Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog

GO BEYOND THE BLOG

Smashing WordPress shows you how to utilize the power of the WordPress platform, and provides a creative spark to help you build WordPress-powered sites that go beyond the obvious. You will learn the core concepts used to build just about anything in WordPress, resulting in fast deployments and greater design flexibility.

Inside, WordPress expert Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond the blog and shows you how WordPress can serve as a CMS, a photo gallery, an e-commerce site, and more.

YOU WILL LEARN:

• THE ANATOMY OF A WP INSTALL AND HOW WORDPRESS ACTUALLY WORKS
• HOW TO BUILD BEAUTIFUL WORDPRESS THEMES - INCLUDING CHILD THEMES
• HOW TO CREATE CUSTOM LOGIN FORMS AND ADMIN THEMES
• HOW TO USE THE LOOP TO CONTROL CONTENT, AND EVEN USE ALTERNATIVES TO THE LOOP
• HOW TO INTEGRATE THEME OPTIONS
• HOW TO BUILD PLUGINS - INCLUDING WIDGET FUNCTIONALITY
• HOW TO BUILD YOUR WORDPRESS PROJECTS FOR SEO
• INTEGRATE WORDPRESS WITH THE SOCIAL WEB
• HOW TO CREATE AMAZING NAVIGATION
• HOW TO USE CONDITIONAL CONTROL ELEMENTS

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Thord Daniel Hedengren is a professional web designer and developer who has created numerous WordPress themes, developed plugins, and put WordPress to good use powering both blogs and big editorial sites. He is the former editor of the Blog Herald, a popular website for bloggers and WordPress users.

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About the Author.

Introduction.

PART I : THE WORDPRESS ESSENTIALS.

Chapter 1: Anatomy of a WordPress Install.

The Basic Install.

Moving the WordPress Install to a Diff erent Directory.

Hacking the Database.

Backing Up.

WordPress and Switching Hosts.

How to Make a WordPress Install More Secure.

Summary.

Chapter 2: The WordPress Syntax.

WordPress and PHP.

Th emes and Templates.

Using the Template Tags.

The Include Tags.

Passing Multiple Parameters to a Template Tag.

Conditional Tags.

Summary.

Chapter 3: The Loop.

Understanding the WordPress Loop.

Using the Loop.

Multiple Loops.

Custom Fields.

Now You Get to Build Something.

PART II: DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING WORDPRESS THEMES.

Chapter 4: The WordPress Theme Essentials.

Theme Basics.

A Closer Look at Notes Blog Core.

Template Files.

Using functions.php.

Widgets, and When to Use Them.

Making Comments Look Good.

Custom Fields.

Developing a Core Theme.

Releasing a Theme.

Moving Onward with Themes.

Chapter 5: The Child Theme Concept.

The Brilliance of Child Themes.

A Few Words on Th eme Semantics.

The Flipside of Inheritance.

Managing Several Sites Using Child Themes.

What about Theme Frameworks?

Taking Themes to the Next Level.

Chapter 6: Advanced Theme Usage.

Outlining the Theme.

Individual Styling Techniques.

Mastering Action Hooks.

Using Taxonomies.

Theme Option Pages.

Multiple Language Support.

Conditional Design.

Working with RSS Feeds.

Basic SEO Implementations.

Trimming WordPress on the Theme Side.

Some Final Words on Themes.

PART III: DEVELOPING WORDPRESS PLUGINS.

Chapter 7: Anatomy of a WordPress Plugin.

Plugin Basics.

Hooks and How to Use Them.

Creating Your Own Template Tags.

The Pluggable Functions.

Must-have Functionality.

Adding Widget Support.

Things to Consider When Using the Database.

Backwards Compatibility.

Plugins and WordPress MU.

Good Practice for Releasing Plugins.

This Is Really All You Need.

Chapter 8: Plugins and functions.php.

When to Use a Plugin.

The Issue with Speed.

When to Use functions.php.

Planning Your WordPress Site.

PART IV: BEYOND THE BLOG.

Chapter 9: WordPress as a CMS.

What Is a CMS?

Things to Consider When Using WordPress as a CMS.

Trimming WordPress to the Essentials.

Static Pages and News Content.

Putting Widgets to Good Use.

Managing Menus.

Custom Shortcodes.

Integrating Non-WordPress Content.

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