How to Create a Local Search Directory Like Yelp on WordPress
5 Best Website Screenshot Tools (Tested and Approved)
After much testing, we’ve decided on five of the best website screenshot tools on the market. Some have simple user interfaces with Google Chrome extensions, while others are built more for developers. In addition, we decided on a few free options, along with some premium ones. Keep reading to see which are best for you!
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What Most Web Designers Have Wrong About WordPress Theme Hierarchy
WordPress theme design can at first seem rather daunting; even for seasoned web designers. The simplest of themes seem to be made up of multiple files that are somehow interconnected. But the good news is this: There is a logical system behind the confusion. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves and learn a little PHP, you can turn your static HTML designs into
(read more)10 Code Snippets to Use Images More Effectively in WordPress
You know how important images are in the world of online marketing. I don’t need to tell you that 65% of the people who visit your site are visual learners, or that infographics are a tried-and-tested means of producing viral content. And you’re not in the least bit surprised that blog posts with images receive 94% more views than those without. So rather than going down
(read more)Landing Page Basics You Should Know + a Twist to Get Even 1,000% More Opt-Ins
Inbound marketing is where it’s at. This means that your website, whether big or small, should concentrate on generating consumer interest in what you have to offer. And trust me, this is no easy task because website visitors know this is your goal and want something in return for their email addresses, comments, likes and shares, and yes even their money.
(read more)10+ Great-Looking Wix Templates vs WordPress Themes
Wix is one of the most popular website builders on the web. I mean, it’s still nowhere near WordPress’ popularity (currently powering more than 27% of the entire web and counting), but it’s still a force to be reckoned with, and a platform that’s getting a lot of publicity due to their user-first approach and an overall easy to use interface.
(read more)Want to Build Progressive Web Apps Based on WordPress and WooCommerce? Here's How (w/ Code Examples)
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.
(read more)Three Styling Changes You Can Make to Change Your Blog’s Appearance
If you want to make major changes to your website, you’ll likely need to hire a designer. But what if you want to make minor changes? Changing the background, the color or font of text for your headers and content, and styling the hyperlinks can be done in just a few small steps. First, A Few Words About CSS Cascading Style Sheets, or CSS, allows
(read more)How to Create an Attractive Dropdown Blogroll with CSS
Dropdown menus are great ways to use navigation on your site without cluttering up the page. They can get annoying though, because they can be really hard to style. Most people would use JavaScript, but we’re going to use CSS for flexibility, speed, and compatibility. Unfortunately, this method will not work with IE6, but will still be more compatible than JavaScript. (If you’d like to see the final
(read more)Make Your WordPress Site into an Issues-Based Magazine
Many of us might remember when news and articles were dominantly available on paper sources such as newspapers or magazines. These bunches of paper were (and are) usually organized into issues and volumes. For example, the New York Times on November 23, 1963 was Issue No. 38,654 in Volume CXIII (113). The days of periodical publishing, when every certain period of time, a collection of
(read more)Why PSD to HTML Is Not Dead (Even in the WordPress Age)
“Come on, man, who needs PSD to HTML if I can just get a free WordPress theme and have a site launched in minutes?!” – is likely the response you’re going to get from anyone working with websites. But would they be right? Is PSD to HTML really done? Or maybe we’re missing something here…
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