I’d like you to meet a member of my family. She weighs in at less than 15 lbs. She may be small in size, but she thinks she’s as big as a retriever or lab. It’s Nala – The Squatty, Scruffy Dog. Nala is a Jack Russell Terrier that we adopted 5 years ago. She’s… [Read More]
The “ME” In Our Name Really Means YOU
When DesignMe Creative Group first formed, it was meant to be a play on words – Design”ME” a website. Design”ME” a logo – referencing the “ME” as an individual and my (Debbie) home state of Maine (ME). After all these years, as I now have two home states (Arizona and Maine), I have come to… [Read More]
Enqueue CSS2 Google Fonts
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]
Adding A Shortcode To The Post Title
If you like color like I do, then perhaps you’d want to put a splash of color into your entry titles – kind of like I did above. It’s pretty easy to do: 1. Add the following to your functions.php file // ADD GREEN SHORTCODE add_filter( ‘the_title’, ‘do_shortcode’ ); // allows shortcode in the title… [Read More]
Favicons – A Tiny Graphic With Big Impact
A favicon is short for “favorite icon”. You may also know it as a shortcut icon, website icon, tab icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon. A favicon is a file containing a small graphic that is associated with a particular website or web page. It’s that little graphic that appears in your browser tab beside… [Read More]
Small Can Mean Big When It Comes To Websites
Small business owners are often under the incorrect assumption that they are “too small to have a website”. I can tell you, the smaller you are, the more you NEED a website. So here are 5 great reasons why every small business needs a website: Even if you never touch your site again (read here… [Read More]
Savage Chicken iMugs
A friend passed this on to me and I couldn’t resist posting it here. It’s by Doug Savage of Savage Chickens. Gotta love it … and if you do, you can order a mug. My personal favorite: Hands-Free Mode! Or on a really bad day I might need to use the Built-in GPS.
Code Rappin’
As a website designer, I am often asked what are the best methods for better search engine optimization. There are a few simple steps anyone can take to improve their website performance: clean coding, using proper tags, clean coding, keywords, and did I mention clean coding? The following video says it all – and is… [Read More]
