The ultimate guide to using WordPress to make your life easierWordPress guru Thord Daniel Hedengren takes you beyond the blog to give you the tools and know-how needed to build just about anything in WordPress. You'll discover how to use WordPress as a CMS to power fully-fledged websites, photo galleries, forums, eCommerce sites, and much more. You get step-by step instructions on developing model sites from the ground up and how to utilize and build plugins that let you take WordPress to the next level.You will learn how to:Use custom post types and custom taxonomiesAdd and work with custom headers, backgrounds, and moreBuild gorgeous WordPress themes with the latest featuresCreate custom login forms and admin themesControl content with the loop (and alternatives to the loop)Integrate theme options and the theme customizerExtend WordPress with widget functionalityBuild WordPress projects for SEOIntegrate WordPress with the social webCreate helpful navigation using the navigation menuUse conditional control elementsGet started with your own responsive themesUpdated and revised to cover the changes to WordPress 3.8, Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog, 4thEdition, is the ultimate guide to getting the most out of WordPress.