Review: Short and simple - ideal for people who've never built a website
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2013
This is a well written crash course for anyone who wants to get a WordPress site up and running without any coding knowledge. It's targeted towards non-technical types and while you might need at least some cursory knowledge of what a blog is, following the steps it outlines will definitely leave you with a basic site in a fairly short amount of time.The book focuses on the essential basics:- Why you need a site and why you should pick WordPress (and you should)- Hosting, domain names and installation- Setting up the pages, posts, widgets and plugins to get the site runningThis is short ebook and a fast read. While it doesn't cover everything in the granular detail of Dummies guide, for instance, it's also more up to date and a fraction of a price. The best way to really learn WordPress is to start using it but the authors do an admirable job of getting the new user through all the major initial hurdles.Disclosure: I received a complimentary review copy of this book.