They aren’t the same. Their jobs have subtle differences. One-size-fits-all works, but like clothes this strategy is more easy for the manufacturer than easy on the eye. What Are Title Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks? Page Titles (aka H1) Every page should have a visible Page Title that is different …
There is a lot to love about the WordPress Kahuna theme. But, one of the things I don’t like is that the inside page titles are over the banner image. I can customize the code with a child theme, so it’s not a big problem. Or is it? The quick …
A client would like me to find a plugin for his WordPress install that will allow him to set up quick cooking quizes. What is available – and secure – now?
Many of my clients have had multiple sites, and have had to decide whether or not to combine the two sites into one. There is no one answer.
What Does It Take to Have Unique Header images for WordPress Categories? Background Out of the box, WordPress had programming to attach a unique image to each post. WordPress uses that image on the Category (archive) pages that are lists of posts, along with the excerpt. See example to the …
Most of the sites I have worked on use themes from the WordPress respository (WordPress.org). But, I have had a few scattered experiences with themes from other sources, specifically Avada from ThemeForest (2), Thesis from DIYthemes, and Headway themes, which seems to be its own thing. Each of these systems …
When Plugin Installation Doesn’t Follow the Normal Patterns It’s not like I’m new at this. I’ve installed plugins, modules, extensions and libraries in WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and other systems. But, yesterday evening, I ran into the craziest rig-a-ma-roll of instructions for an install I’ve ever run into with WordPress WooCommerce …
History of Sidebars WordPress has had sidebar functionality, almost from the beginning. This may be because “WordPress started out because the development of an existing blogging software b2/cafelog was discontinued by their main developers.” So, a structure for a basic blog had already been tried, tested, and improved. In 2005, …
When Website Elements Push Each Other Around There is only so much room in that circle … and there is only so much room on your website … and there is only so much room in your banner. Often, a website owner will request a design change that presents a …
Setting up a Shopping Cart: WooCommerce The last few weeks, I have been helping a Website HELP Wednesday client set up WooCommerce. I was surprised to find how many places that process has some unneeded confusions due to bad UI (user interface) design. So, I thought I would install WooComerce …
