Speckyboy Author

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.
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…

Take Control of your Joomla! Design with SP Page Builder Sponsored

Take Control of your Joomla! Design with SP Page Builder

Web Design

Creating a uniquely beautiful and functional website with Joomla! takes time and skill – even for seasoned professionals. And, if you’re not an experienced Joomla developer, the task can seem…

The Myth of Building a Simple eCommerce Website

The Myth of Building a Simple eCommerce Website

Web Design

How many times has a client asked you to build a “simple” site involving eCommerce? I’ve heard it myself on a number of occasions. At first, you may think that…

Bookmark.com Utilizes AI to Create Beautiful, Responsive Websites Sponsored

Bookmark.com Utilizes AI to Create Beautiful, Responsive Websites

Web Design

Growing up, we learn that each of us is unique. We all have different talents and specialties to share with the world. Most business owners, for example, are quite adept…

eversign Enables Electronic Signatures Anywhere, Anytime Sponsored

eversign Enables Electronic Signatures Anywhere, Anytime

Web Design

Working remotely can be quite hectic – especially for freelancers. It seems like every minute of the day brings a new task or challenge. And when it comes to both…

Pagely is Managed WordPress Hosting Powered with the Human Element Sponsored

Pagely is Managed WordPress Hosting Powered with the Human Element

WordPress

These days, there are lots of companies offering managed WordPress hosting. Most offer the basics such as daily backups, enhanced security and fine-tuned performance designed for the needs of WordPress….

Easily Build Beautiful, Highly-Functional Websites with Material Design for WordPress Sponsored

Easily Build Beautiful, Highly-Functional Websites with Material Design for WordPress

WordPress

Google’s Material Design is a visual language that aims to utilize the classic principles of design to enable a unified experience across platforms and devices. Simply put, it’s all about…

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

Freelance

One of the curious questions a web designer faces is when to make a change to the tools you use and the way you work. How do you know when…

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

Web Design

If you’re interested in where the web is headed, you have to look to its past. With Jeremy Keith’s new book, Resilient Web Design, the veteran designer digs into the…

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition Sponsored

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition

UX Design

Have you ever wanted to know exactly how visitors are interacting with your website? What if you could play back specific user sessions and get all kinds of analytical goodness for free? Yes, FullStory has just dropped the mic with that one.

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Web Design
Previous Page4647484950Next Page