Latest Book: Building an ExpressionEngine 2 Site - Small Business
So, you’ve heard about ExpressionEngine 2 - the rockin’ web publishing platform from EllisLab? Or, maybe you’ve already purchased it, and now need a resource to help ease the learning curve?
Meet Building an ExpressionEngine 2 Site for Small Business - a 362-page, 148 screen-capture bundle of development joy lovingly written with the sole purpose of getting you up to speed on ExpressionEngine 2 as quickly as possible. By reading this book you will learn how to do the following with ExpressionEngine 2:
- Build a full-featured, database-driven, easy-to-manage, secure Small Business website.
- Power any visual design for the ultimate in creative freedom.
- Store content in Channels for ease of entry and maintenance.
- Implement different types of content including Home, About, Products, Services, and Weblog sections.
- Add functionality including a Contact Form, Search, and 404 page.
- Use Embedded Templates, Snippets, and Variables for easier site implementation and code maintenance.
- Organize Template Groups and Templates for semantic URLs.
- Upload and manage images and other files.
- Use Categories for better content organization and showing related content.
- Tune the site for best performance.
- Configure and optimize the Control Panel for client access.
- Extend ExpressionEngine with third-party add-ons, including Matrix from Pixel & Tonic.
Prerequisites
This book assumes you are a web professional with a solid understanding of XHTML and CSS.
The Book Includes
- A foreword by Leslie Camacho, President of EllisLab.
- A bookmarked Table of Contents for ease of navigation.
- Contextual links to the ExpressionEngine User Guide for more details on functionality covered.
- Chapter-based troubleshooting tips to keep you speeding along in your development.
- Code samples linked to text-based versions on Train-ee.com for ease of copy & paste into EE.
- A link to a .zip download of all code templates for ease in working offline.
- A link to a zip archive containing all photos used in sample content - to save you the hassle.
Note
This book is the revised for EE 2, reorganized, expanded, compiled and dressed up version of the Small Business tutorial series available here on Train-ee. More detail about what’s changed can be found in the news post announcing the book.
PDF Version
You are buying a .PDF version here on Train-ee.com.
Print Version
A print version is now available via Lulu.com. The book will also be available via Amazon.com in mid-September, 2010.
An ePub version is being planned and will be available separately.
PDF Purchase Process
Once your payment clears PayPal, Train-ee.com will send you an email containing the download link. The sending email address will be .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) - make sure any spam filters you have in place are configured to allow the email to come through.
Price: $29.99
