Back in the old days of static websites, it was pretty easy to see which elements were inside which layers. But, with Content Management Systems (CMS), there are layers created on the fly by the CMS, as well as, layers a developer creates in the customizations. What this means is …
A website is a cluster of many elements that work together. Changing one element affects the others, sometimes in unexpected ways.
Some software is installed on your computer. Some software is a Saas (software as a service) that you access through a browser.
On my first WordPress site using the Kahuna theme, I created a child theme and added a MetaSlider to the home page banner in the child theme code. I didn’t even bother with the Customizer tools because they are not intuitive On my second WordPress site using the Kahuna theme, …
… especially when your business activities are difficult to photograph. When I decided to go with the website design of having a banner image, first banner image I chose failed in a big way. I chose a photo that had the two major components I needed: a variety of people …
When the Need for a Plugin Arises In a previous post, I reviewed some issues I was having with trying to decide the best way to communicate what I do with a banner image. You want your website to immediately communicate what you do when the page first loads, but …
Should your web developer manage your image portfolio? Assumptions in this area cause frustration for both the developer and the website owner. In my opinion, for small sites, this is a good task to assign to an in-house Content Manager. Someone in-house is more likely to know the nuances of …
The problem with “normal” is that everyone thinks that the way they want your product or service is “normal.” And, what you see from inside your business is what you consider “normal.” Planning software and websites for the normal case is only the first part of the job. Then you …
What is Dreamweaver? I began my technical career in an environment where every website task was done in code. If you wanted to switch out a paragraph of text, or correct a misspelling, you had to open the code, read the code, find where the text was in the code …
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In my analysis of Hertz Downtown Portland, of 64 reviews from 2015 forward, 13 were positive. Were these real or fake? Looking at the stats, there are very few reviews with 2 – 4 stars. They are either in the 1 star or 5 star range. That in itself is suspicious. Were there people who just happened in at a good moment, or were they paid for their reviews?
