(Part 2) Top products from r/Wordpress
We found 5 product mentions on r/Wordpress. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
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Show Reddit reviews22. Build Your Own Wicked Wordpress Themes: Create Versatile Wordpress Themes That Really Sell!
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Show Reddit reviews23. Head First HTML and CSS: A Learner's Guide to Creating Standards-Based Web Pages
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Here's the no-nonsense path: learn how to use WordPress the system (i.e. the admin/publishing posts/changing settings) => learn HTML & CSS to try modifying an existing WP site => get a lot better at HTML & CSS so your comfortable troubleshooting issues as they occur (they are very tightly coupled, and you won't be any good in one without knowing the other) => learn some basics of PHP (this will be hard if you don't have any previous background in programming) => open up an existing WP theme and see how it works => repeat a few times for different themes => apply all of that knowledge and abstract it out to plan the structure your existing non-WP site => convert the site over to WP/PHP with your new skills.
You're probably looking at like a solid 1-3 months of learning before you'd be even remotely comfortable doing this, and another 3-6 months before you can do it fast on a frequent basis.
Start with this book:
http://www.amazon.com/HTML-CSS-Design-Build-Websites/dp/1118008189
Regarding resources, it largely comes down to a matter of taste or even learning styles. Some more logically minded people actually prefer and function better with "just the facts" style documentation whereas others prefer a "walk me through it" idiot's guide type thing - neither is superior it is just what you and your brain seem to prefer. I'd leave PHP for the time being and just learn HTML and CSS - PHP will make much more sense after you know these well. HTML and CSS are very simple languages to learn - so simple in fact that sometimes it is easier to just follow somebody else as they code rather than read a book. Personally I find the Dummies guides to be too slow and bulked out and I prefer a snappier pace - I can provide my own distractions. Try the Head First series - you'll see them on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Head-First-HTML-Elisabeth-Robson/dp/0596159900/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376224557&sr=8-1&keywords=head+first+html
You'll know after reading this whether you prefer a friendlier approach or not and they do at least work well - some people swear by them.
Are you building your own original theme or a child theme? If you're looking to start from scratch, you should be pretty advanced in PHP. Most people start by getting a basic framework (I personally like the Thematic framework)
If you are somewhat new to PHP and/or wordpress, I would suggest getting a book like Build your own Wicked Wordpress Themes and learn how to create a child theme off of a basic framework.
Have you tried this book? It's pretty good as a starting ground. Professional WordPress by Brad Williams: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470560541?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links
This one
Currently renting it from my local library, it is a great book to start with despite being massive.