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Eric Karkovack (830 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.
Wix Goes After WordPress: One User’s Take

Wix Goes After WordPress: One User’s Take

WordPress

This isn’t exactly a Coke vs Pepsi type of rivalry. In terms of market share, it’s more like an ant (Wix) flicking a spec of dirt on Godzilla (WordPress).

How Modernizr Can Help You Implement CSS Fallbacks

How Modernizr Can Help You Implement CSS Fallbacks

CSS / JavaScript

For websites that still have a significant number of users with older browsers, we show you how to utilize the Modernizr feature detection library.

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Are Google’s Core Web Vitals Metrics Unreasonable?

Web Design

We discuss what Core Web Vitals means to sites that run on a tight budget or content management system (CMS). Is Google asking too much?

What COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Can Teach Designers

What COVID-19 Vaccine Scheduling Can Teach Designers

UX Design

Lessons designers can learn from COVID-19 vaccine scheduling systems to improve user interfaces.

My Client Made Me Do It: True Tales from the Grumpy Designer

My Client Made Me Do It: True Tales from the Grumpy Designer

UX Design

Enjoy humorous and relatable stories from the Grumpy Designer, offering a unique perspective on the design industry.

Avoiding ‘Wasteful’ CSS in Your Projects

Avoiding ‘Wasteful’ CSS in Your Projects

CSS

It seems like web designers are constantly striving to optimize their creations. In the short term this benefits performance. Over the long haul it can simplify maintenance as well. Quite…

Where Two-Factor Authentication Falls Short

Where Two-Factor Authentication Falls Short

UX Design

2FA can be effective at thwarting unauthorized access but does have some potential drawbacks as well. The following is a look at what happens when things go wrong.

How to Deal with the Isolation of Freelance Life

How to Deal with the Isolation of Freelance Life

Freelance Design

For all the benefits of working from home, there’s also a real sense of isolation. The following are tips for beating those stuck-in-your-home-office blues.

Without User Consent: An Ethical Dilemma for WordPress Plugin Developers

Without User Consent: An Ethical Dilemma for WordPress Plugin Developers

WordPress

I recently discovered that a popular WordPress plugin had enabled automatic updates without explicitly informing users. How did I find out? I received emails from each site where the plugin…

An Early Look at Full Site Editing in WordPress

An Early Look at Full Site Editing in WordPress

WordPress

WordPress has traditionally stayed away from a full-blown site editor, but that is all about to change as you will soon be able to edit an entire website – theme and all.

The Challenge of Switching from a Page Builder to the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor

The Challenge of Switching from a Page Builder to the WordPress Gutenberg Block Editor

WordPress

The WordPress Gutenberg block editor has become reliable enough to power your existing website. You can now eschew that aged page builder plugin in favor of a native content editor.

How the Web Kept the World Moving in 2020

How the Web Kept the World Moving in 2020

Web Design
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