Professional WordPress, 2nd Edition

01/21/2013 · No Responses

The highly praised resource returns with updated content, examples, and code downloads

WordPress is the most popular self-hosted open source website software in use today, and the latest version makes it even simpler to operate. Packed with real-world examples for load balancing and multiusers, this esteemed resource replaces some of the more basic material with more advanced content. Every single chapter has been reworked to provide the most current and proper methods for developing and designing in WordPress. Coverage of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript and new chapters on custom post types, custom taxonomies, Multisite, and extensions of themes bring the content of this book completely up-to-date and provides you with all you need to deploy successful WordPress sites.

Offers an overview of the WordPress system and describes what happens when a WordPress-generated web page is displayed
Demonstrates extending WordPress through plugins and customizing it via themes
Combines a developer view of user experience and optimization with the deployment requirements for performance, security, and measurement
Includes code downloads and code samples from the book’s website

You’ll be hard pressed to find a reliable resource with more advanced content than Professional WordPress, Second Edition!

From the Back Cover
Harness the power of the latest version of WordPress

WordPress is the most popular self-hosted open source website software in use today, and the latest version makes it even simpler to operate. With this new edition, you’ll find helpful examples, code downloads, and real-world tips from real-world developers, all of which reflect the current needs of developers. Each chapter has been reworked to provide the most up-to-date and correct methods for developing and designing in WordPress. This book covers WordPress development and design concepts above and beyond version features and provides a foundation for future development as WordPress is updated. This essential resource provides you with all you need to deploy successful WordPress sites.

Professional WordPress, Second Edition:

Offers a code overview and provides the most up-to-date advice for working with WordPress locally
Highlights custom post types, custom taxonomy, and meta data
Features coverage of plugin and theme development
Discusses WordPress as a content management system as well as its role in the enterprise and developer community
Combines a developer view of user experience and optimization with the deployment requirements for performance, security, and measurement

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. First Post
Chapter 2. Code Overview
Chapter 3. Working with WordPress Locally
Chapter 4. Tour of the Core
Chapter 5. The Loop
Chapter 6. Data Management
Chapter 7. Custom Post Types, Custom Taxonomies, and Metadata
Chapter 8. Plugin Development
Chapter 9. Theme Development
Chapter 10. Multisite
Chapter 11. Content Aggregation
Chapter 12. Crafting a User Experience
Chapter 13. Statistics, Scalability, Security, and Spam
Chapter 14. WordPress as a Content Management System
Chapter 15. WordPress in the Enterprise
Chapter 16. WordPress Developer Community