Pro Wordpress Development

WordPress has become on of the de facto standards for personal publishing on the web. In Pro WordPress Development, you'll learn how to take your WordPress powered site to the 'next level' by learning about own custom themes and plug-ins. You'll learn the anatomy of each and then work through an existing real world theme and plug-in before digging in to create your own. So not only will you learn to create your own themes and plug-ins, but you will be equipped with the knowledge to modify existing ones to your liking.
If you find that you want to go just a bit further than custom theme and plug-in creation, the last section of this book is for you! In it you will learn how the actual code base of WordPress is laid out and how to directly edit it to suit your needs. All in all, if you are a casual blogger just looking to spruce up your blog or a seasoned web developer doing custom WordPress installs, this book is your guide to getting the most out of the fantastic blogging software WordPress TOC:Anatomy of a WordPress Theme.- Overview of theme files.- Basic Themeing.- Advanced Themeing.- Anatomy of a WordPress plug-in.- Dissecting the Hello Dolly Plug-in.- Interacting with WordPress through your plug-ins.- Extending WordPress through your plug-ins.- First you need a map: A guide to the code base of WordPress.- The pitfalls of hacking the code directly.- When plug-ins just aren't enough: modifying the WordPress code base directly.- Dealing with local changes when updating WordPress.