Code Review Part 3 – Building & Refactoring the Posts Generator

In the last article, I walked you through a code review and refactoring process for the FilterWPQuery class in Josh Pollock’s plugin.  We made his class more readable and performant. But we did not cover the posts generator code in the getPosts() method; rather, I left that review for this article. Why? There are two reasons. First, …
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Container-Adapting Tabs With “More” Button

Or the priority navigation pattern, or progressively collapsing navigation menu. We can name it in at least three ways.

There are multiple UX solutions for tabs and menus and each of them have their own advantages over another, you just need to pick the best for the case you are trying to solve. At design and development agency Kollegorna we were debating on the most appropriate UX technique for tabs for our client’s website…

We agreed it should be a …

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How to Customize a Website Mockup Template

A website mockup template can be a design life-saver. It makes it easy to show off a website design concept in a setting that represents actual use (on many different devices). But how can you customize a website mockup template and drop in your own design? Here’s how. There are two ways to get started. […]
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WordSesh 5 Scheduled for July 25th

After not having an event in 2017, WordSesh, a virtual WordPress conference, is returning July 25th. The event is being organized by Brian Richards, Founder of WPSessions and a collection of partners.  The schedule is online and like previous events, there is a mixture of sessions and live podcasts. Based on (more…)
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How to Optimize and Increase Email Subscriptions on Your WordPress Site

If you’re not collecting emails on your website, you should be. If you’re currently collecting emails on your site, you could be collecting more. We all could be. That’s where conversion optimization comes in. Email list building is important for any website, but particularly for those publishing content (no matter what business type). If email …
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Wakamai Fondue

Roel Nieskens released a tool that lets you upload a font file and see what’s inside, from how many characters it contains to the number of languages it supports. Here’s what you see once you upload a font, in this case Covik Sans Mono Black:

Why is this data useful? Well, I used this tool just the other day when I found a font file in a random Dropbox folder. What OpenType features does this font have? Are there any …

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20+ Best Pages Resume & CV Templates

If you’re using Apple Pages to design your CV or resume, this is a great handpicked collection of resume templates to get you started fast. Some of these cost a few dollars, and some are completely free! Did you know that 98% of all resumes received for a job gets eliminated during the initial screening […]
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