Creating a website is a very obvious first step to taking your business online. Sure, you’ve done your fair share of research and narrowed down on WordPress as the platform to create your website. But the question is, how do you actually go about creating a website with WordPress? In this post, we cover all the basic requirements when it comes to creating your own professional website with WordPress from the scratch. Step I: Platform…
In one of my earlier posts, we debated whether WordPress themes were replacing web designers. While the answer was a resounding no, let’s not discount the potential of a theme by itself. WordPress themes have helped millions of businesses get online. According to Code in WP, in 2014, the total number of theme downloads from WordPress.org was 123,498,018. That is a HUGE number! Does your theme impact your website’s performance? Sure, it does. Your theme…
A Content Management System (CMS) is a software that enables you to create and manage digital content. It is a web application used to update pricing through its APIs, manage files, create content, manage images etc. to maintain your website or online portals . Examples of CMSes include Drupal, WordPress, Joomla and the like. When should you consider building your own CMS? Some consider building their own CMSes in the following cases: For more control…
Known for front-end development, jQuery is a robust framework that allows for faster and effective web application development. The framework combines use of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript for creating SEO-friendly web pages. Additionally, jQuery is also known for its form validation feature. When validating a form using JavaScript, you need to create a function that authenticates whether the information entered in the form is genuine. This function works on every checkbox where users enter their…
As mobile app usage continues to grow worldwide, the need to streamline development process is critical. Mobile apps are becoming increasingly accessible via wearables, smart TVs, and vehicles. This has created products and services that didn’t exist 5 years ago. A quick look at stats uncovers these facts. According to Statista, in mid-2016 about 130 billion apps were downloaded from Apple App Store, and around 65 billion apps were downloaded from Google Play worldwide. Going…
I covered pagination in my previous article and website scrolls in an article I wrote in 2016. However, last week I had an interesting discussion with a friend of mine who also happens to be a web developer. The discussion was about if I were to build a website, would I opt for pagination or infinite scroll and the advantages & disadvantages of each. In this article, I will document our discussion so feel free…
Pagination is a way to structure content on any medium – by grouping them by a fixed amount of space or number of elements. On websites, Pagination is simply the number of pages you see displayed at the bottom of a web page that serves to separate content for easy consumption. It is often the most overlooked element in design but arguably one of the most important. I say ‘overlooked’ because many believe the myth…
Web design is one of the most important aspects when it comes to marketing your app/website over the internet. As it has a direct impact on the customer experience, it must be user friendly and also responsive, as many people end up visiting it from mobile devices. Bootstrap is an open source project originally built for Twitter. It is one of the popular HTML, CSS and JavaScript front-end framework for developing responsive, mobile first web…
In our previous posts on Introduction to Website Search and Designing the Search Box, we underscored the importance of the search bar for improved UX, the ideal placement for the bar & much more. Now that we’ve established the why and the how to design, let’s take a look at the how to develop in the third & final part of the Search Box Series. In this post, we’ll cover: Using Google Custom Search Using…
Incepted in 2003, WordPress has indeed become the sought-after Content Management System (CMS). It is presently used by more than 75 million websites that are being used to publish millions of post. Being an open source blog publishing platform, WordPress has the capability to update and manage an affordable, dynamic and user-friendly website. Initially, the CMS was launched as a simple blogging software but now it has emerged as a full-fledged versatile tool. So, let’s…