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Eric Karkovack (886 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.
See the Future of WordPress with Beta Plugins

See the Future of WordPress with Beta Plugins

WordPress

As a platform, WordPress is continually looking to add features that will both keep its existing user base happy as well as attract new recruits. And over the years, that…

Keys to Designing a Great Mobile Website Experience

Keys to Designing a Great Mobile Website Experience

Web Design

With the sheer number of devices and screen sizes out there, responsive design has become standard protocol. It’s vital that we design for and test our websites to ensure that…

How to Add HTML5 Video to WordPress Using Custom Fields

How to Add HTML5 Video to WordPress Using Custom Fields

WordPress

Generally speaking, if you ask 10 WordPress developers how to do something, you’ll receive ten different answers. But that speaks to both the versatility of the CMS and that there…

The Impact WordPress Has Had on the Web

The Impact WordPress Has Had on the Web

WordPress

WordPress recently celebrated its 15th birthday. Not only is it quite an achievement for anything web-related to last that long, it’s also impressive to see that the content management system…

Bring Real-Time Cryptocurrency Rates to Your Website with coinlayer Sponsored

Bring Real-Time Cryptocurrency Rates to Your Website with coinlayer

Web Design

The cryptocurrency markets are becoming among the most closely-watched in the world. And as investor interest has grown, the need for accurate, real-time information has become imperative. When important financial…

When to Point Web Design Clients Towards Third-Party Services

When to Point Web Design Clients Towards Third-Party Services

Freelance

The role of third-party services in web design, how they can enhance your projects, and considerations for their use.

Are Static HTML Websites Still Relevant?

Are Static HTML Websites Still Relevant?

Web Design

These days, dynamic websites are well within the reach of every web designer. We often don’t think twice about using tools such as WordPress or Drupal to power our next…

A Faster and Safer Way to Troubleshoot WordPress

A Faster and Safer Way to Troubleshoot WordPress

WordPress

Whether you’re building a new WordPress website or applying updates to an existing one, troubleshooting issues can be a very time-consuming process. It can also be a bit risky –…

5 Design & Development Skills to Learn This Summer

5 Design & Development Skills to Learn This Summer

Web Design

Summertime is here – at least in the northern hemisphere. And while our thoughts often turn to vacations and outdoor activities, this time of year is also a perfect opportunity…

Amelia – a WP Booking Software that Lets You Manage Appointments While You Sleep Sponsored

Amelia – a WP Booking Software that Lets You Manage Appointments While You Sleep

WordPress

Taking appointments might appear to be a low-level task. It involves little more than picking up the phone or responding to an email. The problem with that point of view…

MapSVG Brings Incredibly Powerful and Flexible Maps to WordPress Sponsored

MapSVG Brings Incredibly Powerful and Flexible Maps to WordPress

WordPress

Maps play an integral part in creating a great user experience. Whether they are used to show multiple retail locations, detail a specific attraction or visualize statistics, they help users…

Why Designers Need Creativity & Practicality to Succeed

Why Designers Need Creativity & Practicality to Succeed

Design / Freelance

Balancing creativity with practicality in design, ensuring innovative yet functional outcomes.

Is Big Data Selling Out Web Designers?

Is Big Data Selling Out Web Designers?

Web Design

For years, web designers have relied on free tools from the likes of Google, Facebook and other large companies to enhance the things we build. We have happily used these…

The Grumpy Designer’s Summer Survival Guide

The Grumpy Designer’s Summer Survival Guide

Freelance

A summer survival guide for designers, offering tips to stay productive and balanced during the slower season.

5 Must-See WordCamp Presentations

5 Must-See WordCamp Presentations

WordPress

Attending a WordCamp is an opportunity that every interested designer, developer and user should take advantage of. No matter your level of experience with WordPress, you are almost certain to…

ipstack Helps You Know and Serve Users in Real-Time Sponsored

ipstack Helps You Know and Serve Users in Real-Time

Web Design

Want to know the secret behind building a successful website? It’s all about the end user. Provide them with something that’s both powerful and easy-to-use and the result is something…

POFO is the WordPress Theme for Building Beautiful, Hand-Crafted Websites Sponsored

POFO is the WordPress Theme for Building Beautiful, Hand-Crafted Websites

WordPress

Web professionals are always looking for that extra edge. We want tools that help us get things done faster – but without sacrificing quality. In other words, we want to…

Crypterio is the WordPress Theme to Power Your Cryptocurrency Website Sponsored

Crypterio is the WordPress Theme to Power Your Cryptocurrency Website

WordPress
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