Visual Quickstart Guide to WordPress 2 – Maria Langer and Miraz Jordan September 2, 2006
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Blogging,Reviews , trackbackWay back in February, when I’d only been blogging a few weeks, I was rather chuffed to be approached by the authors of this book and asked if I’d mind them using my blog as an example. Now, many months later, its appeared and there is Camden Lady (the older, wordpress.com version of this blog) right there in the introduction.
I was absolutely amazed when one of the authors, Miraz Jordan, turned out to be a friend of my mother. Sometimes its a very small planet indeed.
Maria kindly sent me a copy a couple of weeks ago, and I’m pleased to find that there’s still a lot to learn about WordPress. My next project is to convert my business site to run under WordPress, and chapters in here on customising themes and useful plugins will help a lot with that. Maria’s already done it with her sites, so I’ll be following the hints on her blog as well.
The book is useful for beginners as well as those who have a little more experience, for those with some technical knowledge and those who are setting up in WordPress.com and don’t ever want to do more than use a browser and fill in forms. It’s very clearly written and, unlike many guides to software packages, is a reasonable 294 pages.
If you’re new to wordpress, or wanted to build your knowledge further, this book is so much easier than wading through pages of blogs and websites. It’s highly recommended.
EDIT Sept 2007 – I’m getting really tired of all the spam comments on this post, so I’ve closed the comments. Nasty little spammy people – a viral pox on all your servers!
Comments
Thanks for the kind words about the book. I’m glad it’s useful!