Chapter 1. Getting Started: WordPress and jQuery

Welcome to WordPress and jQuery. The WordPress web-based publishing platform and jQuery's JavaScript library are two of the most powerful tools used on the Web today. Combining these tools together doubles the power and flexibility of your websites. Both technologies, being easy and fun to learn, create a recipe for web magic. I hope you're ready for some fun and interesting insights by learning how jQuery can improve your WordPress development experience.

In this chapter, we'll cover the following topics:

• This book's approach and the core JavaScript language and WordPress skills that you should understand in order to gain maximum advantage from it

• The essential software tools that you'll need to get your project up and running

• The basic overviews of jQuery and WordPress

If anything in any of the following sections puzzles you, you may need a little more background information and understanding before moving forward with this title. No worries though, I'll point you towards some excellent sources for more information.