There are times when you have to design something in a hurry – and designers are nowhere to be found. In times like these, we can’t sit and cry – we have to hack design. Here are some convenient WordPress design tips that will set up any developer for success, even if there’s a pressing deadline […]
How To Build Custom Forminator Add-ons Using The Developer API
Forminator is an undercover superhero. On the surface, Forminator appears to be an unassuming form plugin, but if you take the time to look through the Forminator API, you’ll see that beneath those hipster glasses and vest, there is a beast waiting to be unleashed. Unlike other form plugins, Forminator’s API is not blocked off […]
How to Design the First Page of an eCommerce Site to Boost Sales
With smaller websites that serve a less direct salesy purpose, the formula for increasing conversions is usually quite simple: your goal is to inform, appeal to the visitors’ needs, and gain a lead or client. Because they have fewer layers of navigation to get through, and typically only one call-to-action to consider, it’s easy to […]
Designing B2B and B2C Websites: A Breakdown of the Differences
General best practices for web design are all over the web, but applying those rules to real WordPress sites you’re building is something else entirely. That’s why I tend to write about how to design WordPress sites for different audiences–like designing for global versus local customers, or designing for users based on age. The one-size-fits-all […]
The Benefits of Using Staging Environments in WordPress Development
Working and making updates on a live WordPress site can be dangerous. And it’s not a matter of whether or not you’re a skilled enough coder to do so. There is any number of things that could go wrong when you issue a new update to a plugin or attempt to code in a new […]
How to use Local by Flywheel for Quick WordPress Development
Developing websites locally can be an attractive proposition for several reasons. For starters, it’s free. If your Internet connection is non-existent or lost you can keep working. You can use localhost as a testing ground for trying out themes or plugins or creating your own. Finally, your sites remain private until you choose to share […]
WordPress Management: Ongoing Costs to Help You Budget
While the WordPress software itself is free (thanks to the GNU General Public License), running and maintaining a WordPress website comes at a price. Technically, you can start a blog for free on WordPress.com and never pay a penny to keep it going. But in order to be truly effective, you need to treat your […]
Progressive Web Apps: A Technical Approach
Making your WordPress site mobile friendly doesn’t stop with responsive design. The user is increasingly choosing to view their favorite publications online via apps, and you can accomplish that same feeling for your WordPress site by taking a few steps to turn it into a Progressive Web Application. In my last post, I offered the […]
What to Do to Merge Digital and Physical Storefronts in WordPress
There was a time a few years ago when I was seeing report after report talking about the impending death of physical storefronts. Working in marketing and web development at the time, I wondered if there was something to that. After all, most of our clients wanted websites that could provide just as robust of […]
Should You Start an Anonymous Blog? 8 Reasons to Consider It (And 8 Not To)
There’s no doubt about it: we’re living in a world of over-sharers. Bloggers, social media users, celebrity influencers… It seems like everyone wants to be a Kardashian these days; to give the world a close-up look into what’s happening behind the scenes of their lives or to share every thought that’s running through their head. […]