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When you’re launching a product or a new site, getting feedback directly from your users can be invaluable. A great way to do that is to add a form so visitors can let you know of problems they run into, or particular features they enjoy. The trick of a good feedback form is to keep things as...
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If you’re a WordPress developer who flies solo a lot, team management isn’t going to be a major priority. But even if you want to take on the occasional guest author, having a system in place that makes it easier to manage multiple people from within the dashboard can be a godsend....
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When starting any business online, it’s important to be mindful of how people perceive you. Do you come across as professional? Are you viewed as laid back or stodgy? Does your work reflect the high-quality you’re capable of? Do you present yourself as a valued personality on social...
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Last year we launched our first Customer Showcase Contest, and we were so pleased with the amazing sites that were submitted that we decided to make it an annual tradition! In the 2014 edition, we have upped our game with way more prizes from some of the best WordPress companies around. We...
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Many people dream of ditching their forty hour, nine to five work week. Being able to leave behind the man, work for yourself, set your own hours, and make more money sounds awesome right? I mean, who doesn’t want that? If you’re a freelance web designer, then you’ve already...
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Some people will never touch the file that sets the most important details that make a site unique: wp-config. In fact, since WordPress automatically creates the file during its famous “5 minute installation” a lot of users don’t even know it’s there or ever need to touch...
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I’m a big advocate of building community on your website. It falls in line with that whole social networking, thought leadership stuff that’s so important and so effective right now. Of course, when you’re first setting up a WordPress site for yourself or a client, it can be...
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If you’re like a lot of us WordPress enthusiasts, you make your living using the CMS in some way. For me, it’s writing blog posts (hey, like this one!) that pays my bills. For others, it’s building themes and plugins. Still others earn a living wage by creating custom sites for...
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Last week I introduced you to the magic of AJAX and showed you how to use a few plugins to easily “AJAXify” your WordPress site. By “AJAXify” I mean using AJAX to change the page, already loaded in the browser, without refreshing the page. You can’t do that using pure...
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Summer is gone and Fall is here on the West Coast. Can you believe it? September has come and passed, and now we’re all one month closer to the new year — man times flies! We have yet another great roundup of all the best WordPress related posts in our September 2014 Edition of This Month...
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When you pull up your Twitter newsfeed, it’s easy for articles to get lost in the noise. Twitter cards are a feature that curtails this a bit, highlighting articles within a newsfeed with relevant metadata, such as titles and images. You’ve probably seen them in action from larger...
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As an artist, photographer, designer, or other creative professional, a website showcasing your work is imperative. It’s a great way to showcase your work and build an online presence. Previously, those who wanted to create a portfolio website needed to brush up their web design skills or...
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