Posts by Bryan Hoffman
Smooth Scroll Offset Anchor Links with CSS
Don’t you hate it when you create an anchor link and it gets covered up by a fixed header? And isn’t it a bummer when the browser jumps to that link instantaneously all abrupt-like? Well here’s a quick CSS snippet to create a lightweight, CSS based way to offset anchor links, and have them scroll…
Read More10 Reasons Businesses Should Choose WordPress Over Squarespace
This post is to help persuade you to choose WordPress as the web platform to build your business on, but know that we’re very biased about that. I’ve been designing and developing on WordPress since 2006, and while I’ve worked with many other platforms, WP is still the one I trust – for the reasons…
Read MoreGetting Apple Maps to Open on a Website Link
Google Maps is pretty good. It’s been around for a long time and it gets you there most of the time. It’s widely used and considered the standard mapping app and for that it should be applauded. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I like Apple Maps. So starting today I’ve updated our ‘Find Us‘ link in the navigation to…
Read MoreTurn Off Photoshop’s New Default Proportional Transform
Update: Photoshop 2020 now has a setting to use the ‘legacy’ transform behavior. Go to Preferences > General and tick the ‘Use Legacy Free Transform’ checkbox: Big thanks to Raffi who left a note in the comments about the new change. The latest version of Photoshop (CC 2019) changed how layers are transformed in a…
Read MoreHow to Design, Build & Maintain a Successful Ecommerce Business
Between Spigot and Cinch (our WordPress Support company), we’ve built and support quite a few e-commerce websites. Some are more successful than others – and while not every site is successful for the same reasons, there are a few key things to know that give you a fighting chance at a successful online business. Some of…
Read MoreSolved: Typinator Not Working in MacOS Mojave
I’ve been using Typinator for years now to expand content with a few keystrokes. Filling out a form is easy when I can type a few keystrokes and have my entire address filled in. Typinator and Mojave I normally update my mac to the latest software on day one without issue. MacOS 10.14 Mojave was…
Read MoreSolved: Local by Flywheel Stuck on Provisioning (Installing WordPress)
I’ve had a long history of wrestling with local development environments. While I haven’t written much (none) about it, for the last year plus I’ve relied on Local by Flywheel to develop WordPress websites. The main reason: It’s been easy to use, and most importantly, super duper reliable. It’s also fast. Until recently that is.…
Read MoreBear Notes Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Here’s a quick list of Mac keyboard shortcuts for Bear Notes App Editor Text Styles ⌥⌘1 , ⌥⌘2, … ⌥⌘6 – Headings ⌥⌘S – Line separator ⌘B – Bold ⌘I – Italic ⌘U – Underline ⇧⌘E – Strikethrough ⌘K – Link ⌘L – Unordered list ⇧⌘L – Ordered list ⇧⌘U – Quote ⌘T – Todo…
Read MoreAll My Instagrams Are MINE
There was a time in the early days of social media that I signed up for every service that came out. The username @spigot is mine across most services you can find. By the time Instagram started, I’d started to grow weary and standoffish to new services. I’m sure you know what I mean. So…
Read MoreDidn’t Quite Make It But Still Committed
When I set out to write a blog post per day in the month of March I was fully committed. The goal was two-fold: 1. Create an example for others to follow by publishing content here, on spigotdesign.com; 2. Write more often to start writing better. Clearly, I didn’t write a post a day. Not…
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