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Basic WordPress tricks every designer should know
WordPress, while designed to be simple and user-friendly, has a steep learning curve for those who don’t work with it every day or are just… Read More
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8 ways to improve your WordPress website navigation
A good user experience is what every website and blog should provide to its audience. It doesn’t matter if you use a web development… Read More
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4 image optimization tools for your WordPress site
Optimizing your site’s images is vital for keeping performance high without sacrificing quality. As such, it helps to have dedicated tools on hand to make… Read More
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How to set up Facebook Instant Articles with WordPress
Launched in 2015, Facebook Instant Articles offers users a new way of viewing mobile articles. The articles are hosted on Facebook’s servers, so instead of… Read More
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Why (and how) you should send your newsletter using WordPress
It’s important to communicate with your online audience, and a fantastic way of doing so is with an email newsletter. It can be challenging to… Read More
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How to speed up your WordPress site using GZIP compression
When it comes to providing a strong user experience on your website, performance is key. If your site takes a long time to load, you’re… Read More
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3 ways dynamic tables can improve your WordPress site
In the past, most sites focused on static content. “These days, dynamic content rules the web. ” Internet… Read More
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How to add a mega menu to your WordPress site
If you have a website with a large amount of content and want to show more items in the menu, consider using a mega… Read More
Design
How to design for the web using design patterns
Design patterns are the foundation of good website usability, and they’re the pieces websites are built upon. They’re a strategic design decision a web… Read More
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6 WordPress tools to supercharge your online success
WordPress is an amazing platform for anyone looking to build a website. Not only is it free to use, but it’s also… Read More
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How to add CSS variables to customize WordPress child themes
CSS variables, also referred to as CSS custom properties, allow for easy reuse in your CSS stylesheets. If you’ve done work with WordPress child… Read More
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How to show different sidebars for posts and pages in WordPress
By default, WordPress shows the same sidebar on all posts and pages. But sometimes, you may want to display a completely different sidebar for… Read More
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How to clone your WordPress site
There may come a time when you need an exact copy of your website. For example, you may need to move it from one server… Read More
Marketing
How to optimize your website pages to rank higher
With so much buzz around online marketing, optimizing your site’s web pages for search engines not only helps garner more visitors but also helps leverage… Read More
Feature
Introducing the new Flywheel Cloud Platform!
When we entered the hosting space over five years ago, we had one goal: do things a bit differently. This meant architecting… Read More
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4 ways you can use a local WordPress development environment
While you’re working on your WordPress site, you may occasionally update a plugin or theme only to find out that it breaks a particular page… Read More
Design
How to strategically add animation to your site
The use of animation in web design isn’t exactly a new thing. Remember the long gone era of rotating 3D gifs? How about the… Read More
Development
12 of the best podcasts for web developers
In the web design and development industry, technology moves at a rapid pace. Keeping up to speed can be daunting. Podcasts are the… Read More
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How to create custom single-post templates in WordPress
Have you ever seen a post details page with a completely different layout from other posts on the same site? That’s probably because it’s using… Read More
Development
The beginner’s guide to CSS specificity
Have you ever tried to override a CSS rule, only to find it not working as it should have? Or noticed when one element is… Read More
Development
How to use server logs to improve your WordPress site
We all want to find ways to improve the performance of our WordPress sites so that our end users have the best experience possible and… Read More
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How to efficiently migrate sites from Adobe Business Catalyst to WordPress (+ over 20 resources!)
So you know you’re ready to switch over to WordPress. Now the question is: How are you going to do it, in a way that’s… Read More
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Understanding WordPress shortcodes
If you’ve been using WordPress for any length of time, you’ve probably already used some shortcodes. Shortcodes are handy little snippets that let you insert… Read More
Business
Life as a freelancer: The pros and cons
Freelancing. It seems like the dream career, right? No boss, no schedule, and no office. Well…while part of that is true, there’s more to… Read More
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How to add jQuery to your WordPress theme
jQuery is a very popular, if not the most popular, Javascript library. It’s a clear, concise library, and more importantly, it’s fast. Being relatively… Read More
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Simple customizations for your Genesis child theme
As web designers, we are always looking forward to working more efficiently. As I started on a long overdue task of redesigning my portfolio, I… Read More
Design, Development
The pros and cons of being a hybrid web designer/developer
If you’ve been a designer for any length of time, you’ve probably had clients request things from you that go beyond design and into the… Read More
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How to add a responsive Google Map in WordPress
No matter where you’re going, Google Maps will show you the way. Being able to instantly get directions has become essential while navigating through cities. Read More
Marketing
How to use email marketing to grow your design business
Email lists. You’ve surely heard about them. You’ve probably set them up for your clients, and even told them about the importance of collecting emails. Read More
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4 tips to increase your WordPress site’s speed and performance
It is a proven fact that the slower your site loads, the more likely people are to leave. Read More