Design & Development Blog

Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
Sep 23
2022

So I Gave Accessibe a Try…

It's time to talk a bit about accessibility on the web. It's been on my radar for a long time but it's finally time…
Aug 24
2022

Organic SEO Is a Long Game

Spigot has been designing websites in Park City since 2007, and for most of that time we'd come up first or towards the very…
Apr 29
2022

The Importance of Web Content Management for Businesses

Whether you run a small business, non-profit organization or e-commerce business, website content management can take up a lot of your time and effort…
Jan 21
2022

An Inside Look at Spigot Design

Michele Roepke wrote an article about Spigot Design for the TownLift highlighting some of our work and giving you an inside look into what…
Nov 9
2021

WordPress Database Cleanup

Maintaining spigotdesign.com/ is a passion of mine. It's my site after all. So when I realized that the database was massive, even after deleting…
Nov 5
2021

Quick and Easy Dark Mode with Sass

I haven't spent a ton of time thinking about dark mode updates to websites. I haven't used it much on any of my devices,…
Oct 26
2021

Goodbye Sweet Tweets

I've been using Twitter since 2008, and for reasons I'll explain, I've been pulling each and every one of those tweets into this site…
Jul 16
2020

Gutenberg: Getting a little higher on the bandwagon?

I recently published an article on our dev process, which relies heavily on standard WordPress templates, a bit on Beaver Builder, and a smattering…
Jul 10
2020

Our Current WordPress Development Process: Mixing Gutenberg and Beaver Builder

Having built WordPress powered websites for as long as I have, there's one thing that I can bet on: WordPress will change. Most of…
Apr 27
2020

Website Design and Digital Marketing for Nonprofits: A Case Study (Part I)

At Spigot Design, we take pride in our work with local nonprofits. From website design and development to ongoing content management services and digital…