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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.
The Types of Websites That Can Benefit From a CDN

The Types of Websites That Can Benefit From a CDN

Web Design

A lot of time and effort goes into creating a killer website. But we can take all of those blood, sweat and tears and narrow them down into a few…

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

Heavily Involved or Completely Absent: Who Would You Rather Design For?

Freelance

One thing you learn fairly quickly as a freelance designer is that no two clients are alike. You have to learn to deal with different personalities and expectations. It’s almost…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

Is That Project Over Your Head? Not So Fast…

Freelance

When discussing a potential project with a client, have you ever broken out into a cold sweat? Perhaps your sudden bout of stress wasn’t quite so outwardly visible – but…

Celebrating Diversity in the WordPress Community

Celebrating Diversity in the WordPress Community

WordPress

Recently, I attended WordCamp Baltimore. It provided me with a chance to get out of the house and spend some time in the big city. More importantly, I had the…

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Quickly Create Responsive Email Templates with MailStyler 2

Web Design

These days, every business needs a responsive email template for their marketing campaigns. The trouble is that email client software on both desktop and mobile is notoriously difficult to design…

Malicious Code in Previously Trusted WordPress Plugins: A New Reality

Malicious Code in Previously Trusted WordPress Plugins: A New Reality

WordPress

In case you missed it, three widely-used WordPress plugins were recently found to have malicious code included with recent updates. Display Widgets, Fast Secure Contact Form and SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam…

Gutenberg Team Member Andrew Roberts Dishes on the New WordPress Editor

Gutenberg Team Member Andrew Roberts Dishes on the New WordPress Editor

WordPress

As you may have heard, WordPress is currently working on a brand new content editor named Gutenberg. Currently available as a plugin and set to ship with WordPress 5.0, the…

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CxJS Helps You Build Complete JavaScript Applications with Ease

JavaScript

JavaScript-based applications are used for everything from small websites all the way up to enterprise-level CRM interfaces. They’ve become an important part of how people interact with data. But before…

Meet Greg Schoppe: The Developer Who’s Taking on Gutenberg

Meet Greg Schoppe: The Developer Who’s Taking on Gutenberg

WordPress

Within the WordPress community, it’s been hard to ignore all of the hype surrounding Gutenberg – the new content editor being developed for the world’s most used CMS. Currently available…

Pearl is the WordPress Theme That Fits Your Niche Sponsored

Pearl is the WordPress Theme That Fits Your Niche

WordPress

Oftentimes, WordPress themes come with various demos that cover a variety of looks and industries. That’s great – until you realize that each “demo” is really just the same website…

The Debate Over Gutenberg and the Future of WordPress

The Debate Over Gutenberg and the Future of WordPress

WordPress

A fiery debate is raging on about Gutenberg – the new WordPress editor set to appear in version 5.0. It’s been both defended by founder Matt Mullenweg and derided by…

The Trouble with Convenience in Web Design

The Trouble with Convenience in Web Design

Web Design

Recently I faced up to the fact that my cell phone’s camera wasn’t very good. Indeed, none of the cell phones I’ve owned over the years have had a very…

FullStory Lets You See Your Site from a User’s Perspective Sponsored

FullStory Lets You See Your Site from a User’s Perspective

UX Design

Imagine being able to see your website as a user does. You might catch their frustration when something doesn’t work as expected. Or, you may give yourself a high-five when…

wpDataTables – Helping You to Easily Create Charts & Tables in WordPress Sponsored

wpDataTables – Helping You to Easily Create Charts & Tables in WordPress

WordPress

Have you tried pushing a boulder uphill lately? Maybe not, but trying to manage massive amounts of data when there’s seemingly no end in sight can be just as disheartening….

The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To

The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To

Freelance

How many times has your web browsing or social media feed led you to an article telling you not to do things the way you’re doing them? It seems like…

Recharging Your Creativity

Recharging Your Creativity

Freelance

Sometimes, the same old routine of sitting at the computer can be draining. This is especially so when you spend most of your time doing grunt work or trying to…

Taking the New Gutenberg WordPress Editor for a Test Drive

Taking the New Gutenberg WordPress Editor for a Test Drive

WordPress

The WordPress post editor, for all its strong points, is getting a bit long in the tooth. Thus, one of the main stated focuses for 2017 was to change the…

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Take Control of your Joomla! Design with SP Page Builder

Web Design
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