Thoughts, ideas, tips & tricks for all things design and development.
I’m posting this article from the WordPress desktop app to a custom post type (called weblog) as defined in my theme. Custom post types don’t load by default in the WordPress desktop app, but with a few lines of code, you’ll be posting remotely!
Development Ideas
Find the link to activate/deactivate all of Jetpack’s features on a single page. Like your favorite beer festival – all in one handy spot! Woohoo!
Development Ideas
If you don’t know the answer to this question, your site may one day resemble the top car in this photo. Backing up is the only way to save your work.
I recently installed the AMP plugin for WordPress and am starting to see these AMP’d posts showing in my stats. This thing works! Quick as this super fast dirtbike!
Development Ideas
Here’s some plugins that can help keep them out of your site. Be on guard – with your pumpkin cannon ready, of course.
If you use the same password for every site, you’re eventually going to get a flat tire along the way. Take the time to organize passwords. Especially with WordPress websites. If you can log in and change your website, so can anyone. Your website is only as secure as your password.
…no popup – according to Google! (P.S. I thought my sauerkraut label looked like a popup. It’s really for the top of a mason jar.)
Development Ideas
We all love the target=”_blank” code, which makes links open in a new window. But someone’s uncovered an interesting problem – think of it as this box sitting on your doorstep from UPS. The contents are probably fine…
Development Ideas
Looking back on history through art always tells a wonderful story, especially this one. In one of the earliest examples of human writing, curators believe a tablet (ha!) kept track of salaries – which were paid in beer! I wonder how long before history repeats itself…
Business Ideas
It’s cute that Safari is hiding page titles – but makes optimizing a site for SEO a bit troublesome. Here’s an easy way to get them back.
Development Ideas
Baselines, x-heights and counters – we’re not talking about kitchen design! Learn a few basic typography terms that may make a difference when working with a designer or choosing typefaces for your next project.
Design Ideas
Wow, right? As mobile traffic increases, it’s more important than ever to have a responsive website. I can help you with that, too!
Business, Development Ideas
WordPress 4.2 isn’t displaying future posts with their pretty permalink. But add this function to your theme, and you’ll be cruising the mountains again.
Development Ideas
Deadlines, emails, the quest for perfection in our work – sometimes (maybe often?) our days become stressful. Remember to take breaks, have fun, and eat berries!
Productivity Ideas
A great overview of how page elements drive eye movement.
Design Ideas