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About the Author
Lisa Sabin-Wilson (WordPress For Dummies, WordPress Web Design For Dummies) has 10 years experience working with the WordPress platform, having adopted it early in its first year of release in 2003. Lisa is the owner of a successful design studio, E.Webscapes (http://ewebscapes.com), and is a regular speaker on topics related to design and WordPress at several national conferences. Additionally, she hosts WordPress workshops around the country, teaching people how to use the WordPress platform to publish their own sites on the World Wide Web. You can find Lisa online at her personal blog (http://lisasabin-wilson.com) and Twitter (@LisaSabinWilson).
Dedication
To WordPress . . . and all that entails from the developers, designers, forum helpers, bug testers, educators, consultants, plugin makers, and theme bakers.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Every person involved in the WordPress community plays a vital role in making this whole thing work, and work well. Kudos to all of you! Also, big thanks to my wonderful husband, Chris Wilson, for his incredible support, backbone, and ability to put up with my crazy days of writing — I could not have done it without you!
Special thanks to the co-authors of the 1st Edition of this book who helped form the framework of the publication and ensured its initial success: Cory Miller, Kevin Palmer, Andrea Rennick, and Michael Torbert. Additional thanks and gratitude to individuals who have contributed content to this edition: Dre Armeda and Tony Perez for Chapter 5 in Book II and Chris Jean for Book VII.
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