Style Guides can offer a lot of value to your organization’s digital presence and even reduce cost associated with design and development time. We’re going to talk about why you need one, but first we need to talk about what a Style...
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Effectively Using Images to Tell Your Company’s Story
The trend in web design lately, among other things, is the use of large, high-quality, professionally-produced imagery. This is because images improve the visual appeal of your company’s website and can help effectively tell your company’s story. Uwishunu has done an excellent...
Read More Effectively Using Images to Tell Your Company’s StoryWhat I Learned About Agency Work in Paris
I recently returned from Paris. I was there partly for work and partly for fun. WordCamp Europe (WCEU), the largest international WordCamp, was held there; and I was determined to attend. Going to the event not only offered me the opportunity to...
Read More What I Learned About Agency Work in ParisPost Event Report: WordCamp Europe
Not even a heat wave in a city without central air could deter 1,900 people, three of which were from WebDevStudios (WDS), from enjoying the largest international WordCamp in the world. WordCamp Europe (WCEU) took place in Paris, France, June 15-17; and WDS...
Read More Post Event Report: WordCamp EuropeHow Thinking About Accessibility Can Lead to Success
Just over two years ago, I wrote a blog post about accessibility basics, where I introduced readers to accessibility APIs from a 30,000 foot view. Near the end, I proclaimed that WebDevStudios is “committed to building accessible websites.” Internally, an effort to make our starter...
Read More How Thinking About Accessibility Can Lead to SuccessThe Part You Play in Your Website’s Security
When it comes to the security of a company’s website, most people think that the responsibility relies solely on the IT department. This couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, every single person who has a login for your site, from admins...
Read More The Part You Play in Your Website’s SecurityProject Life Cycle of a New WordPress Website
When planning for a new WordPress website development project, it’s always nice to have an idea of what the actual project life cycle entails. A project with WebDevStudios (WDS) can typically be broken down into seven phases. These seven phases will get you from the initial proposal...
Read More Project Life Cycle of a New WordPress WebsitePost Event Report: WordCamp Orange County
We’re not sure what was best about WordCamp Orange County (WCOC) – the cool coastal vibe, the enlightening WordPress education, or the friendly networking. Maybe it was all of the above. At any rate, WCOC, which took place June 10-11 in Irvine,...
Read More Post Event Report: WordCamp Orange CountyUsing Elasticsearch on Your Local Dev Environment
Using Elasticsearch (ES) on your site can help boost performance, especially with complex search setups. When using Elasticsearch on your local development environment, it can be tricky, because the names of indices are based on URL and can be the same as...
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