50 Books like Smashing WordPress

Wordpress in a week

by Zak Cagaros • 2014

Launch a custom WordPress site in a week: the step-by-step blueprint for non-coders.

3.46

🌐 Website Building 🖥️ Wordpress For Beginners 🧩 No-Code Development

Wordpress in a week 95%

Launch a custom WordPress site in a week: the step-by-step blueprint for non-coders.

by Zak Cagaros 2014

3.46

63 ratings

🌐 Website Building 🖥️ Wordpress For Beginners 🧩 No-Code Development

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed

by Sahil B. • 2023

43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.

🔒 Wordpress Security 🛡️ Website Hardening 💾 Backup Strategies

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed Summary

WordPress Security Secrets Revealed 95%

43% of the web runs on WordPress. The security layers that make your site the hard target.

by Sahil B. 2023

🔒 Wordpress Security 🛡️ Website Hardening 💾 Backup Strategies

How to Speak Tech

by Vinay Trivedi • 2013

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

3.93

204

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing

How to Speak Tech 93%

No coding required: the Internet, cloud, databases, and software, translated into business sense.

by Vinay Trivedi 2013

3.93

204 ratings

📖 Tech Literacy 🌐 Web Development ☁️ Cloud Computing

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web

by Peter Morville • 1998

Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.

3.93

4k+

🧱 Information Architecture 🌐 Web Design 💻 User Experience Design

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web Summary

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web 92%

Why most large websites feel like a maze, and the craft of making them findable.

by Peter Morville 1998

3.93

4k+ ratings

🧱 Information Architecture 🌐 Web Design 💻 User Experience Design

Refactoring UI

by Adam Wathan • 2018

Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.

4.65

2k+

🎨 UI Design 🧩 Design Systems 📐 Visual Hierarchy

Refactoring UI 92%

Why developers build ugly interfaces, and the constraint system that fixes them.

by Adam Wathan 2018

4.65

2k+ ratings

🎨 UI Design 🧩 Design Systems 📐 Visual Hierarchy

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css

HTML5 for Web Designers 92%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems

by Micah Godbolt • 2015

Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.

3.33

123

🏗️ Front-End Architecture 🎨 Design Systems 📐 CSS Methodologies

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems Summary

Frontend Architecture for Design Systems 92%

Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.

by Micah Godbolt 2015

3.33

123 ratings

🏗️ Front-End Architecture 🎨 Design Systems 📐 CSS Methodologies

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers

by Zeno Rocha • 2020

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

4.00

723

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers Summary

14 Habits of Highly Productive Developers 92%

Fourteen habits for developers who want to stop sprinting and start compounding.

by Zeno Rocha 2020

4.00

723 ratings

🖥️ Software Engineering 💼 Software Careers 🧱 Code Craftsmanship

The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide

by John Sonmez • 2017

One language, one portfolio, one interview strategy: the sequence that turns learners into hires.

4.02

1k+

💼 Software Careers 🚪 Breaking Into Tech 🎯 Technical Interviews

The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide Summary

The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide 92%

One language, one portfolio, one interview strategy: the sequence that turns learners into hires.

by John Sonmez 2017

4.02

1k+ ratings

💼 Software Careers 🚪 Breaking Into Tech 🎯 Technical Interviews

How Computers Really Work

by Matthew Justice • 2020

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

4.35

160

🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers

How Computers Really Work 92%

From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.

by Matthew Justice 2020

4.35

160 ratings

🏗️ Computer Architecture ⚡ Digital Electronics 🧱 Abstraction Layers

Two Scoops of Django

by Daniel Roy Greenfeld • 2013

Django gets messy fast. The project structure, query rules, and Unix principle that keep it clean.

4.22

260

💻 Python Web Development 🧩 Django Framework ⚙️ Backend Development

Two Scoops of Django 91%

Django gets messy fast. The project structure, query rules, and Unix principle that keep it clean.

by Daniel Roy Greenfeld 2013

4.22

260 ratings

💻 Python Web Development 🧩 Django Framework ⚙️ Backend Development

Don't Make Me Think

by Steve Krug • 2000

Users scan, guess, never read. The compact guide to websites that work first try.

4.24

31k+

🖥️ Web Usability 📋 Usability Heuristics 🗂️ Information Architecture

Don't Make Me Think 91%

Users scan, guess, never read. The compact guide to websites that work first try.

by Steve Krug 2000

4.24

31k+ ratings

🖥️ Web Usability 📋 Usability Heuristics 🗂️ Information Architecture

Your Ecommerce Store

by David Brock • 2019

Build an online store that sells: a non-techie's guide to platforms, pricing, and getting found.

🛒 Ecommerce Startups 🚀 Digital Entrepreneurship 💻 Wordpress Development

Your Ecommerce Store 91%

Build an online store that sells: a non-techie's guide to platforms, pricing, and getting found.

by David Brock 2019

🛒 Ecommerce Startups 🚀 Digital Entrepreneurship 💻 Wordpress Development

Intelligent IoT Projects in 7 Days

by Agus Kurniawan • 2017

Build a firefighting robot, a talking speaker, and five more connected devices in one week.

🖥️ Internet Of Things 🔌 Embedded Systems 📚 Project-Based Learning

Intelligent IoT Projects in 7 Days Summary

Intelligent IoT Projects in 7 Days 91%

Build a firefighting robot, a talking speaker, and five more connected devices in one week.

by Agus Kurniawan 2017

🖥️ Internet Of Things 🔌 Embedded Systems 📚 Project-Based Learning

Design Systems Handbook

by DesignBetter.co • 2019

A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.

3.92

153

🧱 Design Systems 🧩 Component Libraries 🏛️ Design Governance

Design Systems Handbook 91%

A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.

by DesignBetter.co 2019

3.92

153 ratings

🧱 Design Systems 🧩 Component Libraries 🏛️ Design Governance

High Performance Browser Networking

by Ilya Grigorik • 2013

The network is your slowest component. Master the protocols and browser APIs that make it fast.

4.51

856

🚀 Web Performance 🌐 Network Protocols 📱 Mobile Performance

High Performance Browser Networking Summary

High Performance Browser Networking 91%

The network is your slowest component. Master the protocols and browser APIs that make it fast.

by Ilya Grigorik 2013

4.51

856 ratings

🚀 Web Performance 🌐 Network Protocols 📱 Mobile Performance

Design Systems

by Alla Kholmatova • 2017

Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.

4.13

608

🧱 Design Systems 🖥️ Interface Design 📐 Design Principles

Design Systems 91%

Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.

by Alla Kholmatova 2017

4.13

608 ratings

🧱 Design Systems 🖥️ Interface Design 📐 Design Principles

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices

by John P. Doran • 2017

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

3.90

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices Summary

Game Development Patterns and Best Practices 91%

Design patterns that ship games: when to use each and how they prevent late-stage collapse.

by John P. Doran 2017

3.90

20 ratings

🎮 Game Development 🧩 Design Patterns 🧹 Clean Code

Hypermedia Systems

by Carson Gross • 2023

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

4.37

225

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design

Hypermedia Systems 91%

HTML and HTTP already solve what SPAs make complex. A single JavaScript library proves it.

by Carson Gross 2023

4.37

225 ratings

🏗️ Web Architecture 🔗 REST Architecture 📡 Hypermedia Design

Search Patterns

by Peter Morville • 2010

Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.

3.86

291

🏛️ Information Architecture 🖱️ Interaction Design 🔍 Findability

Search Patterns 91%

Algorithms do not fix search; design does. How the patterns users follow reveal what engineers miss.

by Peter Morville 2010

3.86

291 ratings

🏛️ Information Architecture 🖱️ Interaction Design 🔍 Findability

Building an API Product

by Bruno Pedro • 2024

Your API deserves a product plan. The full guide: design, test, launch, price, and support.

3.25

🔌 Api Design 📦 Software Products 🔄 Product Lifecycle

Building an API Product 91%

Your API deserves a product plan. The full guide: design, test, launch, price, and support.

by Bruno Pedro 2024

3.25

8 ratings

🔌 Api Design 📦 Software Products 🔄 Product Lifecycle

The Elements of User Experience

by Jesse James Garrett • 2002

User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.

4.01

4k+

🎨 User Experience Design 👤 User-Centered Design 🔄 Design Process

The Elements of User Experience 91%

User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.

by Jesse James Garrett 2002

4.01

4k+ ratings

🎨 User Experience Design 👤 User-Centered Design 🔄 Design Process

Leading the Transformation

by Gary Gruver • 2015

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

3.80

418

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices

Leading the Transformation 91%

HP halved development costs and tripled innovation. It was not the code. It was the leadership.

by Gary Gruver 2015

3.80

418 ratings

🖥️ Software Development 🏢 Enterprise Agile 🔄 Devops Practices

The Road to React

by Robin Wieruch • 2017

Learn React the way it's actually written: hooks-first, project-driven, and tested from day one.

4.21

564

🖥️ Frontend Development 📦 Javascript Ecosystem 🧱 Component-Based Architecture

The Road to React 91%

Learn React the way it's actually written: hooks-first, project-driven, and tested from day one.

by Robin Wieruch 2017

4.21

564 ratings

🖥️ Frontend Development 📦 Javascript Ecosystem 🧱 Component-Based Architecture

Content Design

by Sarah Richards • 2017

Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.

4.31

734

🗂️ Content Strategy ✍️ Ux Writing 🔍 User Research

Content Design 91%

Stop writing, start designing: a research-first way to make content that users actually need.

by Sarah Richards 2017

4.31

734 ratings

🗂️ Content Strategy ✍️ Ux Writing 🔍 User Research

Madly, Deeply

by Alan Rickman • 2022

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

3.58

17k+

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices

Madly, Deeply 91%

Systems must evolve, not freeze: automated guardrails, small batches, and teams shaped for change.

by Alan Rickman 2022

3.58

17k+ ratings

🛠️ Software Architecture 🚀 Continuous Delivery 🧩 Microservices

High Performance Web Sites

by Steve Souders • 2007

The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.

4.15

688

🚀 Web Performance ⚙️ Performance Engineering 📡 HTTP Optimization

High Performance Web Sites 91%

The browser, not the backend, eats your load time. The engineering rules that win it back.

by Steve Souders 2007

4.15

688 ratings

🚀 Web Performance ⚙️ Performance Engineering 📡 HTTP Optimization

Content Strategy for the Web

by Kristina Halvorson • 2012

Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.

4.00

3k+

🧱 Content Strategy ✍️ Web Writing ♻️ Content Lifecycle

Content Strategy for the Web 91%

Everyone demands new web content. Nobody plans for its upkeep. The system that changes that.

by Kristina Halvorson 2012

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧱 Content Strategy ✍️ Web Writing ♻️ Content Lifecycle

Threat Modeling

by Adam Shostack • 2014

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

4.07

286

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management

Threat Modeling 91%

Draw your software. Mark the trust boundaries. Ask six questions to find flaws before attackers do.

by Adam Shostack 2014

4.07

286 ratings

🧩 Threat Modeling 🔒 Software Security ⚠️ Risk Management

A Project Guide to UX Design

by Russ Unger • 2009

The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.

3.87

2k+

🖥️ User Experience Design 🎯 User Centered Design 🔍 User Research Methods

A Project Guide to UX Design 91%

The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.

by Russ Unger 2009

3.87

2k+ ratings

🖥️ User Experience Design 🎯 User Centered Design 🔍 User Research Methods

Atomic Design

by Brad Frost • 2016

Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.

4.00

1k+

🎨 Interface Design 🧩 Design Systems 🧱 Modular Design

Atomic Design 91%

Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.

by Brad Frost 2016

4.00

1k+ ratings

🎨 Interface Design 🧩 Design Systems 🧱 Modular Design

Designing Interface Animation

by Val Head • 2016

Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.

4.16

🧩 Interface Animation 🎬 Motion Design 🎞️ Classical Animation

Designing Interface Animation 91%

Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.

by Val Head 2016

4.16

82 ratings

🧩 Interface Animation 🎬 Motion Design 🎞️ Classical Animation

Level Up!

by Scott Rogers • 2010

The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.

4.09

1k+

🎮 Video Game Development 🛠️ Practical Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics

Level Up! 91%

The game design manual that puts controls, camera, and characters first, then shows you the rest.

by Scott Rogers 2010

4.09

1k+ ratings

🎮 Video Game Development 🛠️ Practical Game Design ⚙️ Game Mechanics

Testing in Scrum

by Tilo Linz • 2014

Shift from a last-minute quality gate to testing woven into every sprint and commit.

3.72

🧪 Agile Testing 🔄 Scrum Methodology 🔴 Test Driven Development

Testing in Scrum 91%

Shift from a last-minute quality gate to testing woven into every sprint and commit.

by Tilo Linz 2014

3.72

25 ratings

🧪 Agile Testing 🔄 Scrum Methodology 🔴 Test Driven Development

Lean Architecture

by James O. Coplien • 2010

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

3.23

178

🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology

Lean Architecture 91%

The missing piece of Agile: an architecture that mirrors how users think, built by everyone early.

by James O. Coplien 2010

3.23

178 ratings

🏗️ Software Architecture 🔄 Agile Development 📐 Lean Methodology

Kubernetes Patterns

by Bilgin Ibryam • 2019

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

4.31

216

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration

Kubernetes Patterns 91%

Stop wiring containers by hand. 30+ patterns for cloud-native apps on Kubernetes.

by Bilgin Ibryam 2019

4.31

216 ratings

☁️ Cloud Native 🔷 Kubernetes 📦 Container Orchestration

The Clean Coder

by Robert C. Martin • 2011

A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.

4.26

9k+

💼 Developer Conduct 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 💎 Code Quality

The Clean Coder 91%

A pro programmer's real job: saying no, keeping promises, staying calm when the build breaks.

by Robert C. Martin 2011

4.26

9k+ ratings

💼 Developer Conduct 🔨 Software Craftsmanship 💎 Code Quality

API Design Patterns

by J.J. Geewax • 2020

Most APIs get 90% of the way with standard methods. The patterns that handle the rest.

3.86

146

🔌 Api Design 📐 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture

API Design Patterns 91%

Most APIs get 90% of the way with standard methods. The patterns that handle the rest.

by J.J. Geewax 2020

3.86

146 ratings

🔌 Api Design 📐 Design Patterns 🏗️ Software Architecture

Building Secure and Reliable Systems

by Heather Adkins • 2020

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

3.89

199

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices

Building Secure and Reliable Systems Summary

Building Secure and Reliable Systems 90%

Build systems that survive attacks and accidents. Google's framework for reliable, secure software.

by Heather Adkins 2020

3.89

199 ratings

🛡️ Software Security 🔧 Site Reliability 🔄 Devops Practices

Apprenticeship Patterns

by Dave Hoover • 2009

Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.

4.10

963

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧑‍🏭 Apprenticeship Model 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Apprenticeship Patterns 90%

Promotion pulls coders away from code. The patterns for staying in the craft while still advancing.

by Dave Hoover 2009

4.10

963 ratings

🛠️ Software Craftsmanship 🧑‍🏭 Apprenticeship Model 🏋️ Deliberate Practice

Fluent React

by Tejas Kumar • 2024

From JSX to Server Components: how React's declarative model actually works, and why it matters.

4.13

💻 Frontend Development 🧩 Component Architecture 🔄 State Management

Fluent React 90%

From JSX to Server Components: how React's declarative model actually works, and why it matters.

by Tejas Kumar 2024

4.13

38 ratings

💻 Frontend Development 🧩 Component Architecture 🔄 State Management

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future

by John MacCormick • 2012

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

3.89

2k+

📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future Summary

Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future 90%

The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.

by John MacCormick 2012

3.89

2k+ ratings

📘 Algorithms Explained 🧠 Computational Thinking 🌐 Digital Infrastructure

101 UX Principles

by Will Grant • 2018

A UX field manual: 101 rules to turn a frustrating interface into one users love.

4.10

158

🖥️ User Experience Design 🎛️ Interface Design 🌐 Web Usability

101 UX Principles 90%

A UX field manual: 101 rules to turn a frustrating interface into one users love.

by Will Grant 2018

4.10

158 ratings

🖥️ User Experience Design 🎛️ Interface Design 🌐 Web Usability

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools

by David Lightbown • 2015

Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.

4.13

🛠️ Game Development Tools 🖼️ User Interface Design 👥 User-Centered Design

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools Summary

Designing the User Experience of Game Development Tools 90%

Game tools are an unmeasured productivity drain. A UX method for fixing what studios overlook.

by David Lightbown 2015

4.13

16 ratings

🛠️ Game Development Tools 🖼️ User Interface Design 👥 User-Centered Design

SEO Like I'm 5

by Matthew Capala • 2014

SEO demystified: the beginner's road map to getting found through content, relationships, and speed.

3.59

103

🔍 Search Engine Optimization 📝 Content Marketing 🔑 Keyword Research

SEO Like I'm 5 90%

SEO demystified: the beginner's road map to getting found through content, relationships, and speed.

by Matthew Capala 2014

3.59

103 ratings

🔍 Search Engine Optimization 📝 Content Marketing 🔑 Keyword Research

Content Strategy Toolkit, The

by Meghan Casey • 2015

Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.

4.14

209

🗺️ Content Strategy 📋 Content Governance ✏️ Content Design

Content Strategy Toolkit, The 90%

Content audit to governance: the tools, roles, and processes for making your content earn its keep.

by Meghan Casey 2015

4.14

209 ratings

🗺️ Content Strategy 📋 Content Governance ✏️ Content Design

Soft Skills

by John Sonmez • 2014

The developer's playbook for the non-coding half of the career: brand, negotiate, invest.

3.84

3k+

💻 Software Careers 📣 Personal Branding 📚 Self-Directed Learning

Soft Skills 90%

The developer's playbook for the non-coding half of the career: brand, negotiate, invest.

by John Sonmez 2014

3.84

3k+ ratings

💻 Software Careers 📣 Personal Branding 📚 Self-Directed Learning

How To Get To The Top of Google

by Tim Cameron-Kitchen • 2020

A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.

4.37

285

🔍 Search Engine Optimization 📱 Digital Marketing 📝 Content Marketing

How To Get To The Top of Google 90%

A business owner's playbook for climbing Google rankings: no jargon, no agency required.

by Tim Cameron-Kitchen 2020

4.37

285 ratings

🔍 Search Engine Optimization 📱 Digital Marketing 📝 Content Marketing

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

by David Meerman Scott • 2007

Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.

3.85

7k+

📝 Content Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📣 Public Relations

The New Rules of Marketing and PR Summary

The New Rules of Marketing and PR 90%

Stop pitching journalists. Start publishing directly for your customers: the complete playbook.

by David Meerman Scott 2007

3.85

7k+ ratings

📝 Content Marketing 💻 Digital Marketing 📣 Public Relations

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms

by Jay Wengrow • 2017

The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.

4.39

603

🧱 Data Structures ⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms Summary

A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms 90%

The algorithm knowledge that turns working code into fast code, explained without the math degree.

by Jay Wengrow 2017

4.39

603 ratings

🧱 Data Structures ⏱️ Algorithm Analysis 🧠 Algorithmic Thinking

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