WordPress Resources – Online

Here are some curated resources for diving into WordPress, HTML, and CSS, as a beginner and beyond.

Official Documentation & Support

• WordPress Codex – community-maintained documentation for WordPress.org
• WordPress Support Forums – assistance for self-hosted sites – don’t be shy, come on by!
• WordPress.org Training Handbook – modules and lesson plans, a work in progress
• WordPress.com Support – help files for WordPress.com
• WordPress.com Forums – get help with WordPress.com from community and staff
• WordPress.tv – video sessions recorded at WordCamps around the world

Online Training

• Lynda.com – paid video tutorials, free trial; some public libraries offer free membership
• WP Apprentice – some free
• WP Yogi – resources for teachers too
• WP101
• Know the Code – paid screencasts, some free
• Treehouse – free trial

WordPress Reading

• A Beginner’s Guide To Creating A WordPress Website
• Digging into WordPress
• WPBeginner
• WordPress for Dummies
• Smashing WordPress
• The WordPress Community Offers Advice To Beginners

Free CSS/HTML Training Resources

• Learn CSS Layout
• Skillcrush
• HTML Dog
• Introduction to CSS and HTML – Bluelime Media

CSS/HTML Reading

• Bulletproof Web Design
• Transcending CSS
• Handcrafted CSS
• Designing with Web Standards

Have suggestions for additions to this page? Run into a dead link? Post a comment with a link and I’ll have a look.

See in-person WordPress resources for Montreal, Toronto, and New York City.

Thanks to these fine folks for help compiling the original version of this list: Shannon Smith – Café Noir Design, Christine Rondeau – Bluelime Media, Ruth Maude – Dandelion Design