In this article, we’ll discuss the ternary operator in PHP. Along with the syntax, we’ll go through a couple of real-world examples to understand how it works. What Is the Ternary Operator? The ternary operator (? and :) is a conditional operator which allows you to execute a condition, and based on the result of… Continue reading Crash Course in the PHP Ternary Operator With Examples
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Microcopy: an essential guide to becoming a more literate designer
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Illustration by David Hall Designers should not be mere decorators, but have an understanding of language and microcopy, a crucial design skill, now more than ever. Look at these two images: Onboarding screen A and B The obvious difference between these two onboarding visuals is that option A is devoid of words and is… Continue reading Microcopy: an essential guide to becoming a more literate designer
How to Increase max_execution_time in PHP
In this quick article, we’ll explore the different options that allow you to increase the maximum amount of time a script is allowed to run before it’s terminated by a the parser in PHP. What is the max_execution_time Directive in PHP? The max_execution_time directive sets the maximum amount of time a script is allowed to… Continue reading How to Increase max_execution_time in PHP
Key Tips to Creating a User-Centered Website
For quite some time now, Google has given priority to user-centered website and content experiences. More specifically, it wants search results to better reflect user intent, as opposed to just keywords. In the latest update, content expertise and quality may trump authority, earning higher rankings. That is directly in line with the idea of creating… Continue reading Key Tips to Creating a User-Centered Website
Anonymous and Arrow Functions in PHP
I’ve already covered the basics of functions in PHP in one of a previous tutorials. Even though PHP has a lot of built-in functions, it gives us the choice to define our own functions as well. There are different ways to define our own functions in PHP. PHP Functions in PHP: Return Values and Parameters… Continue reading Anonymous and Arrow Functions in PHP
9 Tips for Better Live Logo Design
Have you ever wondered why we’re so amazed by motion? A moving image is more likely to grab your attention than a static one. Motion is exciting and attention-grabbing – plus, it allows us to access more information in a short space of time. For a while now, companies have been experimenting with all kinds… Continue reading 9 Tips for Better Live Logo Design
Why Do Data Breaches Happen Despite Tight Cybersecurity Measures
No business wants to experience a data security breach. Beyond the immediate financial impact, a loss of customer faith can cripple a business. Just one data breach can impact the viability of a whole organization which is why many businesses are spending more on cybersecurity tools and technologies today. However, many of them are not… Continue reading Why Do Data Breaches Happen Despite Tight Cybersecurity Measures
How to Make a Propaganda Poster
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to make your own propaganda poster in Photoshop, using a vintage propaganda style and giving it a contemporary twist for International Women’s Day. Suitable for Photoshop beginners, this tutorial is a great way to learn more about poster design and discover how to create a… Continue reading How to Make a Propaganda Poster
Functions in PHP: Return Values and Parameters
Functions are an important part of programming languages. They help us avoid code duplication by allowing us to run the same set of instructions over and over again on different data. In this tutorial, we will talk about functions in PHP. We will cover all the basic concepts of functions in PHP, and you’ll learn… Continue reading Functions in PHP: Return Values and Parameters
The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of design debt
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The first part of the ‘Design Debt 101’ series. The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of design debt Monday afternoon. Kick-off meeting. This new project looks very promising, you may have discovered a niche no one knew about. It turns out, you need notifications. “Great! We have a notification system. It shouldn’t be an… Continue reading The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of design debt
3 principles of inclusive design and why it matters
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Designing for all. Source: Billy Clark on Dribbble Inclusive Design is a design practice where products and services are designed in a way that they are accessible and can serve as many people as possible, regardless of their age, gender, or ability. Inclusive Design puts people at the centre stage of the design… Continue reading 3 principles of inclusive design and why it matters
WordPress Troubleshooting: PHP Installation is Missing the MySQL Extension
In this quick article, we’ll discuss how to troubleshoot the “missing the MySQL extension” error when you are installing WordPress. If you’re installing WordPress or you’ve moved your website to a different server, you may encounter the following error: Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL extension which is required by WordPress. This… Continue reading WordPress Troubleshooting: PHP Installation is Missing the MySQL Extension
5 Ways to Boost Engagement With Animation
Animation is a fun and interesting way to bring life to a website. Used correctly, it can capture audience attention, make your website more engaging, and even improve your chances of delivering conversions for your clients. Unfortunately, like many things in the web design world, it’s also easy to get too carried away with animation.… Continue reading 5 Ways to Boost Engagement With Animation
Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2020
Jumpstart your next design project or speed up a workflow with some of these new tools and resources. With so many new tools being developed all the time, you are almost certain to find something that can help you with projects. Here’s what new for designers this month. Everypixel Patterns Everypixel Patterns solves a common… Continue reading Exciting New Tools for Designers, December 2020
4 Strategies to Boost Your Website’s Conversion Rates
Picture this scenario. The top end of your marketing funnel is starting to run like a well-oiled machine. Each month, more and more visitors are streaming to your site via your increasingly effective email campaigns, Facebook ads, and content marketing strategy. Much to your consternation, though, this increase in traffic doesn’t translate to a proportionate… Continue reading 4 Strategies to Boost Your Website’s Conversion Rates
A Guide to Overriding Parent Theme Functions in Your Child Theme
If you’ve had any experience working with parent and child themes in WordPress, you’ll know that the template files in your child theme override those in your parent theme. For example, if your parent theme has a page.php file and you create a new one in your child theme, WordPress will use the one in the child… Continue reading A Guide to Overriding Parent Theme Functions in Your Child Theme
You Won’t Win SEO With Hacks, Here Are 3 Winning SEO Strategies
The world of search engine optimization was born with all sorts of different hacks and shortcuts that many people use in an effort to grow their business. Knowing effective SEO tricks would be incredibly profitable, but unfortunately it’s not that easy This becomes evident as soon as you do a Google search about anything SEO-related,… Continue reading You Won’t Win SEO With Hacks, Here Are 3 Winning SEO Strategies
Why Freelance Web Designers Should Be Using Sales Funnels
October 18, 2020 by Spyre Studios Your freelance web design business depends on your ability to land more sales, generate more revenue, and nurture a bigger customer base. But optimizing your sales strategy is difficult for a number of reasons. For starters, you’re an expert in web design, not sales. You don’t know what you… Continue reading Why Freelance Web Designers Should Be Using Sales Funnels
You’re holding it wrong — How to blame your users
[unable to retrieve full-text content] You’re holding it wrong — How to blame your users The customer is always right. See that black line in the middle photo? If you touch it, you’re “holding it wrong”. The iPhone is a beautiful device. Every version of it has been, but my favorite was the blocky, squared-off shape of the iPhone 4… Continue reading You’re holding it wrong — How to blame your users
20 Useful Laravel Packages Available on CodeCanyon (and 5 Free)
Laravel is a web application framework that many developers say is a dream to work with. That’s because it aims to take the tedium out of routine web project tasks like authentication, routing, sessions, and caching, making the development process simple and straightforward without sacrificing application functionality. If you’re not familiar with the Laravel framework,… Continue reading 20 Useful Laravel Packages Available on CodeCanyon (and 5 Free)
Get Started With WPBakery (Formerly Visual Composer)
Writing HTML, CSS, and PHP code to build or customize a WordPress site can be incredibly time-consuming, even for an experienced web developer. That’s probably why much of the WordPress community has moved on to using page-builder plugins instead. WPBakery Page Builder (formerly called Visual Composer) is the most flexible and feature-rich WordPress page-builder plugin you… Continue reading Get Started With WPBakery (Formerly Visual Composer)
4 Tips to Create Effective Enterprise Software
As the business technology market approached $4 trillion in 2019, technology and service providers will have greater opportunities to grow their businesses. Meanwhile, technology buyers will be allowed to innovate and upgrade their infrastructure, software, and services. Corporate software spending worldwide is expected to reach $483 billion in 2021, a 7.4% increase over the previous year. Like… Continue reading 4 Tips to Create Effective Enterprise Software
WCAG 2.2 Overview and Feedback
A working draft of version 2.2 of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) has been published for feedback. WebAIM is thrilled to see the work on these formative guidelines continuing and we appreciate the efforts of the W3C’s Accessibility Guidelines working group. Below are WebAIM’s plain language summaries of each of the new proposed success… Continue reading WCAG 2.2 Overview and Feedback
8 Easy Ways To Ruin Your User Onboarding
To understand why user onboarding is such an indispensable tool, we need to empathize with the people using our products; we all come from different backgrounds and cultures, we make different assumptions, and we see the world differently. User onboarding helps mitigate these differences by making your product’s learning curve less steep. However, companies often… Continue reading 8 Easy Ways To Ruin Your User Onboarding