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.  Moreover not mere content sites, but full-blown apps for specific tasks.  Also if you have PHP experience with a smattering of HTM.  Also, CSS, and JavaScript, you’ll learn how to use WordPress plugins as well as themes.  Furthermore develop fast, scalable, and secure web apps.  Equally important, native mobile apps, web services.  Not to mention network of multiple WordPress sites.

The authors use examples from their recently released School Press app.  Also to explain concepts and techniques throughout the book. All code examples are available on GitHub.

• Compare WordPress with traditional app development frameworks
• Use themes for views, and plugins for backend functionality
• Get suggestions for choosing WordPress plugins—or build your own
• Manage user accounts and roles, and access user data
• Build asynchronous behaviours in your app with jQuery
• Develop native apps for iOS and Android, using wrappers
• Incorporate PHP libraries, external APIs, and web service plugins
• Collect payments through eCommerce and membership plugins
• Use techniques to speed up and scale your WordPress app.

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WordPress as an Application Framework

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