It’s always good to have a set of guidelines to follow when designing a website — especially if you have little to no user data to go on. Over the years, we’ve been introduced to tons of these guidelines and design trends; some of which have fallen out of favor while others have persisted over… Continue reading Is The F-Pattern Still Relevant in Web Design?
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When to Use Them and Tips for Good UX
Sliders, slideshows, carousels: call them what you will, they’re an incredibly popular way to enhance a WordPress site. When I create a site for a client, they almost always ask me to add one to their home page, if not to every page in the site. But although undeniably attractive, sliders aren’t always needed in… Continue reading When to Use Them and Tips for Good UX
6 Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins
What Is a WordPress Lightbox Plugin? If you have a website with multiple images that you want to highlight, you could definitely benefit from using a lightbox. Generally, a lightbox allows people to click on an image or other content to view its enlarged version overlaid on the rest of the page. While the lightbox… Continue reading 6 Best WordPress Lightbox Plugins
Essential Rules To Follow When Designing a Logo
Do you actually think there could be any well-established brand without having a logo? Of course not! This is because there is not any such business. A logo is something that has a significant impact on how your customers perceive your business. Hence, naturally, you would want your brand to be outstanding enough to stand… Continue reading Essential Rules To Follow When Designing a Logo
How Website Designers Can Create New Revenue Streams by Monetizing Their Knowledge
Your area of expertise is in web design, but does that mean the only way you can make money is through the hours of work you spend building websites? Of course not. It’s not just your skills that are valuable. Your knowledge is, too. Monetize Your Knowledge; Create New Revenue Streams Think about how many… Continue reading How Website Designers Can Create New Revenue Streams by Monetizing Their Knowledge
Website Pop-Up Design: How To Get It Right
In the age of minimal designs and user friendly websites, using a website pop-up may not always seem like a bright idea. However, the design of your pop-up may just be the difference between a converted used and a user that never returns to your website. Whether you’re using a website pop-up to improve the… Continue reading Website Pop-Up Design: How To Get It Right
WordPress Survey Plugin: Forminator to the Rescue
Form builder plugins are very handy. Quizzes, polls, surveys, and even event registrations and quote requests are forms. With a form builder plugin, you save time and effort, and the finished product is a well-crafted and professional looking page on your site. A quiz is the type of post that gets shared, thus increasing the… Continue reading WordPress Survey Plugin: Forminator to the Rescue
An Introduction to CSS-in-JS: Examples, Pros, and Cons
CSS-in-JS libraries provide us with a new approach for writing CSS. They aim to tackle the limitations of CSS, such as the lack of dynamic functionality, scoping, and portability. In spite of its advantages, CSS-in-JS is a controversial technology, as many developers ask if it’s worth further complicating front-end development. This article intends to give… Continue reading An Introduction to CSS-in-JS: Examples, Pros, and Cons
Instagram Create Improved Online Brand Awareness For Your Website
Would you like to get improved online brand awareness for your website seen by more users, grow a strong customer base who really relate to your brand, and get paid quickly? If so, then Instagram is your magical stick. A recent survey on social media reveals that Instagram has over 1 billion million monthly users.… Continue reading Instagram Create Improved Online Brand Awareness For Your Website
20 Freshest Web Designs, August 2019
This month we leap back to the culture of America circa 1969, dive into the oceans with whales, discover multiple approaches to pitching a design agency, get invited to festivals, and shop online the right way. Enjoy! Kilotype Kilotype’s awesome new site shows off its variable fonts with a clever mouse-track — move your cursor… Continue reading 20 Freshest Web Designs, August 2019
Where Would Website Design Be Today Without SEO?
Search engine optimization is almost crucial for website development today. Optimizing for the search engines has made a huge difference in how websites are created and what is on them. However, what would it be like if search engine optimization had never been created, and websites did not have to be created in a way… Continue reading Where Would Website Design Be Today Without SEO?
How to Build an SEO Tool from Scratch
A quick Google search of the term “SEO tools” will give you a list of countless apps and software all claiming to help you get higher rankings. For SEO specialists and digital marketers, this can be both good and bad news. Good, because it’s a sign that the industry is constantly evolving. Bad, because finding… Continue reading How to Build an SEO Tool from Scratch
Use the WooCommerce API to Customize Your Online Store
WooCommerce is the world’s most popular eCommerce platform. That’s partly because it’s built on the world’s most popular content management system (WordPress), and also partly because it’s free. But it’s also because WooCommerce, like WordPress itself, is incredibly flexible. If you install WooCommerce on your site, not only can you use it to quickly set… Continue reading Use the WooCommerce API to Customize Your Online Store
Best Affiliate WooCommerce Plugins Compared
WooCommerce and WordPress are powerful combination for online commerce. Together they run 37% of eCommerce business online. Leveraging these two is the perfect combination for selling physical products, digital goods, and services online. But having the most awesome WooCommerce storefront and the best products are just a tiny part of what you need for online… Continue reading Best Affiliate WooCommerce Plugins Compared
Creating WordPress Forms That Get Filled In
What You’ll Be Creating Most of us have got at least one form somewhere on our WordPress site. It might be a simple contact form. Or a newsletter signup. A purchase form maybe. Or perhaps something more bespoke. Whatever information your form is designed to gather, I’m prepared to bet that you want as many… Continue reading Creating WordPress Forms That Get Filled In
How to Code a Landing Page in Your WordPress Theme
What You’ll Be Creating If you’ve bought anything on the internet, you’ve probably come across a landing page. They’re a highly effective way of maximizing conversions from a website. But just what is a landing page, and how do you create one for your WordPress site? In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate what makes a landing… Continue reading How to Code a Landing Page in Your WordPress Theme
Best Free WordPress Plugins for Optimizing Website Performance
Did you know that search engines like Google give preference to fast-loading websites in their rankings? Visitors are also less likely to abandon your site if it loads quickly. Everyone expects a website to load as quickly as possible—if it doesn’t, they will likely abandon it and visit the competitor instead. This means that a… Continue reading Best Free WordPress Plugins for Optimizing Website Performance
How to Add a Free WordPress Music Player to Your Site
Any website which lets users discover, buy, share, or download music or other sound effects should always have an audio player. Every user would like to preview the audio or music to determine if they want to purchase or share it or not. Giving users the option to play this audio from the webpage itself,… Continue reading How to Add a Free WordPress Music Player to Your Site
How Can Professional Headshots Build Trust in Business?
In business, one of the key elements to predict its success is through building trust and rapport among customers. Trust is something that has to be gained for a long time, as it can establish good relationships and breakthroughs, yet can have the worst effects when destroyed. Essentially, customers are more likely to trust a… Continue reading How Can Professional Headshots Build Trust in Business?
How Website Graphics Can Help You Reel Customers In
Customer service is invaluable. It is an integral factor that determines the success of a business as it enables your customer to keeps coming back to you. Customer satisfaction is only earned when you ensure that your customer is happy with your services and the overall customer experience. As technology progresses, businesses evolve with it.… Continue reading How Website Graphics Can Help You Reel Customers In
How to Create a WordPress Child Theme
If you’re using a theme you downloaded from the free WordPress theme repository, or maybe one you’ve bought from ThemeForest, you may want to make some tweaks to it. Maybe you want to register a new font or add a new template file. Maybe you want to add some code from one of the tutorials or… Continue reading How to Create a WordPress Child Theme
Kerning, Leading, Tracking, and Everything You Need to Know About Text Spacing
The space between letters is just as important for legibility as the text itself. If your website is hard to read, don’t just consider the typeface: consider the white space as well. With kerning, leading, tracking, and other spacing tools, you can make your text more readable without a major design overhaul using these text… Continue reading Kerning, Leading, Tracking, and Everything You Need to Know About Text Spacing
Features, Syntax, and the Problem It Will Solve
CSS subgrid is slowly making its way into browsers. The CSS Working Group is actively working on it and the related W3C specification has already reached Level 2. This new feature will enable us to enhance grid items with subgrids that inherit the grid tracks of their parent grid and seamlessly align with it. As CSS subgrid is… Continue reading Features, Syntax, and the Problem It Will Solve
Tips for Using Location-Based Photos on Your Website
Photography can be one of a web designer’s most powerful assets. We can use it to transport users to another place and time. It can convey a feeling and amplify a message. Today, we’re going to focus on images that were taken on location. This can cover anything from a stunning skyline shot… Continue reading Tips for Using Location-Based Photos on Your Website