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Whether you’re interested in becoming a web designer or are looking to have a new website built, you’ll no doubt hear a lot about UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) design. Together, UI and…
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 to start understanding web accessibility and making it a part of…
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…
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…
Are you looking to add a separate, custom search form in WordPress and limit it to say, a specific Custom Post Type? Here’s how I did it: 1. Create a search form template While you…
Looking for opinions on using the standard WP sidebar vs meta boxes for ‘aside’ type info… I’ve got a current project in development that has a TON of pages, each with its own unique sidebar…
While no substitute to testing responsive layouts on an actual device, this bookmarklet is great for initial and ongoing testing. This one is a little better than others by not only resizing, but also for…
Since switching from LESS to Sass I’ve been excited to learn how Sass makes responsive web design easier with @content blocks and @media mixins. During a recent project I was interested to know if these…
Looking to replace a navigation item with an icon font in WordPress? This little snippet placed in functions.php will do just that: add_filter( ‘wp_nav_menu’, ‘my_page_menu_link_names’ ); function my_page_menu_link_names( $menu ) { $menu = str_replace( ‘Your…
While I have yet to get my hands on either an iPad or Macbook Pro with a retina display, it’s clear that high resolution screens will be the standard in coming years. As such it’s…