Posts Tagged ‘wordpress’
Understanding the back end of your WordPress website
Web design is a tricky matter. On the one hand, you have self-build websites promising the earth in terms of freedom of functional and stylish design. Some of them may deliver on this but quite often, it is a little harder than it looks. The alternative, to get a really professional finish, is to use…
Read MoreMake the most of WordPress Gutenberg for Blogging
Getting the most out of your content We’re almost constantly banging on about blogging at Avidmode. There are just so many benefits to doing it, whether you are trying to show off your expertise in a subject, building a catalog of helpful guides to add extra value for your customers or simply trying to find…
Read MoreWhy WordPress?
This week we wanted to take a little dive into what it means to have a WordPress website. It’s one of the main platforms that we build on and there are so many great reasons to do some. Let’s explore a little with Kittie our Digital Strategist and Dan our Creative Director! Kittie: WordPress is…
Read MoreA look at the current edge of web development; the Re3 Node.js stack
Although we work mostly with WordPress here at Avidmode, we also develop for Node.js from time to time (i.e. at any given opportunity). Lately, we’ve really been digging into the Re3 stack, so let’s talk about that and how it compares to the old PHP/MySQL combo. Node.js Whilst JavaScript runs in every browser, each has its…
Read MoreIs WordPress the “cheap” option?
At Avidmode, we’ve used WordPress for several years. It’s been very good for us, and we’re never worried about using it for client websites. It has quite literally never been an issue. However, outside our company, WordPress has a varied reputation. It’s often referred to as the “cheap” option. It’s not my intention to launch…
Read MoreOpen source and the going rate of igloos
Let’s say there’s a village. An eskimo village. Because of its size, it has two aspiring igloo construction companies, both run by blokes in their late twenties. Let’s call them West Igloos and East Igloos, respectively. Now, for the longest time, the going rate of an igloo has remained the same and both companies have…
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