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We’re excited to introduce the new Social Icons Widget, which allows you to connect with visitors on your favorite social media networks. The new widget supports over 40 popular social platforms, from the ubiquitous Facebook and Twitter, to crafter haven Etsy, to artsy enclaves like DeviantArt and Dribbble. Highlight music or podcasts through SoundCloud or…
There’s no doubt that you “know” your product the best. You work with it day in and day out. And that depth of knowledge makes you the expert on your offerings. But it also puts up blinders… So, unless you want to live in an echo chamber, you need outside feedback to address existing shortcomings…
Writing interesting blog posts, creating attractive pages, and interacting with your visitors — these are essential ways to help you build a body of work, a successful business, or a growing audience online. I’m part of a team focused on design and research at WordPress.com — I like to find ways to improve your experience,…
When someone says the word “scrum,” you might think they’re talking about people in rugby jerseys standing in a circle and crashing into each other. But when someone brings up scrum in terms of the workplace, they’re probably referencing Scrum with a capital “S”, which begs the question: what is Scrum? And how can you…
Lets face it: the WooCommerce “My Account” page navigation looks pretty lame with it’s default styling! It’s just a bulleted list. On Divi (the theme we use most) all the links in the list are the same color, even the one you’re currently on. So visually it’s just not pretty or very helpful to the […]
The key to meaningful FAQs lies in framing its questions just as the users ask them. So, here are 3 practical question writing hacks to stop poor questions from stealing the effectiveness of your FAQs. #1. Use ‘I’s when framing the questions If you’ve noticed some of the best FAQs, you’ll see that they have…
Password protection of posts and pages in WordPress is a nice feature, but can be a little limited. Here’s one way you can expand on it – by showing some custom content on a password protected page. Using a custom field and a little code, you can create a custom excerpt for each piece of protected content.
Andrew Youderian • June 25, 2017 It’s impossible to shop online today without seeing that little “Chat With Us!” bubble in the bottom right. If you can hire live chat agents who give your customers an incredible experience, you can grow both your customer base and your brand reputation. Take this exchange I had with…
We recently launched an all-new media picker for WordPress for Android. Now, iOS users, you’re next! The new 7.8 release of WordPress for iOS includes a top-level Media Library section for each site you manage — making it even easier to share your images, video, and other media with the world. With just one tap…
If you’re like most business people, you’re probably constantly improving your product or service, right? I mean, that’s how you stay ahead of the competition and keep your customers happy. It’s a good thing. It keeps the lights on. But you know where that can cause trouble? With your knowledge base. Because every time you…
Andrew Youderian • June 18, 2017 The good news for graduates and current students is that there are more resources than ever for finding an eCommerce internship. But with this multitude of job sites and internship opportunities comes a lot of questions for those just embarking on their eCommerce career. Where do you find an…
Like other areas in the field of technology, UX trends and best practices constantly evolve. The best UX designers are constantly learning about ways to make the user experience more simple, engaging, and impactful. This year, high profile UX events are bringing together some of the best minds in the industry. If you’re searching for…
Do you struggle with how to make your career work for you? Are you dreaming of being your own boss? Of making your money work for you instead of just paying your bills and hoping for something left over till your next paycheck comes? Or maybe it’s finding the right balance between work and life. A…
Web development can be intimidating for a complete beginner. There are plenty of free articles and videos to help you learn but they all vary in quality and level of detail. That’s why 16 Best YouTube Channels To Start Learning Web Development Every guide is packed with information and the content is surprisingly up-to-date. Plus,…
If you’ve landed on this post, you’re probably convinced of the fact that you need a knowledge base to help support your customers. Great! You made the first step. Now, in addition to trying to find a quality knowledge base tool, you’re faced with the big fat question of: What do I actually write about…
The Give WordPress plugin by WordImpress is a great plugin for taking donations. However, I noticed a problem: for whatever reason they failed to style the email field and submit button that are shown for users to retrieve their donation information via a link sent to their email (no WP account required). It’s kinda strange, because […]
In web design even a smallest effect can change the overall user experience. this can either be a glitch effect, a bounce effect or even a simple sound effect. One of these effects, being frequently used in web design these days is the hover or mouseover effect. This transitional effect can be seen when you…
The immense popularity of Google’s material design should come as no surprise. It’s part of a modern UI style focusing more on flat design with an emphasis on UX and usability patterns. By taking the material design concepts & adding them to Bootstrap, we get the Propeller framework. This fully responsive open source framework plays…
Adobe’s software is world renowned by designers of all ages, but none more so than Photoshop. PhotoShop editing panels are the whole shebang with everything you need to build custom designs. And now, there’s a free web app editor, called LayerStyles, which mimics the Photoshop layers editor right in your browser. It lets you dynamically…
Today we’re happy to announce the latest addition to our collection of free themes: AltoFocus! AltoFocus is a spinoff of the original AutoFocus theme from a few years ago. Its elegant tiled layout helps artists, photobloggers, and other creatives showcase their talents. Read moreHow To Create a Multilingual Online Store with WordPressDesigned by Allan Cole, it highlights featured…