I’ve been working with the WordPress.org content management system to design websites since at least 2012. I began with my own and my husband’s jewelry site. I’ve been happy with the ability to control some of the tech aspects without having to learn PHP code to design from scratch. After I discovered Studiopress premium themes, […]
Atomic Block Layouts
I know some folks are still yearning for the simplicity of the classic WordPress editor and maybe even the use of widgets to create containers to put bits of content in (I always found widgets a bit awkward and restrictive depending on the theme). With the new “Gutenberg” block editor, I’m slowly discovering a new […]
Update, Update, Update!
I’ve been doing some small-scale troubleshooting jobs for small business and nonprofit organization clients, and I’ve noticed a frustrating trend. I get called in to look at a display problem for a website. Something seemingly small but weird, like time zone information not working on the calendar page, or images not laying out properly for […]
The Web’s Mobile Imperative
You may have heard something about being “mobile responsive” with your website design. It used to be more of an option, but now that the majority of sales transactions take place with a phone or tablet, having your website be easy to see on smaller screens is a must. Consequences of Not Considering Mobile I’m […]
Plugin Plugs: Basics 2020
As I go about making some changes in my sites, I see that an update is in order for my favorite basic plugins. We are constantly evolving, humans and software. 🙂 Caveat reminder: I’m writing primarily about plugins available for self-hosted WordPress.org installations. If you are on WordPress.com, some of these will not be available. […]
Tags for Posts: Best Practices
I covered how to use the broader idea of categories for your blog posts in this article. Now, I’d like to contrast that with a bit on the use of tags. To me (having originally been a book indexer by trade), tags are more like an index, while categories are more like a table of […]