Head First Wordpress

Read Me:
What you should know before reading this book

This is a learning experience, not a reference book. We deliberately stripped out everything that might get in the way of learning whatever it is we're working on at that point in the book. And the first time through, you need to begin at the beginning, because the book makes assumptions about what you've already seen and learned.

We start off by installing WordPress and creating a real post in your first chapter.

Believe it or not, even if you've never blogged or developed a website before, you can jump right in and starting blogging. You'll also learn your way around the main interface used for WordPress.

We don't cover all the ins and outs of getting hosting for your blog in the book.

In this book, you can get on with the business of learning how to create a full WordPress site (not just a blog) without all the complexity of hosting your blog on a hosting company's web server. But, we know that getting hosting (and making sure it is exactly what you need and set up properly) can be daunting, so we've put together a quick screencast with way more detail and information

The activities are NOT optional.

The exercises and activities are not add-ons; they're part of the core content of the book. Some of them are to help with memory, some are for understanding, and some will help you apply what you've learned. Don't skip the exercises. Even crossword puzzles are important—they'll help get concepts into your brain the way you'll see them on the PMP exam. But more importantly, they're good for giving your brain a chance to think about the words and terms you've been learning in a different context.

The redundancy is intentional and important.

One distinct difference in a Head First book is that we want you to really get it. And we want you to finish the book remembering what you've learned. Most reference books don't have retention and recall as a goal, but this book is about learning, so you'll see some of the same concepts come up more than once.

The Brain Power exercises don't have answers.

For some of them, there is no right answer, and for others, part of the learning experience of the Brain Power activities is for you to decide if and when your answers are right. In some of the Brain Power exercises, you will find hints to point you in the right direction.