A Developer’s Guide to Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV)

January 6, 2019design tips
When developing for WordPress, it’s important to have the best tools at your disposal. Arguably, the process starts with a solid local development environment. However, there are now plenty of additional solutions for getting your project up and running quickly. Whether you’re creating a theme, working on a plugin, or contributing to WordPress core, Varying …
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Reader Mode: The Button to Beat

January 6, 2019design tips

As a young nerd, I loved to immerse myself in digital worlds, learning the ins and outs of the rules someone else had created for me (intentionally or not). But the older and crankier I get, the more I find myself losing patience when navigating these “delightful” experiences.

This fascination was great for my eventual career as a designer, but unfortunately, it was also like teaching someone kerning—once you learn how to quantify a bad user experience, you can’t … Read article

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How to Use an Instagram Template

January 6, 2019design tips
An Instagram template is a kit of pre-made designs to help you share different types of content on the highly popular social media channel. While there are plenty of Instagram templates out there – for individual posts or to create stories – getting started can seem intimidating. How do you most effectively use an Instagram […]
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The practical value of semantic HTML

January 6, 2019design tips

I love how Bruce steps up to the plate here:

If the importance of good HTML isn’t well-understood by the newer breed of JavaScript developers, then it’s my job as a DOWF (Dull Old Web Fart) to explain it.

Then he points out some very practical situations in which good HTML brings meaningful benefits. Maybe benefits isn’t the right word, as much as requirement since most of it is centered around accessibility.

I hope I’ve shown you that choosing the

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The Best WordPress Plugins to Boost your Content Marketing Strategy

January 3, 2019design tips
Establishing a strong content marketing strategy is one part of the game but all your efforts are a waste if you don’t spend time organizing your ideas, campaigns, and results. So, how do you ensure your content reaches the right audience in a timely manner and induces action? This is where WordPress can be of really …
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6 Ways to Make Sure Your WordPress Site Reflects Your Brand

January 3, 2019design tips
Whether you are a self-employed blogger or an enterprise business, having a great website with compelling content is a necessity. It’s important to maintain your brand throughout your site so your customers become familiar with you and can recognize your work anywhere. WordPress has remained the leading CMS platform for years among businesses, professionals, and individuals. …
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2018 Staff Favorites

January 3, 2019design tips

Last year, the team here at CSS-Tricks compiled a list of our favorite posts, trends, topics, and resources from around the world of front-end development. We had a blast doing it and found it to be a nice recap of the industry as we saw it over the course of the year. Well, we’re doing it again this year!

With that, here’s everything that Sarah, Robin, Chris and I saw and enjoyed over the past year.

Sarah

Good code review

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The Most Hearted of 2018

January 3, 2019design tips

We’ve released the Most Hearted Pens, Posts, and Collections on CodePen for 2018! Just absolutely incredible work on here — it’s well worth exploring.

Remember CodePen has a three-tiered hearting system, so while the number next to the heart reflects the number of users who hearted the item, each of those could be worth 1, 2, or 3 hearts total. This list is a great place to find awesome people to follow on CodePen as well, and we’re working on … Read article

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