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6 Plugins to Help Increase Your Email Subscribers

March 28, 2018design tips
While most bloggers think of building an email list as a Herculean task, it can really be a simple process if you have the right tools at your disposal. Thankfully, there are plenty of plugins you can use to easily grow your email list. We hand-picked a few of the best WordPress plugins you can …
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20+ Best Tri-Fold Brochure Templates (Word & InDesign)

March 28, 2018design tips
Are you working on a new tri-fold brochure design for your business? Want to make them look even better than your competitors? Then you’ve come to the right place. We’re featuring some of the best tri-fold brochure templates you can use to easily design an stunning brochure with a minimal budget. The design of a […]
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Advanced OOP For WordPress: Customizing REST API Endpoints To Improve WordPress Search

March 27, 2018design tips
I’ve written a lot about object-oriented PHP and the WordPress REST API for Torque over the past few years. I’ve also touched on using Composer for dependency management and to provide an autoloader, as well as covered unit testing. The basic message of everything I’ve written is that by applying the established best practices of …
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Quick Reminder that Details/Summary is the Easiest Way Ever to Make an Accordion

March 27, 2018design tips

Gosh bless the <details> element. Toss some content inside it and you have an accessible expand-for-more interaction with just about zero work.

See the Pen Simple details. by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) on CodePen.

Toss a <summary> in there to customize what the expander text says.

See the Pen Multiple Details/Summary by Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) on CodePen.

Works great for FAQs.

There is really no limit to how you can style them. If you don’t …

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React’s New Context API Explained

March 27, 2018design tips

In this video tutorial, Wes Bos looks into the new context API and the problem that it’s trying to solve:

React 16.3 has a new Context API which makes accessing data and functions anywhere in your application a snap. If you ever find yourself passing data down via props 4-5 levels deep, context might be what you are looking for.

Don’t forget about Neal Fennimore’s recent post on putting things into context. It covers the concept in great detail …

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The 5 Best Related Posts Plugins For WordPress To Engage Your Visitors

March 27, 2018design tips
You probably spend a ton of time and effort trying to get more visitors to your WordPress site. But despite all that hard work, a good chunk of those visitors bounce away, perhaps never to return. That’s why, beyond simply getting visitors to your site, you need to do everything possible to keep them engaged …
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6 Unique Notebooks for Designers

March 27, 2018design tips
Some of the best ideas start with a pencil and paper. That’s why it’s a good idea to always have a sketchpad or notebook nearby to record those ideas when inspiration strikes. How you use those concepts and sketches can determine what kind of notebook is best for you. (I actually have several go-to notebook […]
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On Paid Newsletters: An Interview With Adam Roberts of SitePoint’s Versioning

March 27, 2018design tips

You don’t often think of email as something you pay to get. If anything, most people would pay to get less of it. Of course, there are always emails you like to get and opt into on purpose. We have a newsletter right here on CSS-Tricks that we really try to make worth reading. It’s free, like the vast majority of email newsletters. We hope it helps a bit with engagement and we make it worth doing financially by showing …

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Doc Pop’s News Drop: Are Developers Responsible When a Plugin Breaks a Site?

March 26, 2018design tips
Doc’s WordPress News Drop is a weekly report on the most pressing WordPress news. When the news drops, I will pick it up and deliver it right to you. There’s a great conversation on r/Wordpress (lowercasing is their theirs) about what happens when a plugin update breaks a clients site. Is it the developers job …
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