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Eric Karkovack (895 Articles)

Eric Karkovack is a web designer and WordPress expert with over two decades of experience. You can visit his business site here. He recently started a writing service for WordPress products: WP Product Writeup. He also has an opinion on just about every subject. You can follow his rants on Bluesky @karks.com.
How to Provide Great Support to Your Web Design Clients

How to Provide Great Support to Your Web Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design

What goes into providing great support? We share tips for keeping your websites running smoothly while keeping your clients happy.

A Web Designer’s Guide to Working on the Go

A Web Designer’s Guide to Working on the Go

Freelance / Web Design

A guide for web designers who need to work efficiently while traveling, including tools and tips for staying productive on the go.

Learn How to Determine Website Project Requirements Like a Pro

Learn How to Determine Website Project Requirements Like a Pro

Freelance / Web Design

Some strategies can help you get a clearer picture of what a website project requires. We share those strategies with you here.

Will Full Site Editing Help WordPress Themes Finally Reach Their Potential?

Will Full Site Editing Help WordPress Themes Finally Reach Their Potential?

WordPress

Full Site Editing (FSE) in WordPress could be the thing that makes multi-purpose themes more than just a positioning statement.

8 CSS & JavaScript Code Snippets for Creating Realistic Animation

8 CSS & JavaScript Code Snippets for Creating Realistic Animation

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

A collection of CSS and JavaScript code snippets that bring an element of realism to web animation. Full-on recreations to real-world effects.

The Items Every Web Designer Should Have in Their Office

The Items Every Web Designer Should Have in Their Office

Freelance

We recommend some of the things that every web designer should have in their office. They range from the basics to the frivolous.

Is It Time for Web Designers to Retire the Slider?

Is It Time for Web Designers to Retire the Slider?

UX Design / Web Design

There are many reasons not to use a slider, including performance, accessibility, and the cliché factor. Is it time we let the slider just go?

How Taylor Arndt Brings a First-Person Perspective to Accessibility

How Taylor Arndt Brings a First-Person Perspective to Accessibility

Web Design

The importance of accessibility is often preached to web designers. Thankfully, many of us have taken it to heart. In this day and age, there’s no reason why a website…

How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment

How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment

Freelance / Web Design

Fear of commitment and web design go together like oil and water. So here are some ways to help even the most skittish of clients move forward.

The WordPress Widgets Screen Joins the Gutenberg Era

The WordPress Widgets Screen Joins the Gutenberg Era

WordPress

The Widgets screen will soon take on the same look as the Gutenberg block editor. We take a quick look at the new block-based widgets.

WebP Images: A Primer

WebP Images: A Primer

Web Design

We take you on a tour of what WebP is all about. We also perform some tests to see if the format really does live up to the hype.

WordPress Plugin Acquisitions: What They Say About the Future

WordPress Plugin Acquisitions: What They Say About the Future

WordPress

The WordPress plugin marketplace is seeing quite a bit of consolidation lately. And, even if you aren’t a close follower of the business side of things, it’s likely some of…

Should Web Designers Worry About Competition?

Should Web Designers Worry About Competition?

Freelance / Web Design

Do web designers need to spend time researching their competition? Should they worry about what other firms are doing?

Helping Your Clients with Unexplained Website Phenomena

Helping Your Clients with Unexplained Website Phenomena

Freelance / Web Design

We look at ways to help your clients solve those annoying website mysteries and share some of the most common of these “stranger things.”

Why Web Design Is Never Simple

Why Web Design Is Never Simple

Freelance / Web Design

We take a look at ways to both understand and communicate to clients the true complexities of a building well-built website.

8 CSS and JavaScript Code Snippets Celebrating Our Feline Friends

8 CSS and JavaScript Code Snippets Celebrating Our Feline Friends

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

Because cats are so universally loved, they make a great subject for CSS & JavaScript code demonstrations. You will love this fantastic collection of snippets!

Getting Started with Variable Fonts: Tips and Resources

Getting Started with Variable Fonts: Tips and Resources

Fonts

It is amazing to think of how far web typography has come. Back in the day, designers were relegated to just a few “web safe” choices. Today, we have access…

Proprietary vs. Open-Source: How to Choose the Right CMS

Proprietary vs. Open-Source: How to Choose the Right CMS

Web Design
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