Every so often there comes a time when you need to sit back, take a look at your website and start asking yourself if the time has come for a facelift. Web standards are constantly evolving and usually for the best interest of the reader and the site developer/owner as well. Taking advantage of new and upcoming trends both visually and for SEO optimization is key for keeping you blog at a healthy stance.
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In this article I would like to point out a few good and bad practices to be aware of when using Twitter. Some I have noticed on a personal level and others I’ve seen multiple people participate in or complain about throughout my time using the service. While I’m no “power-user,” I have been featured in several must-follow design lists and believe that these tips could come in handy for new and experienced users alike.
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One event that almost every city in just about every country shares is some type of annual festival. They come for a day maybe a week to spread their fun and joy and then they disappear until the following season. As a patron to many local festivals throughout my life, I’ve always been impressed with the posters designed to spread the word about these events. They’re typically full of beautiful color and typography designed to grab your attention while also providing details about the upcoming festivities.
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If you’re looking for a little more control over the typography within your WordPress blog, sometimes a simple plugin can provide the resource that you’re after. There are plugins for adding drop caps, attractive pull quotes and even for adding just about any font that you can think of. While we recommend making typography changes on your own via CSS and hard-coding, there are times when a plugin just makes life a little easier.
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Patterns are an excellent way to add a little style to web designs and print media. In this roundup we’ve turned our focus to grunge patterns for those looking for a dirty/grungy feel for your designs. All of the patterns featured are completely seamless and are in the .PAT format ready for Photoshop. Enjoy!
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What happens when a visitor reaches the end of your blog posts? Could be they move on to another article, promote the post through social media, follow your RSS or simply comment and move on to the next blog.
Obviously the last thing we want is for our readers to simply read an article and then move on to another blog. So just what can we do to keep these readers around? The blog post footer, situated between the bottom of an article and the comment section, provides the perfect opportunity to serve up some interactive options for your site and hopefully keep visitors around for more.
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When it comes to learning about WordPress development, there are literally thousands upon thousands of tutorials to choose from. There are tutorials covering from the most basic install of WordPress to digging pretty deep into plugins and theme development.
While 90% of these tutorials are written, there are a growing number of video tutorials making their way to the web. I find video tutorials to be much easier to follow along with when compared to something written or typed out. It helps tremendously to actually see exactly what is going on rather than being given a couple of screenshots for each step.
In this roundup, you will find a collection of 30 helpful WordPress video tutorials that will aid you in a number of different aspects of WordPress development. Some are pretty basic, while others are more tailored to the seasoned WP developers who already have a good grasp of this powerful CMS.
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