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WordPress 5 Cookbook
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WordPress 5 Cookbook
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Overview of this book
WordPress has been the most popular content management system (CMS) for many years and is now powering over 30% of all websites globally. With the demand for WordPress development and skilled developers ever-increasing, now is the best time to learn WordPress inside out.
This book starts with simple recipes for configuring WordPress and managing basic platform features. You’ll then move on to explore how to install and customize WordPress plugins, widgets, and themes. The next few chapters cover recipes for content and user-management-related topics such as customizing the content display, working with content types, using the new Gutenberg editor, and customizing editorial workflow for building advanced blogs. As you advance, you’ll learn how to use WordPress as an application framework as well as a platform for building e-commerce sites. This WordPress book will also help you optimize your site to maximize visibility on search engines, add interactivity, and build a user community to make the site profitable. Finally, you’ll learn how to maintain a WordPress site smoothly while taking precautions against possible security threats.
By the end of the book, you’ll have the tools and skills required to build and maintain modern WordPress websites with the latest technologies and be able to find quick solutions to common WordPress problems.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Preface
Setting Up WordPress and Customizing Settings
Customizing Theme Design and Layout
Using Plugins and Widgets
Publishing Site Content with the Gutenberg Editor
Managing Users and Permissions
Setting up a Blogging and Editorial Workflow
WordPress as an Application Framework
Improving Usability and Interactivity
Building E-Commerce Sites with WooComerce
Troubleshooting WordPress
Handling Performance and Maintenance
Improving Site Security
Promoting and Monetizing the Site
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