The term “breadcrumbs” refers to an efficient website navigational tool that (Like Hansel and Gretel taught us) is meant to help trace one’s steps back to a website’s “home” (or homepage). They allow users to see how the current page fits into the whole site structure...
With over a million active installs, Contact Form 7 is by far one of the most popular WordPress plugins ever. It’s popularity probably has a lot to do with the truth behind its description: “Simple but flexible.” Contact Form 7 allows you to create multiple...
In the beginning (of the web) all websites were made with nothing but text and static HTML. Now though, over 20 years later, the web is a much different place. Websites are much more complex. They provide richer and more enjoyable experiences for site creators and...
Contact forms are a key component of many websites. Although they’re usually simple in functionality, you still need to ensure they’re easy to use if you want to collect leads and stay in touch with your users. This isn’t usually a problem with desktop traffic, but...
Maintenance pages are definitely not as popular as they used to be, but they do still exist. Modern sites can leverage plenty of alternatives to minimize downtime. This means if you run into an error, or have another task causing downtime, you’re no longer bound to...
The number one rule of blogging is content is king. To make your blog truly stand out and succeed, you need truly great content. But more than that, you need people to read that content. Many people default to sliders (bad idea because they get ignored and...
Practically everyone has a website these days, so if you want yours to stand out, you’ve got to bring your A-game when it comes to design. People want sites that are tailored to their specific needs and make them feel like they’re important (which they are!). If you...
Let’s be honest. If you use a single font on your website with no variation in weight, height, or spacing, people are going to get bored. They won’t read your stuff. That’s why you need to use variable fonts on your site. Even if you choose to only use a single font,...
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) are fantastic if you want to design mobile-friendly websites (which you should!). They’re fully scalable, lightweight, and the best part is you can animate them (unlike with regular images). The problem is, animating an SVG can be...
