ExpressionEngine 2: A Quick-Start Guide

ExpressionEngine is one of the fastest growing content management systems on the web. It's the power behind many high-traffic sites, and it can power yours, too. With this Quick-Start Guide, you'll get hands-on experience developing with the latest ExpressionEngine 2.0 by building a complete web site from start to finish. You'll learn advanced techniques for customizing and optimizing your sites, including templates, add-ons, and more.

In this book, noted expert Ryan Irelan walks you through creating an online news site, Engine City Times. You'll get hands-on experience working with dynamic content, categories, an RSS feed, site search, and more as you build your news site.

You'll further improve your ExpressionEngine skills with advanced techniques for creating powerful and manageable templates, effectively managing site files and assets, and optimizing your ExpressionEngine website to handle thousands of visitors. Go beyond the native ExpressionEngine functionality and customize the system through the use of add-ons. You'll discover how add-ons can help you build better websites, and you'll also build your own add-ons from scratch.

Whether you're a web designer, web developer, or web master, this book will get you up to speed quickly building sites with ExpressionEngine.