Your full-color guide to creating dynamic websites with WordPress
Are you familiar with the fundamentals of WordPress, but want to take
your skills to the next level? From bestselling author and WordPress
expert Lisa Sabin-Wilson, this new edition of WordPress Web Design For
Dummies quickly gets you up to speed on the latest release of the
software and shows you how to use it as a tool to create a customized,
compelling, and cost-effective website--without losing your cool.
WordPress can be used to create a custom design for your website using
complimentary technologies such as graphic design, CSS, HTML coding, PHP
programming, and MySQL administration. With the help of this hands-on,
friendly guide, you'll discover how to create an effective navigation
system, choose the right color palette and fonts, and select different
layouts. Plus, you'll find out how to tweak existing website designs
with available themes, both free and premium, and gain the confidence to
translate your design skills into paid work.
- Create dynamic, custom websites with the self-hosted version of
WordPress
- Use free themes and enhance them with CSS and HTML
- Create a responsive design for mobile devices and tablet users
- Get to grips with the newest release of WordPress
Whether you want to use WordPress to spruce up your existing website or
create a brand-new one from scratch, this do-it-yourself guide has you
covered.
