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Interactivity has moved from a cool differentiating element to a mandatory and often central aspect of Web design. To deliver the goods for their increasingly demanding clients, more and more designers are turning to Flash as their program of choice.

The latest book in Rockport’s popular Web Tricks and Techniques series offers designers an in-depth tutorial on using Flash to create standout interactive Web pages. The only book on Flash to focus exclusively on the critical topic of interactivity, this hands-on guide explores the best techniques for grabbing and keeping users’ attention in the highly competitive environment of the Web. From rollovers to cruiser polls to shopping cart technology, each interactive trick is accompanied by detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations.

Covering a range of Flash-generated techniques from the simple to the complex, this user-friendly guide will help designers of all levels create Web pages that keep users coming back for more.

Daniel Donnelly is the publisher of InYourFace.com, a Web-based multimedia design magazine. He is also the author of In Your Face: The Best of Interactive Interface Design; In Your Face Too: The Best Interactive Interface Design; Cutting Edge Web Design: The Next Generation; Upload: Taking Print to the Web; and the forthcoming WWW Design: Flash. He lives in Chico, California.

Web Tricks and Techniques: Interactive Pages with Flash: Fast Solutions for Hands-On Web Design

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Thesis is a search engine optimized HTML + CSS + PHP framework equipped with an innovative options panel that makes it easy for anyone to run a professional, customized blog or website. The Thesis Theme provides a WordPress framework that has it all: – intelligent code – airtight optimization – pixel-perfect typography – dynamic layout – robust multimedia – stellar support – tons of flexibility – and more And the users of Thesis are firmly in control of all those features and all that flexibility, without becoming a code jockey. Thesis has the most user-friendly options interface available, and it is regularly upgraded to make it easier and more powerful. More details at blog.affiliatetip.com

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An in-depth look at the internals of the WordPress system. As the most popular blogging and content management platform available today, WordPress is a powerful tool. This exciting book goes beyond the basics and delves into the heart of the WordPress system, offering overviews of the functional aspects of WordPress as well as plug-in and theme development.

What is covered in this book?

• WordPress as a Content Management System
• Hosting Options
• Installing WordPress Files
• Database Configuration
• Dashboard Widgets
• Customizing the Dashboard
• Creating and Managing Content
• Categorizing Your Content
• Working with Media
• Comments and Discussion
• Working with Users
• Managing, Adding, Upgrading, and Using the Theme Editor
• Working with Widgets
• Adding and Managing New Plugins
• Configuring WordPress
• Exploring the Code
• Configuring Key Files
• wp-config.php file
• Advanced wp-config Options
• What’s in the Core?
• WordPress Codex and Resources
• Understanding and customizing the Loop
• Building A Custom Query
• Complex Database Operations
• Dealing With Errors
• Direct Database Manipulation
• Building Your Own Taxonomies
• Plugin Packaging
• Create a Dashboard Widget
• Creating a Plugin Example
• Publish to the Plugin Directory
• Installing a Theme
• Creating Your Own Theme
• How and When to Use Custom Page Templates
• How to Use Custom Page Templates
• Pushing Content from WordPress to Other Sites
• Usability and Usability Testing
• Getting Your Site Found
• How Web Standards Get Your Data Discovered
• Load Balancing Your WordPress Site
• Securing Your WordPress Site
• Using WordPress in the Enterprise
• Is WordPress Right for Your Enterprise?
• and much more!

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Professional WordPress

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This user-friendly text is specifically designed for K-12 educators and clearly demonstrates how tointegrate new media and technology in a classroom setting. The Internet and Web Design for Teachers guides readers, step-by-step, with minimal technical jargon through a process of creating Web pages-and even entire virtual schools.

Internet and Web Design for Teachers: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Virtual Classroom