Real life kicks in…
…sometimes. As much as I would like to be a full-time WordPress book writer, there are real life obligations that delay the work on the WordPress manual. Even if it’s not widely known I have an off-line business in financial services. That field is a highly regulated one - meaning you need all kind of provincial licenses (in Canada) to be able to work. Yes, I know, it’s crazy that for 30 million people you need a different license for every province but that’s how it is. Now renewing the license requires a certain number of CE (continuing education) credits, and just before the deadline I realized I was short of the necessary credits. Thanks God for the online services, I succeeded to take some courses and to pass the tests. Now I am fine for a year…
I am back on working on my WordPress tutorial. While I am working on it I still keep an eye on the WP Forums - to see what kind of questions are asked. A few posts in the recent days reminded me that not only completely novice users have difficulties to grasp the basic working of the WordPress script but also users who come from a more traditional web background. If somebody has dealt only with static html pages (like using MS FrontPage) it is not easy to get the idea of dynamic database driven sites or the structure of the WP themes.
So, I was wondering… should I include something (a chapter?) for future WP users who are familiar with the “classic” web and HTML but are inexperienced with PHP and MySQL based sites?
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(On Jun 1st, 2007 at 12:01 am)
Based on what I’ve seen in the forums, I think a chapter dedicated to the FrontPage and DreamWeaver users (::eyeroll::) would be very very useful!
A lot of folks have the smarts to figure it out — they just need a nudge to understand the context of it all. A chapter like that might be just the ticket.
(On Jun 1st, 2007 at 11:15 am)
Thanks for the feedback, Handy!
I will give it a more serious thought. It will only happen at home because on Sunday morning I am leaving Montreal.
(On Jun 1st, 2007 at 11:43 am)
I let mine expire when I took on a new career. Try giving the course online out to your friends next time to help you. LOL
It can be a great source of residuals but I bet your manual will also be a hit!
Way to go!
(On Jun 1st, 2007 at 10:06 pm)
Well, if the manual and/or any other online biz will replace my income - I’ll be happy to let the license to expire ;)
Thanks for stopping by.
(On Sep 28th, 2007 at 3:21 pm)
I’ll go with HandySolo’s suggestion. Especially on Dreamweaver. I’ve been figuring out how to make a theme (unique) for myself and I’m still having trouble.