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Plugins Web Development WordPress

WordPress Parent and child categories using Ajax

Updated: 4/26/2019 wp_dropdown_categories displays the WordPress categories in a nice drop down. You can choose to display the parent and child categories in a hierarchy. Using Ajax, it is simple to display the child categories based on the selected parent category. I wrote the WP Category Dropdown plugin to make it easy to add this […]

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CSS JavaScript Small Business Themes Web Development WordPress

Adding custom CSS and JS to your WordPress site

WordPress provides many different ways to customize your site. You can build a custom theme that is unique to your site or you can use an existing theme and tweak it to suit your needs and style. In all these years of working with WordPress, I have had countless occasions when I had to add […]

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Small Business Web Design Web Development WordPress

Importance of strong online presence for small businesses

A couple of weeks ago, on our way back from the beach, we decided to go to an Indian restaurant for dinner. We wanted to try a new place. So, I started googling for restaurants near us and started checking out the ones that we could try. I wanted to check out their menu to […]

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WordPress

WordCamp Sacramento 2018

Word Camps are always fun places to go to. This year my first Word Camp was the #WCSAC. I was super excited to be with the people who speak my language and I was not disappointed. I met some wonderful people, made new connections over networking sessions and lunch. The sessions were awesome and well […]

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Web Design WordPress

Mobile Friendly or Responsive site?

One of the things to consider before you decide to redesign your site is to check if your site looks good and is accessible on tablets and mobile devices. This is very important as more people view content and purchase products/services using their smartphones. Depending on your site, your audience and your budget, there are […]

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Small Business Web Design WordPress

Does my website need a re-design?

One of my favorite pastime is scrolling through websites randomly just to see the design layouts. This gives me inspiration. There are truly awesome websites that I come across and this is one of them –https://www.spaceneedle.com/home/. Then, there are sites that clearly look like they need to be updated – not just the design or […]

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CSS Web Design WordPress

Nested Grid Layout

I started learning CSS Grid at the end of last year. The more I learn about it, the more exciting it is. CSS Grid makes it very easy to achieve complicated layouts with very minimal CSS. I redid my blog page using CSS Grid a couple of weeks ago and it went much faster than […]

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Plugins WordPress

Choosing a Backup Plugin for WordPress sites

Have you ever thought of what would happen if you wake up tomorrow and realize that your site is no longer functional? For many of us, our websites are a gateway to reach our clients and bring in business. You spend a lot of time carefully designing your site and having the best content possible. […]

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CSS Web Design WordPress

WordPress blog page template with CSS Grid

CSS Grid is a very easy way of defining page layouts in two dimensions. I designed my site almost an year and half ago using Bootstrap. I have been planning to re-do the entire site using CSS grid, but it has been very difficult to set aside time to work on my site. So, finally […]