A Practical Handbook for WordPress Themes - Paperback

by Marci Daniels (Editor), Tristan Denyer (Author)

UPDATED An updated version of this book is now available on Kindle See https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B01N76LV0C
Who this book is for:
This book is written primarily to help owners and operators of self-hosted WordPress websites to avoid common errors when selecting, purchasing, and working with WordPress themes.

What you'll get from reading this book:

• What a WordPress theme is, does, and doesn't do.
• How to choose the right free, premium or custom theme for you or your client.
• What happens when you install, activate or delete themes.
• How to protect your website with theme maintenance and backups.
• What to plan for when switching themes.
• How to test a new theme.
• How to remove themes, and why you should not store old themes.
• How to work with theme developers.
• Troubleshooting tips.
• Answers to most frequently asked questions (FAQs).
• And more

No coding required This book will be helpful for you if you are new to WordPress theme selection and to using themes to build WordPress websites. It will also help you if you use WordPress and want a practical understanding of what to look for when buying a theme, switching to a new theme, or for solving problems with an existing theme.

Author Biography

Tristan Denyer is a UX designer for web and mobile, front-end web developer, and tech blogger in San Francisco, California. He specializes in HTML, CSS, UX, UI, progressive enhancement (PE), responsive web design (RWD), SEO, WordPress security, and custom WordPress themes.