Nearly every website you use can be broken down into two parts: a frontend and a backend. When you first type in the URL of your favorite website and it loads, you’re presented with images, texts, links, and maybe videos. Click on a link and it takes you to another page that might consist of…
Category: Web Design
WordPress 5.4 Update
On March 31, 2020, WordPress 5.4 “Adderley” was released, named “Adderley” in honor of American jazz trumpeter Nat Adderley. With this minor release comes some much-anticipated updates. WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor Improvements New and Better Blocks Two new blocks have been added to the editor: Social Icons and Buttons blocks. These additions have been highly…
WooCommerce 4.0 – New Reporting Tools
WooCommerce released version 4.0 on March 10th — this is a “major” release. The most notable addition is the inclusion of the WooCommerce Admin plugin into the core WooCommerce plugin. This includes a Javascript-driven interface for managing the backend, plus new reporting tools and a dashboard to monitor key metrics. They also updated the Action…
Responsive vs. Fluid Typography
Typography is arguably the most important aspect to any site—it communicates your brand’s message and objectives—yet it is often not given the attention it deserves. The current tech landscape includes all sorts of devices and screen resolutions, and designers and developers are expected to render content to work for all of these possible scenarios. We’ll…