Now powering over 30% of all websites, WordPress has been the most popular content management system (CMS) for the past 7 years and shows no signs of slowing down. With the demand for WordPress development and developers increasing everyday, now is the best time to learn everything about WordPress.
This book starts with recipes for configuring WordPress and managing basic features. You'll then explore the main components of developing a website, such as the installation and customization of WordPress plugins, widgets, and themes. As you progress through the chapters, you'll cover content and user management topics such as customizing the content display, advanced content types, using a new Gutenberg editor, and building an advance blog with custom editorial workflow. You'll learn how to use WordPress as an application framework and build e-commerce websites. This WordPress book helps you to 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 while taking precautions against possible security threats.
By the end of the book, you'll have developed the skills required to build and maintain modern WordPress websites with the latest technologies and will be equipped with quick solutions to common challenges in using WordPress.