WP Mayor has published its 2018 web host reviews base on a survey from CodeinWP. The article discusses how the host is marketed, customer satisfaction, security, reliability and WordPress support. As I have been recommending both SiteGround and WPEngine, I was pleased to see that they were well-regarded. Most of my clients are small businessWordPress Web Hosting Recommendations See the full project…
In reviewing PHP coding standards for WordPress, best practices include “Yoda” code for logical comparisons. What does this mean? Simply put, this means to always put the variable on the right side as in this example: 1 2 3 if ( true == $the_force ) { $victorious = you_will( $be ); }if ( true ==Why use Yoda in your Code See the full project…
When business owners are asked if they have a website, many will answer “yes”. However, does this website really belong to you? If your website is on a platform like SquareSpace or Shopify the answer is not completely. While convenient and an easy way to get started on the web, platforms like this have limitations.Own Your Website See the full project…
While I don’t like to share things I mess up on, this one cannot be overlooked. I recently had a client upgrade from SiteGround’s “GrowBig” to “GoGeek” in order to take advantage of better performance and the staging site. While this seems a good idea, I forgot to consider that the site would be movedUse Caution When Upgrading Your Hosting Plan See the full project…
As a freelancer, you always has to consider that other developers may work on a project after you do. Obscuring code or other items may make it difficult for someone not familiar with the code or website to make updates and changes. I recently encountered just such a situation where the previous developer hid theKeeping Things Easy for the Next Developer See the full project…
While working on an update of Cornforth Images, ran into an issue where the site was repeatedly hitting the memory ceiling even though the memory has been set to 512M. This occurred with WooCommerce 3.2.6 and WordPress 4.9.2. Stepping back to WooCommerce 3.2.4 allow the site to function but was a bit slow. The combinationWhy Update to PHP 7 See the full project…
Cornforth Images was recently updated to a responsive layout while keeping the unique features of the original design. Please check out https://www.koolkatwebdesigns.com/portfolio/cornforth-images/ for more details. The most recent updates include removing the sidebar and adding a Mega Menu. In addition, the default product search was replaced with Advanced Woo Search so the customers can seeCase Study – Cornforth Images See the full project…
I recently posted a case study of the rebranding and development of https://rka-learnwithus.com/. Check it out to see how the site transitioned from a fixed width dated design to a responsive, mobile-friendly layout.
I recently posted a case study of the redesign of https://flatbike.com/. Check it out to see how the site transitioned from a single page layout to the current design.
I just attended the WooCommerce Developers Conference (WooConf) in Seattle. The talks were great and very inspiring. For me, the biggest take-aways were: Performance improvements and scalability How to convince clients to use an open source solution for e-commerce Tips on upgrading an older install of WooCommerce Let’s break down these items: Performance Improvements andWooConf See the full project…