In this post, we have prepared a curated top list of reading recommendations for beginners and experienced. This hand-picked list of the best WordPress books and tutorials can help fill your brain this June and ensure you’re getting smarter. We have also mentioned the brief introduction of each book based on the relevant Amazon or Reddit descriptions.
- Step-By-Step WordPress for Beginners (2016)
- WordPress for Beginners 2017 (2016)
- WordPress: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) (2014)
- WordPress All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (2017)
- Professional WordPress (2015)
- 1-Hour WordPress 2018 (2017)
- WordPress For Dummies (2017)
- Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress (2015)
- WordPress Plugins (2018)
- WordPress To Go (2013)
- WordPress for Beginners 2018 (2018)
- Build your own WordPress website (2016)
Step-By-Step WordPress for Beginners (2016)
Why WordPress?Websites are like Internet real estate, and everyone from average Joe to the tech entrepreneur is grabbing their piece of the web and getting their own website.The only problem is, paying someone to build a website for you is expensive.
Author(s): Mike Taylor
WordPress for Beginners 2017 (2016)
Building a beautiful, professional looking WordPress website, is no longer the domain of computer geeks. WordPress makes it possible for anyone to create and run a website that looks great on any device – PC, Mac, tablet and phone, for hobby or business. The primary goal of this book is to take anyone, even an absolute beginner, from zero to WordPress “guru” in a few short hours. I’ll hold your hand, step-by-step, all the way. You get to watch over my shoulder as we explore the WordPress Dashboard.
Author(s): Dr Andy Williams
WordPress: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) (2014)
Whether you’re a budding blogger or seasoned Web designer, WordPress is a brilliant tool for creating websites, once you know how to tap its impressive features. The latest edition of this jargon-free Missing Manual shows you how to use WordPress 3.9’s themes, widgets, plug-ins, and souped-up editing and multimedia tools to build just about any kind of site. The important stuff you need to know: Create your site. Get hands-on, A-to-Z instructions for building all types of websites, from classy blogs to professional-looking ecommerce sites.
Author(s): Matthew MacDonald
WordPress All-in-One For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (2017)
Everything you need to know about WordPress. If you strive to have a blog that suits your needs, delights your readers, and keeps visitors coming back for more, this book is your ace in the hole! Offering you cream-of-the-crop guidance from eight bestselling books, WordPress All-in-One For Dummies is the only reference you need to get a handle on blogging basics, use SEO and social media tricks to drive traffic to your site, customize your blog with plugins and themes, and so much more.
Author(s): Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Professional WordPress (2015)
The highest rated WordPress development and design book on the market is back with an all new third edition. Professional WordPress is the only WordPress book targeted to developers, with advanced content that exploits the full functionality of the most popular CMS in the world.
Author(s): Brad Williams, David Damstra
1-Hour WordPress 2018 (2017)
1-Hour WordPress is a book that has a simple goal. Take anyone, even a complete beginner, and teach them how to build a fully functional WordPress website in an hour or less. This book teaches on a strictly need-to-know basis, so you won’t get bogged down in the technical aspects of WordPress. With around 200 screenshots, you also won’t be wondering what the heck I am talking about. It’s like watching over-my-shoulder. Just watch what I do, and follow along as you build your own website.
Author(s): Dr. Andy Williams
WordPress For Dummies (2017)
Updated to capture all the changes expected to come with the latest release of WordPress, the brand-new edition of this bestselling guide gives you an all-access pass to using this powerful publishing platform to get your very own blog or website up and running—in no time. In WordPress For Dummies, you’ll find out how to choose and customize a theme, pick the perfect web host, manage multiple websites with multiple authors, and tons more.
Author(s): Lisa Sabin-Wilson
Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress (2015)
Clear the “blog fog” with this complete visual guide to the WordPress platform. Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress, 3rd Edition introduces you to the exciting possibilities of one of the world’s most popular blogging platforms, and shows you how to build your blog from idea to execution.
Author(s): George Plumley
WordPress Plugins (2018)
WordPress powers 29 percent of the internet., and it’s the most popular content management system (CMS) in use. With 15,000+ themes and 53,000+ plugins, WordPress is extremely powerful and versatile. WordPress Plugins features the top free plugins in forty categories. I searched high and low and page after page to bring you the best of the best. This is the most comprehensive list you’ll find anywhere, and the only reference guide you’ll need.
Author(s): Chad Tennant
WordPress To Go (2013)
If you are a small business owner or a hopeful Internet entrepreneur, then you know you need a professional website. The first challenge is, how do you build that website without needing to learn how to do computer programming or having to sell your first-born to get a website built for you? The second challenge is, how do you get a professionally-designed and beautiful website built that won’t cost you mega-bucks per month to maintain?
Author(s): Sarah McHarry
WordPress for Beginners 2018 (2018)
Master WordPress using our step-by-step visual approach (over 250 screenshots). Building a beautiful, professional looking WordPress website, is no longer the domain of computer geeks. WordPress makes it possible for anyone to create and run a website that looks great on any device – PC, Mac, tablet and phone, for hobby or business. The primary goal of this book is to take anyone, even an absolute beginner, from zero to WordPress “guru” in a few short hours. I’ll hold your hand, step-by-step, all the way.
Author(s): Dr. Andy Williams
Build your own WordPress website (2016)
Let’s learn how to build a WordPress website together! Even without any prior computer knowledge, you can learn how to create a blog that is optimized for Google SEO, integrated with social media channels and equipped with a WooCommerce online store.
Author(s): The WordPress Genie
You might also be interested in: Bootstrap, JBoss, Typo3, GPS, Ruby on Rails, Salesforce, Angular, Slack, YII, Erlang Books.
Best WordPress Books You Should Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some WordPress books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Wordpress 3 Complete
Author(s): Silver, April Hodge
ID: 2418099, Publisher: Packt Publishing, Limited, Year: Jan. 2011, Size: 13 Mb, Format: epub
WordPress Plug-in Development
Author(s): Prelovac, Vladimir
ID: 2418111, Publisher: Packt Publishing, Year: Jan. 2009, Size: 6 Mb, Format: epub
WordPress for Business Bloggers
Author(s): Thewlis, Paul
ID: 2418107, Publisher: Packt Publishing, Year: Aug. 2008, Size: 28 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are absolutely chart-busters according to USA Today, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.