Professional WordPress: Design and Development, 2nd Edition

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: First Post

What Is WordPress?

Popularity of WordPress

Content and Conversation

Getting Started

Finishing Up

Summary

Chapter 2: Code Overview

Downloading

Directory and File Structure

WordPress Configuration

wp-content User Playground

Summary

Chapter 3: Working with Wordpress Locally

Benefits of Working Locally

Tools for Component Administration

Configuration Details

Deploying Local Changes

Summary

Chapter 4: Tour of the Core

What’s in the Core?

Using the Core as a Reference

WordPress Codex and Resources

Don’t Hack the Core!

Summary

Chapter 5: The Loop

Understanding the Loop

Template Tags

Customizing the Loop

Global Variables

Working Outside the Loop

Summary

Chapter 6: Data Management

Database Schema

Table Details

WordPress Database Class

Direct Database Manipulation

Summary

Chapter 7: Custom Post Types, Custom Taxonomies, and Metadata

Understanding Data in WordPress

WordPress Taxonomy

Building Your Own Taxonomies

Metadata

Summary

Chapter 8: Plugin Development

Plugin Packaging

Plugin Security

Know Your Hooks: Actions and Filters

Plugin Settings

WordPress Integration

Creating a Plugin Example

Publishing to the Plugin Directory

Summary

Chapter 9: Theme Development

Why Use a Theme?

Installing a Theme

What Is a Theme?

Creating Your Own Theme

Creating Your Own Theme: Getting Started

Creating Your Own Theme: DRY

Creating Your Own Theme: Content Display

Creating Your Own Theme: Additional Files

Custom Page Templates

Other Theme Enhancements

Theme Hierarchy and Child ...