized I was way over my head and that's where this book came in. It is incredibly comprehensive and detailed and addresses virtually everything you would need to know in setting up a blog with [...]or Wordpress.org. My personal favorite was the section on coding & CSS since while I was able to figure a lot of other things out from reading message boards and visiting others' blogs this was the one area I found myself getting stuck. Wilson deals with this subject, among others, in a very conversational and approachable manner and even without any coding experience I was able to get up and running.
Overall, this is a great book. A lot of the contents you may be able to figure out on your own from playing around in the Wordpress interface and reading message boards but some it's valuable to have it all in one place so you can save the time you would have spent digging. ... Read More
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I've found the book worthwhile. Knew a little about WordPress, but had questions. This book answered them. I'm finding it a good resource.
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I'm a new WP user. Someone else set up my web and blog on it. I have always been very good at word processing, but all the codes I need to know just to edit a simple page is ridiculous. This book did not cover how to edit/code the web pages. Blogs are simple. It's the pages in the website which are driving me crazy.
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Transferring files from my computer to the hosting server through an ftp client was a nightmare. The section on this was too brief and without the necessary detail to "self-host". I got a basic blog up and running (after FINALLY installing WordPress onto GoDaddy) but was unable to do a simple thing like change the theme. This simple task was so overwhelming that there is NO WAY I would try to do anything else. I was on the Wordpress.org website in the forums, on the phone with my hosting service...I finally gave up. I never did get the theme changed.
If you aren't a techie, my advice is to go with a website like Blogger or Wordpress.com if you want something simple like a family blog. Otherwise, you might want to hire this one out. Trying to build a blog with Wordpress is a waste of time for the average Joe.
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