I know the basics about Wordpress, built a few blogs, created custom templates and even a few very simple plugins but I find it easier to grasp something new when someone else has written a book filled with real world examples. That is exactly what “How to be a ROCKSTAR WordPress Designer” is. The book covers a lot of ground from the basics to what else can WordPress be used for.

The concepts of blog design, how to move your design comps from Photoshop to HTML, explaining “the loop”, how to extend your template without writing a plugin, basic plugin building, splitting your template into multiple files, widgets and everything else you need to get from not knowing anything about building a WordPress theme to a ninja in no time.

My favorite part is the final chapter in the book that lists “Innovative Ways to Use WordPress“, and the items listed are truly innovative. The diversity of uses show just how powerful yet simple WordPress really is.

This book has answered a lot of questions I had when trying to sift through the WordPress API documentation and even a lot of online examples I had downloaded and reviewed. Collis Ta’eed and Harley Alexander have done an incredible job writing this book and I can’t wait to read the others available from the Rockable Press.

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Leon Brocard (Blog) and Jake Brumby (Mr Monkey) have done a great job consolidating some of the most important parts of the web site/web application creation process in an easy to read 85 page book. Everything from start to finish is included from planning, creating an outline, managing how to get the project completed, technologies to use, building the site, best practices and much more.

The book is to the point and does not include examples for every point covered but that’s not the point of the book. It’s to give you an idea of what you should be doing to ensure that your next web site project goes smoothly. Even the most seasoned web designer or web developer can benefit from this book and I recommend that you pick up a copy.

FYI

There is a spreadsheet version of the tick list at the end of the book available by request. Send an email to authors@tickmyboxes.com and request your copy. I have also been told that the authors are planning to create an online version of the checklist for book owners.

                        

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