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WordPress is much more than a blogging platform. As this practical guide clearly demonstrates, you can use WordPress to build web apps of any type - not mere content sites, but full-blown apps for specific tasks. If you have PHP experience with a smattering of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you'll learn how to use WordPress plugins and themes to develop fast, scalable, and secure web apps, native mobile apps, web services, and even a network of multiple WordPress sites.In the book's updated second edition, the authors use examples from their recently released SchoolPress app to explain concepts and techniques throughout the book. All code examples are available on GitHub.Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworksUse themes for views, and plugins for backend functionalityGet suggestions for choosing WordPress plugins - or build your ownManage user accounts and roles, and access user dataBuild asynchronous behaviors in your app with jQueryDevelop native apps for iOS and Android, using wrappersIncorporate PHP libraries, external APIs, and web service pluginsCollect payments through ecommerce and membership pluginsUse techniques to speed up and scale your WordPress app.
About the Author
Brian Messenlehner started his career as a software developer for the United States Marine Corps in 2000. Brian is the co-founder of AlphaWeb.com, AppPresser.com, and SchoolPresser.com, all web based companies that specialize in custom WordPress development. Brian has been working with WordPress at an expert level since 2008 building custom web and mobile applications for clients such as TIME Magazine, NBC, Microsoft, Discovery Channel, Constant Contact, Uber, Campbells Soup, HEB, Starbucks, YMCA, Newark New Jersey Public Schools, and The National Park Services, to name a few. Find Brian on Twitter: @bmess
