Focus and Delivery: Using your Banner Slider Effectively There should not be anything on your website that is not there for a purpose. The fact that a theme gives you a slider or the fact that you can add a slider plugin is not good enough reason to have one. …
It Seemed Like a Good Idea … until it was implemented. The Problem: part of the image disappears Can you see the subtle differences in the two screenshots? The WordPress Kahuna theme has “Feature Boxes” under the banner. The boxes pick up posts and the images are the Featured Image …
Let’s look at all the little issues with the 8 boxes under the banner. These are what Kahuna calls “Feature Boxes.”
Google will give me credit for changing the content on my slider. But the words are not easy for a human to notice or read.
When a site has too many images, the images cause confusion, instead of being helpful.
Often a client will come to me with reams of changes they want on their website. It’s my job to take a step back and prioritize. I also suggest that my clients look at the tasks as one piece of a continuous cycle of improvement because consistent work over a period of time shows commitment to the site
Every home page “Feature Box” where I used the WordPress logo has a faint icon behind it (see screenshot 1). It’s not from the WordPress logo; it’s from the Kahuna theme. Time for some debugging!
I made the decision to use a slider in my home page banner, instead of a static image. The theme had branding text overlayed over the static image. Now the branding is gone. When a different slider plugin is used, the overlay code becomes ineffective. That is part of the …
… 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 …
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 …
