Development, WordPress
10 things WordPress developers should know
WordPress is an imperious tool that takes minutes to learn and ages to master. It powers millions of blogs and websites around the world. Read More
WordPress
15 of the best WordPress themes for agencies
Does your agency’s website need a makeover? Here are some of the best WordPress themes for showing off your work and impressing clients. 1. Read More
Marketing
How to set up Google Analytics in WordPress
Analytics… a word that many creative types shy away from. But understanding how your website performs is not only interesting, it’s imperative to knowing… Read More
WordPress
Everything you need to know about WordPress hooks
Hooked on WordPress hooks? There’s a lot going on under the hood as WordPress works to render the needed component for your website. Each page… Read More
WordPress
Displaying ‘time since posted’ on WordPress
In this post we’re going to create a function that displays time since a post was posted. The human_time_diff() function allows you to get the difference… Read More
Business
7 notebooks for web designers
As a creative, you know how important a notebook can be. There’s just something about having a great place to collect your thoughts that makes… Read More
WordPress
How to create your own custom shortcode in WordPress
Sometimes, no matter how cool your theme or how incredible the visual editing plugin you are using is, there is a feature you want… Read More
Design
Designer Spotlight: Cath Beaton
This post is part of Flywheel’s “Designer Spotlight” series, which features an interview with a designer/coder/mover/shaker we think is really awesome. Introducing… Read More
Design
Confessions of a graphic design student
When you tell people that you go to school for art, hardly anyone takes you seriously. They think you spend your time finger painting… Read More
Business
How to streamline your administrative workflow
Let’s be honest: admin tasks are not your favorite. In fact, they always fall to the bottom of your to-do list, because you’ve got… Read More
Design
10 Google Chrome extensions for designers
If you’re a web designer who follows the standard design process, your tasks include things like: Researching Wireframing Choosing a color scheme Picking the… Read More
WordPress
How to create a custom WordPress meta box
What is a custom WordPress meta box? Custom meta boxes allow additional information to be added to posts, pages, and custom post types, apart from the… Read More
Business
What you need to start your freelance business
Thinking about going freelance? Maybe you’ve got visions of financial freedom, creative freedom, logical freedom, or something else dancing in your head. Or maybe… Read More
WordPress
How to set a static front page in WordPress
WordPress’ origins as a blogging software are never more evident than in two places: the default content types WordPress comes with set up (Posts… Read More
WordPress
Anatomy of a WordPress theme
This is a chapter from “Up and Running: A Practical Guide to WordPress Development,” a multimedia guide to WordPress development that launches June 16. Read More
Design
Should designers learn to code?
Web design is an ever-changing beast. Designers concentrating their creative efforts on pushing the envelope in site design have a tough job. Balancing beautiful… Read More
Design
Web developers on Twitter you should follow today
One of the greatest aspects of social media sites is their ability to help you to make new connections online. Sure, you probably follow… Read More
Design
How to create a WordPress favicon
Look up, look way up! See that miniaturized logo up there on your web browser tab? That’s called a favicon. There are other ways… Read More