I just received the book a few hours ago and hastened to read through. I look forward to my second and third read through, as I apply some of Scott’s suggestions. I learned several new ways to write and market my blog. Good and useful book.
Rating: 5 / 5

I am a recent wordpress convert, and it’s been a battle to get it up and running (30+ hours of research online). This was my first WordPress book purchase, I wanted something that would get me started and answer a few questions I couldn’t find online.

After reading it, I was able to identify several things I still needed to do to “Futureproof” my blog. I found the explanations and instructions clear and sufficient. Specifically, I was able to install a non-standard theme and edit the CSS files of it. I had been unable to do this after reviewing lots of online documentation.

It’s a great reference book and I would recommend it to anyone getting started with wordpress.
Rating: 5 / 5

Scott has produced a very easy and straight forward book on WordPress.

“Building a WordPress Blog People want to read” just saved me about a month of work.

Thanks Scott!
Rating: 5 / 5

This is an excellent manual for those who want to understand the practice of WordPress. Really the “WordPress missing manual” you should have before starting the beautiful adventure of blogging.

Scott McNulty follows simply the logic: how to install WordPress, understand the dashboard, define the right settings, post, manage comments, change the appearance and manage plug-ins.

The text is clear and screenshots nicely complete the picture.

Rating: 5 / 5

For all this book was hyped about to me by other reviews, etc., I found it to be lacking in some serious ways.

First, there are some crucial points in setting up a wordpress blog that you need to know, part of the initial steps of setting up files on your computer, downloading, zip files, etc. These are only BRIEFLY covered at best…the author really misses the point that most people are going to require instructions on the basics of file and computer knowledge, not just getting around wordpress knowledge.

Second, the author jumps around too much. Every other paragraph is something about “this is covered later on” or “see another chapter for advice on this subject”. I found myself skipping ahead, then trying to go back, losing my place. He often piles too much knowledge at once on a certain step, then fails to follow through with the rest of the knowledge needed to actually complete the task.

I hope someone will create a “comprehensive” wordpress book, that covers all the angles, every step from absolute start to finish, and that’ll be a 5 star book.
Rating: 2 / 5