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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.
10 Up-and-Coming WooCommere Plugins

10 Up-and-Coming WooCommere Plugins

With WooCommerce powering over 40% of all ecommerce sites, there has been an explosion of plugins built to take advantage of it. Of course, there has been an impressive library…

The Grumpy Designer: These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things

The Grumpy Designer: These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things

After 20+ years in the web design industry, I’ve found that the web is still far from perfect. There are a number of things I’d love to see change for…

The Types of Websites That Can Benefit From a CDN

The Types of Websites That Can Benefit From a CDN

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?

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…

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

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…

Quickly Create Responsive Email Templates with MailStyler 2 Sponsored

Quickly Create Responsive Email Templates with MailStyler 2

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

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

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…

CxJS Helps You Build Complete JavaScript Applications with Ease Sponsored

CxJS Helps You Build Complete JavaScript Applications with Ease

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

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