You may find that some of the themes you choose call out google fonts in the “old way”, but when you go to grab your fonts, it looks a tad different. One would think it was as simple as adding the “css2” to the front and the new family codes in the middle. That’s not… [Read More]
Behind Your Website
Domain Names and Web Hosting As a website designer and developer, the first questions I ask are “Do you have a domain name, web hosting provider, and SSL.” The clients’ initial reaction is a puzzled look. Many people don’t realize there are several different pieces that, together, make up the way your website works. In… [Read More]
I Have a Website – Now What?
Do you remember the last time you updated your website? If not, then this article is for you! An outdated website can be more harmful than not having a website at all. If a visitor lands on your website and sees the News & Events page has things dated 2002, what does that tell them?… [Read More]
Unique Websites Deserve a Unique Login
After designing and building a custom website, there’s one thing that has always bothered me. It’s that big WordPress W that hits me in the face when I login. It’s just a pet peeve, but for whatever reason, I never bothered to look into changing. Come to find out, it’s super easy and it only… [Read More]
10 Reasons You Need a Custom Website
As a business owner you are always looking for ways to save money and make your business more profitable. So using a free generic website template may seem like a great option to save on your bottom line. You put care into the quality of the products and services you provide – wouldn’t you do… [Read More]
Cool Hover Effects Using CSS In WordPress
Go ahead … hover over that black and white cog image! I DARE YA! Do you want to do this on your WordPress website? It’s pretty simple with a little bit of code and CSS! PART 1. Here it is the code behind the images looks like: <div class=”effect”><img class=”bw alignnone wp-image-2410″ src=”https://designmecreative.com/site/wp-content/uploads/cogservicebw.jpg” alt=”cog bw”… [Read More]
Does My Small Business Need a Website?
Question: Does my small business need a website? Wrong Answer: No, it’s too small. Correct Answer: ABSOLUTELY! It is a frequent misconception that your small business is “too small for a website”. Quite the contrary: If you own or operate a small business in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New England, or anywhere, for that matter,… [Read More]
The Changes Don’t Show On My Website
Having been involved in designing websites since 2000, there are many times when I’ll make a change on a website, load it live, let the client know the changes have been made, only to receive an email moments later in a panic “the changes are there”! What’s happening here is that the browser has cached… [Read More]
Exporting SQL from MAMP to Live
I finally found something that helped me upload from local to live. These area not perfect, but thanks to the “Students of Parsons“, I found this enough to help me. FROM LOCAL TO LIVE: EXPORTING WORDPRESS FROM MAMP View more presentations from Parsons
