Clients often ask what the benefits are of updating their WordPress site, including plugins and themes. While some of the benefits include fixing/addressing bugs, adding key features and increased functionality, the main reason why it is vital to be on top of your WordPress site maintenance is security reasons. According to WPBeginner, more than 80% […]
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Changing Database Prefix in WordPress
The following blog post over at DigWp.com has a great step by step tutorial on changing your database prefix in WordPress database tables. You will definitely come across this scenario when working on WordPress websites. Change Your Database Prefix to Improve Security What I found really helpful is that you can run an SQL command […]
Deleting Custom Fields in WordPress
While working on a project you may have had custom fields that are left behind and that are no longer in use for the current theme these unused custom fields remain in your database. I came across this exact scenario when I was upgrading a section of a website that was outdated and needed to […]
Think Lightweight – Logo and Branding
THINK LIGHTWEIGHT Think Lightweight is a company that focuses on applying lightweight engineering principals to traditional solid wood applications. As the company continues to grow, we worked with them to update both their website and branding. You can visit the official Think Lightweight website here. The Logo When creating the Think Lightweight logo, we wanted to […]
WordPress Themes Required Plugins
This tutorial will show you how you can alert the users installing the theme that the plugin requires certain plugins to be installed. When developing a theme you often times rely on certain plugins to add additional functionality to your theme. In this case the following theme relied on 2 Plugins. Testimonials by WooThemes, and Features […]
Search and Replace
Changing permalinks or any other string in a database can be a hassle especially if you don’t know MySql commands. When working with WordPress you’ll soon run into this situation where you need to change a string across the entire database whether you’re changing permalinks when launching or migrating a site or just doing a […]
iPhone Email Setup
These instructions will walk you through email setup on an Apple iPhone. Step 1: Go to “Settings” from the home screen of your iPhone. Step 2: Go to “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”. Step 3: Under accounts, select “Add Account”. Step 4: Select “Other“. Step 5: Select “Add Mail Account”. Step 6: In the New Account menu, […]
Design Matters – Redesign Concept
While I’m at the office I often have a design podcast running in the background. One of the podcast sites I visit most is Design Matters with Debbie Millman, so I decided to make a redesign concept in my spare time. The current website has some awesome elements that I felt can be emphasized with […]
Dashboard Concept
This week I focused on creating a simple and clean dashboard that can be applied to school or office setting. The goal of the dashboard is making the navigation feel new without taking away from the usability, and keeping the notifications in focus. To accomplish this, I created a navigation that rest on the left […]
Jacket Software – Design Process
When given the task of redesigning the logo for Jacket Software, I immediately did some research on the company, its current logo, and its goals. As always, I began my logo design process by sketching 10-20 different concepts. This is an invaluable step that is often overlooked by designers, but actually helped me land on […]