Doc Pop’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. 2018 was a year of big changes in the WordPress community and there’s no telling what new things we will see in 2019, but we are sure that these five WordPress trends aren’t going away anytime soon. Love WordPress News But Hate Reading? My name is Doc and this is Doc Pop’s News Drop! Happy New Year. 2018 was a wild year for WordPress. After years of hype, we finally […]
Is Web Design Dying?
For a good period of time, web pages have served as the axis mundi of the Internet. As such, designing those pages has also had its periods of glory. However, as of lately, web design in itself is playing second fiddle to certain new trends that are on the rise. In fact, because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, web design is no longer the same. In this post, we discuss factors that have recently affected the world of web design. The Rise of Mobile It is no secret that mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets have risen to […]
Taking a look at infinite scrolling: advantages and disadvantages
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 […]
Taking a Look at Ghost Buttons
There’s a new design trend in the house, it’s called Ghost buttons. And in terms of design trends, these near-translucent buttons are rising in popularity every day. In this post, I’ll take a look at some websites that have already started using Ghost buttons! Ghost Buttons It’s difficult to properly define a Ghost button. Simply put, they’re basic shapes with a transparent background that is (ideally) delineated with a solid border. As such, a Ghost button gives an empty or hollow appeal, and blends with the overall design composition. Thus, when coupled with delicate typography and/or contour-styled graphics or a solid […]
It Seems the World is Flat
Start a conversation with any web designer today and you will no doubt find yourself entering, at least for a short time, an over-excited echo room extolling the virtues of flat design. And if you were to do a web search today of the term “flat design” you’ll see a lot more of the same. What was last year’s new hotness has essentially become this year’s de facto standard design trend for websites and mobile apps. But it’s not new. It’s not even that cool. Flat design is essentially taking design elements down to their most basic nature. It is […]
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