Introduction

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) on the web. Users of the WordPress platform can easily publish their content on the Internet because of its intuitive user interface. A large segment of the WordPress user community wants to delve a bit deeper into the platform so that they can not only publish content, but also make their websites look fantastic by designing, customizing, and manipulating their WordPress themes. In fact, as a WordPress designer and consultant myself, two of the most frequent questions I hear from my clients are “How can I design my own theme for WordPress?” and “How can I design and build my entire website with WordPress?”

WordPress Web Design For Dummies, 3rd Edition, answers those questions and unlocks the mysteries of designing websites with the WordPress content management system. If you have ever tried to tweak an existing WordPress theme file, or even design your own WordPress theme from scratch, and have found it to be intimidating or too difficult to understand, this book breaks it down for you in a friendly and easy-to-understand manner.

About This Book

This book starts by walking you through the basics of understanding and setting up WordPress so that you can

  • Understand the fundamental difference between a blog and a website.
  • Define what a content management system (CMS) is.
  • Explore different ways that websites use WordPress.
  • Get to know WordPress basic requirements.
  • Explore web-hosting recommendations. ...

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