[Lynne]

The way I learned was by playing on my test site, reading stuff here (there are a lot of good articles!), and then helping out here. I'm big on learning by helping - I learn real well that way. But it really depends on what you are trying to learn. If you are trying to learn about the control panel, then playing on a test site is a great thing to do. Or, try making a mistake on your live site and then believe me, you will learn real quick! If you are trying to learn to code plugins, download some simple ones here from some noted coders and see how they did it. You can learn a lot from them if you just try to decipher what they did. Then try to write some of your own and fix the mistakes you make along the way.