WordPress Web Design For Dummies, 3rd Rev. Ed.

This new edition of WordPress Web Design For Dummies quickly gets you up to speed on the latest release of the software and shows you how to use it as a tool to create a customized, compelling and cost-effective website without losing your cool. WordPress can be used to create a custom design for your website using complimentary technologies such as graphic design, CSS, HTML coding, PHP programming and MySQL administration. With the help of this hands-on, friendly guide, you will discover how to create an effective navigation system, choose the right color palette and fonts and select different layouts. Plus, you will find out how to tweak existing website designs with available themes, both free and premium and gain the confidence to translate your design skills into paid work. Whether you want to use WordPress to spruce up your existing website or create a brand new one from scratch, this do it-yourself guide has you covered.