15+ WordPress Books Recommended by WordPress itself

We are sharing 15+ WordPress books that are recommended by WordPress itself. WordPress is an open source, content management system made specifically for blogging. That means it is a program that you install, free of charge, on your server to build a website – usually a blog. WordPress is written in the PHP language and has had 4 major version releases to date as well as lots of sub-releases. At the time of writing we are up to 4.0, though this number updates frequently. So let us check out the fifteen plus WordPress books that is actually recommended by WordPress itself. Plus you will find some resources below to get you started with WordPress. Happy Coding!

15+ WordPress Books Recommended by WordPress itself

Professional WordPress: Design and Development

Professional WordPress: Design and Development [US]
Professional WordPress: Design and Development [India]

Authors: Brad Williams, David Damstra, Hal Stern

The highly praised resource returns with updated content, examples, and code downloads. Packed with real-world examples, and written by developers for developers, this esteemed resource replaces some of the more basic material with more advanced content. Every single chapter has been reworked to provide the most current and proper methods for developing and designing in WordPress. Coverage of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript and new chapters on custom post types, custom taxonomies, Multisite, and extensions of themes bring the content of this book completely up-to-date and provides you with all you need to deploy successful WordPress sites.

Publisher: WROX | 2013

Web Designer’s Guide to WordPress

Web Designer’s Guide to WordPress [US]
Web Designer’s Guide to WordPress [India]

Author: Jesse Friedman

Legions of web designers and developers are choosing WordPress for building sites. That’s because it’s powerful, reliable, flexible, scalable.and more. This book is your complete guide to mastering WordPress theme development, covering everything from installation to leveraging the community and resources to improve your WordPress skills for years to come.

Publisher: NEW RIDERS | 2012

Building WordPress Themes From Scratch

Building WordPress Themes From Scratch [US]
Building WordPress Themes From Scratch [India]

Author: Joe Casabona

Walk through the steps you need to build your very own WordPress theme! Included with the book is a WordPress theme and other necessary files, so roll up your sleeves and let Joe take you through the process explaining what you need to do – and why you’re doing it – every step of the way.

Publisher: ROCKABLE PRESS | 2012

WordPress for Dummies

WordPress for Dummies [US]
WordPress for Dummies [India]

Author: Lisa Sabin-Wilson

Are you a wannabe blogger? A seasoned pro migrating your blog to WordPress? Looking to do more cool stuff with your existing WordPress blog? Then this fun guide is for you! WordPress for Dummies is a veritable smorgasbord of WordPress information, ideas, tools, resources, and instruction on everything you need to create and maintain your dream blog.

Publisher: FOR DUMMIES | 2011 (FOURTH EDITION)

WordPress 3 Ultimate Security

WordPress 3 Ultimate Security [US]
WordPress 3 Ultimate Security [India]

Author: Olly Connelly

This is a comprehensive essential guide to WordPress security written in a light style, which converts learning a really serious topic to an enjoyable read. It is packed with copy-paste solutions to security to suit all levels of security know-how. Just as WordPress is used by a broad spectrum of website owners, with varying degrees of security know-how, so WordPress 3 Ultimate Security is written to be understood by security novices and web professionals alike.

Publisher: PACKT | 2011

Professional WordPress Plugin Development

Professional WordPress Plugin Development [US]
Professional WordPress Plugin Development [India]

Authors: Brad Williams, Ozh Richard, Justin Tadlock

This comprehensive book shows you how plugins work, reviews the tools and APIs available in WordPress, and demonstrates how to extend the functionality of WordPress with plugins. It provides a practical, solutions-based approach along with a collection of timely examples and plenty of code, all aimed at clearly explaining how to create a plugin file, work with users, integrate widgets, add menus and submenus, secure your plugins, and more.

Publisher: WROX | 2011

Digging Into WordPress

Digging Into WordPress [US]
Digging Into WordPress [India]

Authors: Jeff Starr, Chris Coyier

In clear, easy-to-read language, Digging into WordPress gives you the tools and knowledge to tap WordPress’ potential and take your site to the next level. From setup and configuration to security and optimization, Digging into WordPress gives you everything you need to maximize the success of your site.

Publisher: SELF PUBLISHED | 2009

WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials

WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials [US]
WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials [India]

Authors: Brian Bondari, Everett Griffiths

WordPress 3 Plugin Development Essentials is a practical hands-on tutorial for learning how to create your own plugins for WordPress. Using best coding practices, this book will walk you through the design and creation of a variety of original plugins.

Publisher: PACKT PUBLISHING | 2011

WordPress 3 Complete

WordPress 3 Complete [US]
WordPress 3 Complete [India]

Author: April Hodge Silver

WordPress 3 Complete will teach you everything you need to know both to get started with WordPress and also to unlock its massive hidden powers.

Publisher: PACKT PUBLISHING | 2011

Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes

Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes [US]
Teach Yourself WordPress 3 in 10 Minutes [India]

Authors: Chuck Tomasi, Kreg Steppe

Sams Teach Yourself WordPress in 10 Minutes gives you straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through its 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to build great blogs with WordPress and WordPress.org, and reach any audience by web browser, RSS, or cell phone.

Publisher: SAMS PUBLISHING | 2010

WordPress 3 Site Blueprints

WordPress 3 Site Blueprints [US]
WordPress 3 Site Blueprints [India]

Author: Heather R. Wallace

Follow along as you work to build a variety of sites-all using WordPress. While this book isn’t designed for beginners, those with even an intermediate knowledge of WordPress will be able to get these sites up and running in no time. Also, since each chapter is devoted to the design of a different site, there’s no need to read the book in any particular order. Instead, you can pick and choose the blueprints that are of the most interest to you and dive right in.

Publisher: PACKT PUBLISHING | 2010

WordPress Top Plugins

WordPress Top Plugins [US]
WordPress Top Plugins [India]

Author: Brandon Corbin

This book will show you how plugins work, and more importantly, how to install and activate them on your blog without you having to touch a single line of code, unless of course, you want to. Content is king, and it’s pretty hard to generate. This book will cover some of the best plugins available on WordPress to generate unique and dynamic content.

Publisher: PACKT PUBLISHING | 2010

WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner’s Guide

WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner’s Guide [US]
WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner’s Guide[India]

Author: Vladimir Prelovac

From making the site easier to administer, to adding the odd tweak or new feature, to completely changing the way your blog works, plug-ins are the method WordPress offers to customize and extend its functionality. This book will show you how to build all sorts of WordPress plug-ins. The book uses real and published WordPress plug-ins and follows their creation from the idea to the finishing touches, in a series of carefully picked, easy-to-follow tutorials.

Publisher: PACKT PUBLISHING | 2009

WordPress for Business Bloggers 

WordPress for Business Bloggers [US]
WordPress for Business Bloggers[India]

Author: Paul Thewlis

This book will take you beyond the basics of WordPress, helping you take full advantage of its rich and powerful features to transform your basic blog into a more advanced and professional blog as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Publisher: PACKT PUBLISHING | 2008

Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read

Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read [US]
Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read [India]

Author: Scott McNulty

Having your own blog isn’t just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyone—from multinational corporations to a neighbor up the street—has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the folks at WordPress make it easy to have one. But to actually build a good blog—to create a blog people want to read—takes thought, planning, and some effort. From picking a theme and using tags to choosing widgets and building a community, creating your blog really starts after you’ve set it up.

Publisher: Peachpit Press

David Busch’s Quick Snap Guide to Photoblogging with WordPress 

David Busch’s Quick Snap Guide to Photoblogging with WordPress [US]
David Busch’s Quick Snap Guide to Photoblogging with Word Press [India]

Author: David D. Busch & Rebekkah Hilgraves

Photoblogs have become a very important tool for advanced photographers and professionals who want to market their work, as well as a popular format for casual photographers to share personal photos. David Busch’s Quick Snap Guide to Photoblogging with WordPress is a complete start-to-finish guide on how to create a photo blog using WordPress, the most popular blogging software among photographers. This guide explains the purpose and function of the basic capabilities of WordPress as a photoblogging tool, how to use them, and why. The full-color photos and clear, step-by-step format will help users to create their own photoblogs and begin sharing their photos with the world.

Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning

Building Online Communities With Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress

Building Online Communities With Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress [US]
Building Online Communities With Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress [India]

Authors: Robert T. Douglass, Mike Little, and Jared W. Smith


Content management, blogging, and online forums are among the most significant online trends today, and Drupal, phpBB, and WordPress are three of the most popular open source applications facilitating these tasks. With that in mind these authors wrote this awesome book on building online communities.

Publisher: Apress

The Little Book of WordPress SEO

The Little Book of WordPress SEO [US]

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