Category: Web Development
Integrating Bootstrap 4 into Rails 6
…and how to use a theme To install Bootstrap 4 and a theme, we are going to be adding some packages, updating some configuration and adding a few additional gems/libraries to make life developing easier. This is going to assume you...
Managing WordPress: The 4 Best Practices Your Clients Need to Know
WordPress makes it fairly easy to set up and run a website. However, this doesn’t mean there’s zero upkeep involved in managing your site. It doesn’t matter if it’s a blog, a business site, or even an online store –...
5 Best Booking WordPress Plugins
Having a booking or scheduler PluginPlugin (also called an extension or add-on) is a software component with a specific feature that can be added to a software or web application. Plugins allow the user to customize the application further to...
How Freelancers Can Make the Most of Their Workspace With Tracy Apps
Our workspace has a big impact on our productivity. That’s important for freelancers because it’s all up to us. If you neglect to invest in your desk, computer, or virtual spaces, you simply won’t get as much done. But how...
Showcase of Colourful Designs Made With Overprint Effects
The overprint effect is a timeless art style that was traditionally created by manually printing two colours over the same area, but it is also commonly replicated in digital art, where the Multiply blending mode in art software can simulate...
How to Conduct a Backlink Audit for Your Site (In 4 Steps)
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a balancing act. In order to rank well, you need to account for on-page factors such as titles and keywords, as well as off-page considerations like your server’s performance. Plus, you’ll need to keep an...
Another Best WordPress Plugin Roundup
In this post, we recap the best WordPress plugins that were added or updated within the last 6 months on the WordPress Plugin Directory. 1. Icons Factory Icons Factory Plugin Description: The IconsFactory plugin is a fully free design editor to...
The WordPress Featured Image – All You Will Ever Need to Know About It
Any WordPress user is familiar with the featured image. It is the picture that usually appears at the top of a post and also inside archives and search results. Knowing how to use it correctly is an important skill for...
How to Write a Client’s Website Content (For Non-Content Creators)
In an ideal world, your clients would always have the budget to hire the experts they need for any given project. Alas, the real world isn’t like that. The cold truth is that, more often then not, you’ll end up...
Yoast vs SEO Keywords Hound: WordPress SEO Plugin Comparison
Search engine optimization (SEO) increases the visibility of a website or a web page for users that are accessing a search engine such as GoogleGoogle+ is a social networking and identity service that is owned and operated by Google Inc....
How to Manage a Large-Scale WordPress Site (5 Best Practices)
Every website owner and developer hopes their site takes off and becomes successful. High levels of traffic, engaged users, and a steady stream of content from multiple contributors sound great when you’re managing a small site. Of course, the reality...
How to Be Great? Just be Good, Repeatably
Over the years, we’ve all encountered our fair share of successes and failures. As I’ve acquired more of both under my name, I’ve started to contemplate which experiences were truly “great” and why. Interestingly enough, I realized that it was...
WordPress Maintenance: Your 7-Step Monthly Checklist
WordPress maintenance is a routine task that’s critically important for all active websites hosted on the platform to undergo. Otherwise, a myriad of technical problems will drag your WordPress website’s performance down the drain faster than you might expect. Not...
How to Keep Your Business From Killing Your Relationships
Running a business can ruin your relationships. It’s stressful, isolating, and can try the most perfect family. Being an entrepreneur or freelancer is often the dream, but we don’t always talk about the challenges that come with it and how...