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Eric Karkovack (903 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 Grumpy Designer’s Ode to Troubleshooting

The Grumpy Designer’s Ode to Troubleshooting

Over the years, I’ve had more than one client tell me that I have terrific job security. Why? Because something always breaks. And, even for a client who is pretty…

Bring Real-Time Google Search Results to Your App with serpstack Sponsored

Bring Real-Time Google Search Results to Your App with serpstack

Developing a successful SEO strategy requires a real commitment. Rankings for various keywords can fluctuate quite a bit, and it can be difficult to stay ahead of the game. After…

The Gutenberg WordPress Block Editor: The First Year

The Gutenberg WordPress Block Editor: The First Year

It may be hard to believe, but the WordPress block editor (a.k.a. “Gutenberg”) has been in core for nearly a year. The massively-overhauled editing experience was officially released to the…

Get the Data You Need in Real-Time with scrapestack Sponsored

Get the Data You Need in Real-Time with scrapestack

These days, the typical website or mobile application pulls in data from a variety of sources. Places such as social media networks, multimedia providers, mapping tools and online retailers being…

weatherstack Brings Real-Time Weather Data to Your Projects Sponsored

weatherstack Brings Real-Time Weather Data to Your Projects

Weather is among the most important data we consume each day. It affects just about everything we do. Therefore, having fast and reliable access to weather forecasts and historical data…

Sell Electronics Beautifully with the eLab WordPress Theme Sponsored

Sell Electronics Beautifully with the eLab WordPress Theme

Shoppers looking for high-tech gear are often among the most web-savvy. For store owners (and their trusted web designers) who use WordPress and WooCommerce, this means that the online shopping…

Tutor LMS Turns Your WordPress Site into an Educational Powerhouse Sponsored

Tutor LMS Turns Your WordPress Site into an Educational Powerhouse

The popularity of online education seems to be growing on a daily basis – and it’s easy to see why. For educational providers, there is both a significant cost savings…

Build a Fully-Custom Real Estate Website with HomePress WordPress Theme Sponsored

Build a Fully-Custom Real Estate Website with HomePress WordPress Theme

When it comes to building a website, each industry has its own specific needs. They require features, functionality and data types that reflect their particular niche. This can be a…

Grab Your .DESIGN or .DEV Domain from Hover and Experience a Higher Level of Service Sponsored

Grab Your .DESIGN or .DEV Domain from Hover and Experience a Higher Level of Service

When you’re looking to buy a domain name, you have a whole lot of registrars to choose from. And while each one is capable of making a sale, they’re far…

Use BugHerd to Visually Manage Feedback and Track Bugs Sponsored

Use BugHerd to Visually Manage Feedback and Track Bugs

Getting feedback from clients can be a real pain. Quite often, there’s a technical barrier that makes it difficult for them to describe issues they’re seeing or things they’d like…

A Chat with Chris Coyier, Web Design Influencer & Entrepreneur

A Chat with Chris Coyier, Web Design Influencer & Entrepreneur

The ability to influence the web design community generally comes via two very different paths. One is to create compelling content that helps others level up their skills by introducing…

The Grumpy Designer’s Advice for Avoiding Painful Tasks

The Grumpy Designer’s Advice for Avoiding Painful Tasks