Comments on: Book Review: WordPress Complete

By: dreamhostreview.org

dreamhostreview.org — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:50:19 +0000

quit an interesting book review. And i am attracted by the wordpress MU platform. And lately in web hosting forums, there was quit few demands for MU support in web hosting provider.

By: Koen Werdler

Koen Werdler — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:39:26 +0000

Thanks for the reply, Chris

By: Geoffrey

Geoffrey — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:38:02 +0000

Unofficial Dreamhoster blogger, I thought I would post a (what I think is a) great idea that I have about a service offering Dreamhost could provide (relatively simply) … and thought you might find it interesting.

DreamhostPS idea
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Offer more software support on private server.

I’ll explain … since private servers are more secure in the sense that no other people are “swimming in your pool” … why not start offering software installed on a private server that can’t be installed on a shared-host setup.

Such as:
* memcache
* PHP APC (or any other PHP accelerator)
* etc..

On a private server, you don’t have to worry that someone else will be reading *your* memcache etc.

Offering additional software support on top of the current shared-hosting software support on the private servers would be a great incentive for people to upgrade to a DreamhostPS account.

Just my 2 cents

Geoff
P.S. I am currently a DreamhostPS customer

By: Chris Lindsey

Chris Lindsey — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:07:12 +0000

Koen,

It is rather odd that the title doesn’t suggest that the book is a beginner’s guide. In fact, the book as a “beginner’s guide” is only mentioned on the back cover of the book, and not within the book itself.

I hesitate to put a rating on this book because its usefulness decreases for people who have experience with WordPress. If you are a beginner who lacks technical skills, I would recommend this book. If you have any experience with WordPress or have technical experience, I would not recommend this book. All of the information in the book is easy to find in the WordPress Codex and other places.

I am an experienced WordPress user; I’ve been using WordPress for my own blog for over 18 months. I also develop non-blog websites using WordPress.

By: Koen Werdler

Koen Werdler — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:14:08 +0000

Odd how the title of the book doesn’t suggest it’s a beginner’s guide.

Chris Lindsey, what rating would you give the book on a scale of 1 to 10 ?

I’m missing some information about Chris in general, what is Chris’s background? I don’t know him so if I know this information it might put the review in a different perspective

By: Chris M. Lindsey » Review: Wordpress Complete

Chris M. Lindsey » Review: Wordpress Complete — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:38:57 +0000

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