RSS Feed Basics
Let’s talk RSS feeds! This post covers some basics about what they are and how they’re used, and also includes a few options for managing blog feeds. RSS Feed Basics The gist of a feed is that it’s a...
View ArticleQ&A: Accepting Payments Online
What is a payment processor or gateway? What should I be looking for when researching the options? Do I need more than one? Payment options can be downright overwhelming, especially given the sheer...
View ArticleSmall but Mighty WordPress Workflow Improvements
One of the great things about WordPress is that it’s chock full of features and tools. Of course, that’s also one of the things that can make it a bit tricky or overwhelming to use. Fortunately, there...
View ArticleUpdating & Backing Up Your WordPress Site
Updating WordPress core, themes and plugins is a scary thing for a lot of people. You’ve heard (and/or experienced) that things on your site can break when you run updates, so it feels risky and...
View ArticleMini Site Review: Cattails Woodwork
As someone who spends a LOT of time researching, reading about, and looking at websites, I have lots of thoughts and opinions about design, usability, accessibility, so I was pretty psyched when...
View ArticleShopify Limitations (and Workarounds)
I feel kind of weird writing this post, because truly I love Shopify and I recommend it all the time. However, there are some features that are missing that may be dealbreakers for some e-commerce...
View ArticleA Non-technical Introduction to Webfonts
The last thing any designer or website owner wants is to find out after finalizing a new branding style guide or website mockup that one or more of the fonts they’ve painstakingly selected is not...
View ArticleUnderstanding Webfont Licensing Structures
If you’ve shopped for fonts lately, you’ve probably experienced the increase in different types of licenses you’re faced with, not to mention the different systems and platforms providing them for use...
View ArticleProduct Photo Tips 101
It can be tricky to figure out the best practices for e-commerce imagery, but not to worry! We’ve got 7 product photo tips and tricks for getting the most out of your product photos. These tips are...
View ArticlePromote Your Products Using Hidden Collections
Part of what I do at Aeolidia (along with coding websites, of course) is site reviews, which involve digging deep into a client’s website from how it looks on the front end to the data underneath and...
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