Welcome to the beginner’s guide to CSS media queries. In this article, we will take a deep dive into what media queries are, how they work, and how to use them correctly. Contrary to popular belief, they go beyond responsive design (even though this is what will focus on here). In the end, we want you to walk away with the knowledge of how to implement your own media queries to customize the way your site behaves. What Are CSS Media Queries? Media queries are basically a way to write conditional CSS. That means CSS markup that the browser will […]
Torque’s Social Hour: Oliver Sild from Patchstack
The Torque Social Hour is a weekly livestream about WordPress news, events, and life. This week’s special guests is Oliver Sild from Patchstack. We’ll talk about building a community around WordPress and security. Join us each Wednesday from 3-4pm PST for the next episode of the Torque Social Hour. Next week’s guest is Brad Williams from WebDevStudios.
What Is an Omnichannel Experience (And Why Is It Important)?
As a successful store owner, chances are you have multiple channels where you connect with your customers. This multi-platform approach is essential for eCommerce success. However, if you’re not connecting the dots, then your customers may actually be having a poor experience – across multiple platforms! Fortunately, it’s possible to transform disjoined multi-channel shopping into a seamless omnichannel experience. Once you start thinking in a more integrated way, you’ll have no problems delivering a consistent and effective brand message, and driving sales across all of your channels. In this post, we’ll discuss what an omnichannel experience is, and why so […]
Ecommerce Mobile Website Design: 10 Tips to Do It Right (2021)
We recently published an article on eCcommerce UI design. In it, we mentioned that when talking about eCommerce website design for mobile devices, you could fill an entire separate post with it. In the following, we will go over best practices to create a mobile friendly experience on your eCommerce website. We will start off with some statistics why it matters and research on common UI issues that keep mobile users from completing their purchases. We will follow that up with different techniques how you can make the design of your eCommerce website more appealing for mobile users. Why Care […]
The 11 Best Email Opt-in Plugins for WordPress
The 11 Best Email Opt-in Plugins for WordPress As a business owner, you probably know how effective email marketing can be. Almost every online marketer swears by its effectiveness, so it’s a channel you simply can’t afford to ignore. Here’s the rub: 99% of all email users check their inboxes daily. That’s a staggering figure, and perfectly highlights the importance of using an email opt-in plugin. More importantly, 59% of respondents to a HubSpot survey stated that marketing emails profoundly impact their purchasing decisions. However, finding the right email opt-in plugin can be a bit confusing. The sheer number of […]

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