WordPress is not perfect as a web development platform, especially when working with clients. That’s why we need to adapt a certain approach if we want to make them happy (read: so they will pay us).
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The terms UI and UX (design) are very often used interchangeably. Even up to a point where many people/designers/clients refer to them as “UI/UX design” – a kind of all-in-one combo.
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As you can probably already tell, this post is a little on the “advanced” side, but it does tackle a topic that’s very interesting and presents a new branch for us to follow on this whole mobile-first path for our websites and/or apps.
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It’s difficult not to be amazed at how significantly WordPress has evolved since its humble beginnings in 2003. What once started as a simple blogging platform is now the most popular website management system of them all, running nearly 30% of the entire web.
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When the first version of WordPress was shipped in May 2003, it had groundbreaking design features for the time and defined the first batch of WordPress theme design trends to come. There were highly intelligent line breaks, nice textures, and the ability for bloggers to add links to their blogrolls.
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One thing that every new business owner learns sooner than later is that promoting a business often turns out to be much more difficult than doing the actual work – providing services to clients. Some business experts take this even further and stretch the idea that promotion is more important than the actual product. While I don’t entirely agree, it’s surely something worth thinking through, and
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Looking for quality examples of best design portfolios? We rounded up our favorite portfolios from successful graphic artists. Check ’em out!
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If you’re starting a project like a web app or a website that requires an admin dashboard, then this collection of Bootstrap admin templates will be a great starting point! Bootstrap is a free and open-source JavaScript framework that contains a whole lot of ready-made code to help you create things.
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The end of the year is always a good time to look back at all the things – good and bad – that happened over the last 12 months. But today let’s just focus on the good. Hence, this list of the best WordPress dev tools of 2018!
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There are some mixed feelings when it comes to sticky UI elements. Some say that they — which can include everything from social media sharing options to company information — make for a bad user experience. However, even the detractors concede that these can be highly effective design choices when done right.
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Ever since the latter half of 2015, the concept of Accelerated Mobile Pages for WordPress as well as other website technologies has been in discussion. Web developers, WordPress people, SEO experts, and everyone else associated with content creation or management has been talking about the AMP Project.
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A question “Do you like WordPress page builders?” is somewhat similar to what if Dumbledore asked “Do you love Harry Potter?” If you are Hermione, you answer is yes. If you are the Dark Lord… Well, you get the idea. It’s the same with so renowned WordPress drag-and-drop page builders – whether you like them or not generally depends on who you are.
(read more)You spend time and money developing the perfect site: hiring a graphic designer, hiring a coder, considering colors and specifics that will make your company glow to potential customers. The site goes live and, within weeks, gets hacked. It’s an all too familiar story. Some estimates show about 30,000 WordPress sites get hacked each day! Why Do Hackers Hack Websites? The reasons behind this are
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If you want to build a landing page with WordPress then you have a handful of possibilities. We even listed some of them a while ago (here). But since then, we’ve seen a lot of development in the realm of builder plugins and code-free site constructing in general. So let’s explore some of that today.
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If you want to be the worst WordPress designer on the planet, search no more! This is the only guide you’ll ever need! Here’s how to achieve your majestic goal in eight steps or less! If you’re an aspiring WordPress designer, you should read this. It’ll protect you from some of the common mistakes.
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