Blog Posts: Design / Development
Adding a Custom WP_Query to a Divi Page»
I’m gonna be upfront about not liking Divi, or any other page-builder. While they make a lot of things easier for designers who aren’t developers, it makes some things harder,…
Why DIY websites are not in business owners’ best interests»
You’ve seen the ads and you’ve seen the websites made with Do-it-Yourself web builders: Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, and several others. There are even a couple of WordPress themes that come pretty close to turning WordPress into a DIY platform, Divi being perhaps the best-known.
WordCamp ABQ 2013 Presentation: Making the Leap from Designer to Designer/Developer»
This is my presentation from WordCamp Albuquerque 2013. Mostly useful for the links to resources on the next to last page.
Relaunching Evo’s website on evoWhitespace theme»
It’s been a year since we started to redesign our website. The old “cobbler’s children, barefoot” thing, and all that: evowebdev.com had been wearing the same skin for almost three years, which is way too long. A lot changes in three years on the internet, and websites need to keep up.
How to List Upcoming Events and Events Archive with Custom Post Types»
Recently, I had an opportunity to build an events listing that showed only upcoming events, with the next event appearing at the top. That’s pretty easy to accomplish. But I also wanted past events to disappear from the listing and show up instead on an events archive listing. It took a lot of searching.
We launched a new website with new EvoGallery CMS WordPress theme»
Recently I launched a complete remake of my personal art site: raygulick.com. I’m an oil painter, and my painting site has needed an upgrade for at least 2-3 years. Some opportunities as a painter are beginning to come my way, so I had some motivation to redesign the website and, of course, I built it on WordPress.
Whew! Launching two websites in the same week»
We launched two WordPress-based websites this week, and I’m pleased with both. But I’m really happy double launches are an unusual event. So many things need to happen just before…
Evo Launches WordPress-based Website for IntelliCyt»
IntelliCyt Corp. is an interesting biotech company in Albuquerque. They make high-throughput flow cytometry equipment and software, with a unique patented process. We were fortunate to do their first website…
Website Launch: FBT Architects in Albuquerque»
We launched FBT Architects’ website this week. It marks an increasingly rare (for Evo) instance of building websites with a custom-developed Content Management System, as we’ve moved primarily to WordPress…
Why Bad Websites Happen to Good Companies, Part 10: Not Hiring a Writer to Get Clear, Crisp, Compelling Copy»
There’s a myth in website design that “no one reads the copy.” It’s not entirely true. While most of the people who visit your website will not read most of…
