WordPress For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Lisa Sabin-Wilson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of WordPress For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Book Review: A Great Wordpress Tool!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book was very helpful in figuring out how Wordpress works and what you can do with it. I was very happy to find useful examples and explanations of the inner workings of the software. I especially recommend the section on using Wordpress as a content management system.
I recommend this book as a way to get started and a place to go when you get confused over blog specific lingo and the like.
Book Review: Comprehensive and easy reference book
Summary: 5 Stars
i have dozens of wp sites and bought this book for one of my bloggers. it is a very useful 'how-to' companion for anyone working with wordpress and blogs.Book Review: WordPress made easy
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought WordPress for Dummies a few weeks ago. I have been very impressed so far (I'm more than halfway through the book). Lisa explains why you need to do certain things and points out situations where you need to be careful before changing parameters. The book is broken down into easily digestible chapters and is easy to read and comprehend. If you are new to Wordpress and need help, I'd highly recommend this book.Book Review: Start WordPressing Here
Summary: 5 Stars
Whether you're new to blogging or a pro, the platform you choose matters. WordPress is the present and future of blogging. Of course Web 2.0 is a buz-phrase these days, but WordPress is on the cutting edge of incorporating the most promising features of the latest web technologies. Lisa Sabin-Wilson's WordPress for Dummies provides the single-best start to a whole new way to blog yourself through the 21st century.
If you're intimidated by the idea of starting WordPress, let these items ease your concerns:
Everything you need to get started with a WordPress blog is included cover to cover;
- You don't need to know HTML or CSS but you'll be inspired to learn;
- The book tells you how to distinguish your blog;
- Simple lists are provided for finding key features of WordPress;
- Resources for expanding your blog's potential are included throughout the book;
When Sabin-Wilson says that you can set up your own hosted WordPress blog in minutes, she's not kidding. She gives you the big picture,and then pixelates that picture with important details.
And don't worry about updates since those can be found on the author's blog or publisher's Dummies site. You need a resource now and this one will serve your needs.
Once you're set up, you'll be so educated about WordPress that you'll not only be blogging on the most democratic platform but also involved with one of the most friendly, intelligent and devoted open source communities in the world. Soon you'll be customizing your blog to the bliss you'll be following for the rest of your life.
Not sure where to start blogging? Stuck fiddling around with your blog's limitations? Interested in improving the world through a remarkable blogging platform? Then do yourself a big favor and invest in WordPress for Dummies.
Book Review: Nightmare In Progress
Summary: 3 Stars
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.