The WordPress Anthology

* Conquer the inner mechanics: delve into the nuts and bolts of WordPress and make it work for you, with custom post types, file structuring, the Loop, taxonomies, and more. * Extend your project's functionality with plugins, themes, and APIs * Adopt Multisite capabilities to host and manage your own centralized network of WordPress websites * Learn how to successfully launch and market your projects on a global scale using internationalization, localization, SEO, and goal conversion best practices

The WordPress Anthology puts you in the driver’s seat of this powerful & flexible open-source CMS, offering an extensive array of solutions for your projects. Jam-packed with proven tips & techniques for web developers, you'll discover how to effectively use WordPress to better meet your needs. In short, it'll make the world's most versatile CMS work for you!

This book is aimed at beginner to intermediate-level web developers seeking to work with WordPress on a fundamental level, so as to develop effective websites for clients in the real world. While non-coders will be able to glean some useful information from this book, you should at least have a ground-level knowledge of HTML and PHP to gain the most out of it. There’s certainly no requirement to be a coding guru, but understanding integral concepts such as if statements, loops, functions, variables, and the manner in which PHP creates HTML for screen output will go a long way in helping you comprehend how WordPress does its thing. Solid conceptual appreciation of functionality are more important than memorizing specific functions and syntax—you can always look those up easily enough. Other languages and abilities that are useful to have when broadening your WordPress knowhow include CSS, JavaScript, and web server configuration skills via interfaces such as cPanel.