Dreamweaver and WordPress: Building Sites

In this course, author Joseph Lowery shows how to create a robust WordPress-based site using Dreamweaver. The course lays out the essentials of planning a site, explains how to implement custom sidebars, and demonstrates building page templates. The course also explains how to integrate PHP functionality and extend the WordPress database.
Topics include:
Understanding development environment
requirementsWorking with existing WordPress contentHandling standard pagesManaging full postsCoding a basic templateAdding a custom sidebarWorking with WordPress functionsInserting PHP code in postsIncluding a recordsetOutputting dataLinking to dynamic pages




Introduction 

Welcome

About the exercise files

Development environment requirements

Working with existing WordPress content

Planning Out the Site

Understanding options for a WordPress site

Handling standard pages

Creating Pages with WordPress Posts

Managing full posts

Controlling post excerpts

Implementing post-driven pages

Building Page Templates

Coding a basic template

Changing a template header

Adding a custom sidebar

Setting template styles

Integrating PHP Code

Working with WordPress functions

Hooking into PHP functions

Inserting PHP code in posts

Adding MySQL Database Output

Extending the WordPress database

Including a recordset

Outputting data

Linking to dynamic pages 

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Author : Joseph Lowery 

SubjectWeb + Interactive, CMS + Blogs 

SoftwareDreamweaver CS5, CS5.5, WordPress 3.3, 3.2

LevelIntermediate

Duration1h 42m

ReleasedFeb 24, 2012