I had a friend ask me if I could help them move their comments section on the homepage of Toocheke theme. The location of comments happening after the creator’s thoughts/blog post about the comic seemed like a strange placement to me too. I thought I’d publish the solution here in case anyone else wanted to move this section around!
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This is a question I get asked a lot. “Aimee, I want to pay you to do SEO on my website. How much will it cost?” While this sounds like a straightforward question with a straightforward answer, it’s actually much more complicated than that. Let me explain:
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Well well! It’s been a very busy July and August… So much so that I forgot to send out my Cool Things for Cool People July edition. Eek! Anyway, hopefully you’ll find some more cool things in this edition. There’s a lot I can’t wait to share with you! Take a look:
Continue reading “Cool Things for Cool People: August 2024”Dear WordPress devs, it’s time to give up classic
Dear fellow WordPress developers, it’s time to give up Classic WordPress.
I know, I know. But Gutenberg has been the core editor since December 2018. And I agree with you! When Gutenberg first came out I wanted nothing to do with it either. It was not ready for prime time, there were a lot of things wrong or downright broken with it, and it hardly fit into any sort of regular WordPress build. But the fact of the matter is that Gutenberg has been out for nearly six years now, and it’s really shined up to something great.
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It’s no secret my favorite slider plugin is Smart Slider 3. With a robust interface, lots of great options, ease-of-use, and accessibility as well as SEO features, Smart Slider 3 is hands down the best slide plugin for WordPress out there.
I’ve run into certain areas where I’ve wanted to use Smart Slider 3 with pngs, and make the slider as a whole fully transparent so it’s like each slide is floating and sliding on the website. It seems simple enough — just drop out the background on the slider you’re building, but it seems all slides have a solid background on them (usually white) no matter what.
The solution?
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It’s really heating up here in New England. We’ve had some 100+ degree days, and even just a few days ago had a really scary tornado warning. Eek. Hopefully nothing more like that for anyone. Anyway, I’ve got a round up of some new great goodies for you to check out including fundraisers, time wasters, and time savers. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Cool Things for Cool People: June 2024”Gaining Access to a Service Area Business Google Business Profile with an Agency Account
I’ve dealt with this headache so you don’t have to. Signing up for an agency account is great, because it gives you some new tools to take the confusion out for your customers when it comes time to help them with their Google Business profile. However, an agency account comes with some caveats. That is, the agency cannot own profiles on its own (it can never be an owner), so having a backup Gmail or Google account to be an owner is key. Ideally, the client becomes the owner, but that doesn’t always work out.
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It’s spring here in New England and one gorgeous day, and it’s time for another Cool Things post. I hope you find this post particularly neat and interesting. Don’t forget you can submit your own cool thing using the cool things form!
Continue reading “Cool Things for Cool People: May 2024”In website design, is there such a thing as too much contrast?
By now, you likely have an idea about contrast ratios in web design and when a contrast ratio is too low, it might be difficult for people to read. A contrast ratio is a mathematical way of figuring out whether or not something is readable based on a few different factors, like text size and text color, as well as background color. Generally speaking, WCAG AAA contrast ratio for text is minimum of 7:1. You can use an online contrast checker if you’re unsure; WebAim has a good one! But what happens when the contrast is too high? Does such a thing exist? The short answer is: yes.
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I’m so excited to announce the launch of a new website for client Sweet Sips Colostrum Spoons! Sweet Sips Colostrum Spoons helps birthing parents breastfeed their newborns with the help of colostrum spoons, ensuring that the baby gets enough nutrition during the crucial early moments of life. I just love the way this site came out, and I know you will too!
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