WordPress 6.2 is a significant milestone in the Gutenberg project’s roadmap. This version celebrates the progress made in the past few years and provides powerful publishing tools for users. The new features include the following: removal of the Beta label distraction-free mode a revised Site Editor interface split control settings for blocks color-coded labels for…
Category: User Experience
Optimize CSS with the :is() Pseudo-Class Selector
When styling aspects of your website, it’s not unusual to need to target numerous similar items at once. Your code can get lengthy, repetitive and complex. Fortunately, the :is() pseudo-class selector introduced in the Selectors Level 4 specification can help simplify it. Using the :is() Selector Example 1 A common scenario where you can use…
Creating an Intuitive Site-Editing Experience
To do our jobs well as web developers, designers, and UX/UI experts, we are constantly thinking about the user. After all, they are the ones who will be interacting with the site, placing orders, consuming content, submitting information, and more. All of those tasks must be efficient, easy to understand, and appealing. When building a…
User Experience, Visual Design, and Why Both Matter
In the initial stages of a web design project, I sometimes hear: “I don’t care how the site looks, just make sure the user experience is good.” I also sometimes hear: “I want something beautiful and minimalist. Can we minimize the navigation and make the call-to-actions more subtle?” There are different perspectives regarding the impact…