WordPress powers about 39% of all websites on Earth. Naturally, many people want to hire experienced WordPress developers. Some of the folks looking for WordPress developers are agencies, who need a developer on staff. Others are enterprise level businesses, who rely on their in-house web development team to keep their website up-to-date. Some are small […]
How To Find A Quality WordPress Developer
Get Your Web Developer Involved From The Beginning
Every day, there are thousands of businesses preparing to launch. Almost every single one of them will need a website to market their offerings to the world. But, many business owners will try to skip one of the most important steps in this process, which is hiring a web developer. There are a few reasons […]
Do Image Sliders Work For Web Conversions?
Sliders and image carousels are a ubiquitous feature on millions of websites. However numerous studies suggest that image carousels are ineffective at conversions. A 2013 Notre Dame study showed only 1% of participants clicked on auto-forwarding slides, and of those that did click, 84% clicked the first slide. This means the chance of any subsequent […]
WordPress: Harder Than You Think
WordPress has a perception problem. Let’s talk candidly about it. My friend Mario recently talked about how expectations don’t meet reality. Another good friend of mine, Morten, wrote about how WordPress is not as easy as it seems. My friend Curtis, who helps WordPress business owners through coaching wrote about how people think WordPress is […]
Why Bundling WordPress Plugins In Themes is Risky
There’s a huge problem with the way many WordPress themes are currently built, marketed, and sold. The ecosystem is beginning to change, ever so slowly, but major changes need to be made for the good of the WordPress platform, theme marketplaces, and the agencies and clients that rely on themes. The situation currently illustrating this […]
How To Add Dynamic Sidebars To WordPress
Widget areas (aka Dynamic Sidebars) are an essential part of working with WordPress. Most WordPress themes come with one or two dynamic sidebars that allow drag and drop modules to be placed in them. These widget areas are found in the admin area under Appearance > Widgets. These default widgets are usually controlled by the […]