Building an ExpressionEngine 2 Site - Small Business (PDF)
Now revised for EE 2.4! We’ve gone through the entire book and updated it to match the latest ExpressionEngine has to offer - revised every Control Panel screen shot, re-worked how images were handled to take advantage of new features in EE, updated language to keep it all current, and more.
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 368-page, 153 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.
How good is this book? EllisLab (you know, the company who created EE) use it to teach new hires about ExpressionEngine.
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, dynamically size 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 2.4, 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 of the book.
Soon on Amazon!
The revised version should be available in print through Amazon in mid February.
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Price: $29.99
