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Sufyan bin Uzayr

Sufyan bin Uzayr is a contributor to a variety of websites and blogs about technology, open source, web design, content management systems and web development. He is a published author, coffee lover and you can learn more about his works on this page.

Plugged In: A Review of the Official Twitter Plugin

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March 3, 2015

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While there have already existed a good number of WordPress plugins that can help you incorporate Twitter functionality in your website, none of them were officially supported by Twitter. Few days back, Twitter came up with its own WordPress plugin that intends to help users optimize their websites and blogs for the Twitterati. So what does the official Twitter plugin bring to the table? In this short post, I tried to get a glimpse of just that. Basically, the new Twitter plugin does nothing new, but instead tries to offer a one-stop solution for Twitter integration within WordPress websites. As […]

Taking a look at infinite scrolling: advantages and disadvantages

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February 19, 2015

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Nowadays, infinite scroll is a very popular design that is employed by numerous websites, especially blogs. Jetpack for WordPress offers a special infinite scrolling module for blogs, and even social media platforms, such as Twitter, are integrating infinite scroll in their feeds. In this post, I will discuss exactly what infinite scrolling is, and what its advantages and disadvantages are. What is infinite scrolling? Infinite scrolling, as the name suggests, is more of an interactive solution that tends to continuously load content as the user scrolls down towards the end of the page. As such, the end of the page does not […]

OpenCart, Magento, or WooCommerce: Take Your Pick!

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December 9, 2014

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This is the era of eCommerce. More and more companies and stores are now going online, whether it be physical products that are shipped via postal service or just virtual entities like WordPress themes. Quite obviously, since eCommerce is a booming field, eCommerce tools too are in high demand. In fact, such diversity exists when it comes to eCommerce solutions that users are often spoilt for choice. On one hand, you have hosted solutions such as the mighty Shopify that enable you to do everything with just the click of a button: be it adding items to your store, or […]

Free WordPress Themes: August 2014 Edition

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August 26, 2014

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Various WordPress themes were released during the month of August. In this roundup, I’ve put together some of the best free WordPress themes from this month. Most of the free themes of August 2014 were minimal and fully responsive, and were meant mostly for blogs or portfolio websites. Of course, other genres, such as magazine sites and even placeholder themes, were not left out. Casper Casper is a part of the default blogging theme for Ghost. As expected, it retains its blogger-friendly look and offers clean typography set in a single-column layout. Demo | Download Bitter Sweet Bitter Sweet is a […]

Being User Centric in Web Design

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August 20, 2014

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Web design means much more than aesthetic web pages and flamboyant features. In fact, good web design means that you focus on the requirements and needs of the end user. Thus, web design should, always, be done with user experience in mind. User-centric web design strives to achieve two objectives: It should make the website in question more usable. It should make the website in question more useful. There are many ways in which we can make our websites more useful and usable: being mobile-friendly, focusing on good navigation and typography, having a proper color scheme and layout, offering accessibility tweaks, […]

Free WordPress Themes: July 2014 Edition

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August 1, 2014

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In the month of July 2014, not many free WordPress themes were released. However, going by the principle of quality over quantity, the small number of themes that were released were impressive beyond compare! Plus, July also witnessed three free themes from Automattic, namely, Bosco, Adaption and Isola. All of these themes are now available for WordPress.com as well as self-hosted WordPress users. Let us now take a look at some of the top WordPress themes from the month of July 2014. 1. Daisy Blue Daisy Blue is a WordPress theme meant for magazine websites and blogs. It is fully […]

Designing the Perfect eCommerce Website

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July 18, 2014

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There once was a time when eCommerce websites were viewed with suspicion by internet users. The concept of purchasing a product online and having it delivered to you was too novel to be trusted. However, times have changed, and today eCommerce is a vital part of the internet. In fact, more and more users are now turning towards eCommerce, and this rise in popularity does not seem to be stopping anytime soon. So, what makes a perfect eCommerce website? Are there any design considerations that you need to bear in mind? In this article, I will attempt to answer these questions. […]

Using Post Scheduling in WordPress to Your Advantage

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July 11, 2014

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Generally speaking, the straightforward approach to publishing on the internet implies that you type a post, edit, and format it as per your needs, and then hit the Publish button. All done! That’s just how easy WordPress makes it. However, what if you don’t want to publish a post right away? What if a given post would be a better fit for the coming week, but you’ll be traveling so you might not be able to post it? Have no fear! The schedule feature of WordPress is your friend. In this article, I will talk about the benefits of post […]

Free WordPress Themes: June 2014 Edition

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July 2, 2014

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Now that June has ended, it is time we took at some of the best free themes released during this month. So without wasting any time, let’s get started! 1. Gumbo Gumbo is a responsive blogging theme that comes with multiple color schemes, custom page templates, and is WooCommerce ready. Demo | Download 2. Simple Business Simple Business is, well, a simple WordPress theme meant for business and corporate websites. Based on Bootstrap 3, this theme offers a lot of customization options, but sadly, it is not responsive. You can, however, purchase the premium version for $49, which is fully […]

Reducing the Bounce Rate of Your WordPress Website

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June 30, 2014

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Considering the fact that the internet is becoming more and more crowded with each passing day, getting visitors to your website or blog has become a task that requires a great deal of efforts. However, the more difficult part is to retain those visitors on your website. As I’m sure many of you are aware, reducing the bounce rate of your site is important for gaining new visitors and retaining current ones.  In this article, I will discuss the concept of bounce rate, and how WordPress users can reduce it. Bounce Rate: What, How and Why? In simple terms, if a […]

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