Thord Daniel Hedengren 
Smashing WordPress 
Beyond the Blog

The ultimate guide to using Word Press to make your life easier Word Press guru Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond the blog to give you the tools and know-how needed to build just about anything in Word Press. You ll discover how to use Word Press as a CMS to power fully-fledged websites, photo galleries, forums, e Commerce sites, and much more. You get step-by step instructions on developing model sites from the ground up and how to utilize and build plugins that let you take Word Press to the next level. You will learn how to: Use custom post types and custom taxonomies Add and work with custom headers, backgrounds, and more Build gorgeous Word Press themes with the latest features Create custom login forms and admin themes Control content with the loop (and alternatives to the loop) Integrate theme options and the theme customizer Extend Word Press with widget functionality Build Word Press projects for SEO Integrate Word Press with the social web Create helpful navigation using the navigation menu Use conditional control elements Get started with your own responsive themes Updated and revised to cover the changes to Word Press 3.8, Smashing Word Press: Beyond the Blog, 4th Edition, is the ultimate guide to getting the most out of Word Press.