In this episode, we cover: Block navigation Locating the cursor inside a block Getting rid of weird blocks and plus signs Force the same blocks to behave the same way! *Thank you to Diane of inmyownstyle.com for letting us use a page of hers as an example. Block Navigation New! Hover over the icon of […]
Speed up your Mobile Navigation for Web Core Vitals
There are some serious studies and A/B testing to show that click-throughs go down when you hide menu items behind a ‘hamburger menu’. A hamburger menu is that little stack of 3 bars in the top of a mobile screen and sometimes desktop too. Touching it will open navigation links. UX Planet had some great […]
3 Hacks for Block Editor in WordPress 5.5
There are a few things that have been driving me crazy about the new block editor. If they are driving you up the wall too, I have an answer! Three hacks to the common maddening issues with the block Editor – at least for me! Finding that parent element. Like, seriously! Have you added columns […]
What’s new with the WordPress 5.5 update?
Back in 2018, I wrote this post about the new Gutenberg editor that came with the 5.0 WordPress update. Since then, there have been several other updates, with the most recent being WordPress 5.5. I tend to resist change but there have been some pretty cool improvements centered around the block editor with this new […]
WooCommerce or Shopify
I’ve had many conversations lately about e-commerce. Which is not surprising given the push to stay home and shop online. And many, many of those conversations have to do with selecting a shop – primarily WordPress based shops or Shopify. Let’s talk WooCommerce and Shopify. Briefly. I’m not going to go over the cost differences […]
Outtakes from our designers!
I’ve never thought I’d show you the mockups that don’t make it to the light of day… There’s a million reasons why we change the designs and mockups for our clients. And this morning I was cleaning out DropBox (excellent procrastination task) and found these gems. So without further ado, here are three outtakes from […]
Recommended Plugins Updated!
The All in One package plugins section has been updated today. Along with some gorgeous new websites in the portfolio! Check it out: NEW Design Inspiration NEW Plugin Recommendations: Anti Spam Anti-spam Bee, WP Zero Spam both at the same time Instagram Display Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed formerly Instagram Feed Share Buttons Grow by […]
Recreating a landing page in the Block Editor
This is what we will be recreating: As I go through creating the sections, I usually think about it in terms of rows – these red boxes are how I’ve broken the rows down. The blue boxes are the columns (from a column block), and the yellow lines are a point of reference so I […]
Free E-commerce for Shops affected by Covid-19
If your brick and mortar store or service has to shut down because of covid-19, I’m offering a free e-commerce shop. This means the only cost to you is a monthly hosting plan of $15. Skip to details here. The only word that keeps coming to mind is ‘crazy’ in these times. Crazy times, crazy […]