Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes – Review

This book was on my Amazon wish list for a few months before I bought it from Barnes & Noble last Saturday. I literally just got done reading it and honestly, I would have finished it sooner but life got in the way. It’s a fairly short read, less than 200 pages with some full page images, but don’t be fooled, the book’s packed with essential information for aspiring WordPress theme designers.

There were a lot of things I already knew but I was still able to pick up quite a few tips. I have several pages of notes to prove it. My notes were spurred from thoughts like, “Man, I didn’t know WordPress did that” to “I better write this down so I don’t forget it.” I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in building WordPress themes either for business or pleasure.

As I mentioned, I bought the book from Barnes & Noble for roughly $43 only because I wanted it at that moment. However, Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes can be purchased from Amazon for about $22 depending on the condition.

Who’s behind the book?

• Allan Cole – a Thematic framework guru who specializes in front-end user experience and WordPress customization. (allancole.com)
• Raena Jackson Armitage – a former SitePoint technical editor who speaks at some of the more popular geek conferences. (raena.net)
• Brandon Jones – a designer who’s developed some of the Web’s best-selling WordPress themes. (epicerastudio.com)
• Jeffrey Way – manages CodeCanyon and Nettuts and also ran ThemeForest for 2 years. (jeffrey-way.com)

What’s in the book?

• Introducing WordPress
• Planning Your Theme
• Theme Design 101
• Theme Frameworks
• Advanced Theme Construction
• Widgets
• Theme Options
• Selling Your Theme

My to do list

• Read “Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes.” – Check
• Build some wicked WordPress themes. – In progress

Have you read the book? Is there anything you want to mention?