{"id":9361848,"date":"2017-07-28T22:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T22:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/books-for-intermediate-wp-user\/"},"modified":"2017-07-28T22:57:05","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T22:57:05","slug":"books-for-intermediate-wp-user","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/books-for-intermediate-wp-user\/","title":{"rendered":"Books for intermediate WP user?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi, I’m looking for a WordPress reference book<\/strong>. Definitions and diagrams or something. I have books but they are too basic or for developers. I’ve used WP for 4 years**. I love it! I don’t understand the documentation for some reason. It’s never been helpful despite hours I’ve looked thru it at various points for help. <\/p>\n

Does it matter if the books are outdated? Many of ones listed here are.<\/p>\n

I want to understand and reference how the back-end\/files effect the front-end\/functionality.<\/strong> A reference to see how things work, as I learn thru more thorough processes. Maybe that doesn’t make sense?<\/p>\n

Example: if something goes awry, I have no clue why.<\/strong> So I’m not a lot of use in the Support Forum when I need help. I either can’t explain effectively, can’t provide info when asked, or I can’t test\/implement solutions. Sometimes I can.<\/p>\n

You can stop unless you’ve got questions…do see ** below.<\/em><\/p>\n

Admittedly, I’ve signed up for courses that I have not yet done.<\/strong> It’s similar to the books – too basic or too advanced. Both are tedious. From Build a WP site to Intro SQL. I know, I just have to start from the beginning of everything and do it. Meantime I have active WP sites to maintain. I have WPMU to help with that along with their courses.<\/p>\n

Experience<\/strong>
\nI first built websites manually with HTML long ago, in the bare beginnings of JavaScript, then CSS and XML. Literally played a few moments with PHP, Pear, Python, etc don’t recall. Did the set-up to host and build my own live site at home to practice. I worked with CMS based sites from the pretty side – HTML. I’m familiar but not knowledgeable at all.<\/p>\n

** I’ve been using WordPress for MultiSites for 4 years<\/strong> – I have 2, for my own purposes. I’m stuck as a WP user in the Admin interface – I can only work from within the Admin and with plugins. I’m awesome and lethal with plugins, I use tons of them. I separate plug-ins into subsites in my MultiSites like bbPress, BuddyPress, educational: quizzes, puzzles, words games, etc. – interactive stuff.<\/p>\n

I’ve touched, “edited”, files with code\/PHP manually in WP and plug-ins. And CSS.<\/strong> I’ve done so manually but primarily and almost exclusively with plug-ins. I do not ‘know’ how to code or read it – I can only follow directions from gracious fellow WP users. SQL I avoid except for routine maintenance.<\/p>\n

The last WP I installed and (maybe) set-up WP locally on Linux Mint with the command prompt.<\/strong> A few months ago. I had no idea what I was doing – followed sets of directions I found online. Got stuck on checking\/configuring the database, I know it starts and stops on command. I don’t know how useable the install is. Looks okay. I had installed WP locally before via the 5 Minute thing, maybe, I never found the home page to login. Bizarrely stupid…there is a lost WP install on every PC I’ve owned for years.<\/p>\n

I’ve never installed anything manually via FTP or otherwise on a live server.<\/strong> Not WP, a plugin, or theme. I don’t know how to FTP “upload and unzip” something into place. I only know how to FTP to edit files.<\/p>\n

APOLOGIES FOR THE LENGTH OF THIS. I’m thinking out loud and I’m a bit overwhelmed perhaps. Frustrated. <\/p>\n

Thank you for your time and any input! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-9361848","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/9361848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/9361848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9361903,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/9361848\/revisions\/9361903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9361848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}