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Never worry about font sizes again! (Just use these)

Learn web design. A design book for developers & programmers | Design for Hackers A book that helps developers & entrepreneurs learn visual design. It debuted at #18 on all of Amazon. by @kadavy Learn design with our free email course » September 25 2014 – 01:42pm One of the best ways to establish a clear visual hierarchy, and create a design that converts, is to change the sizes of the fonts you use. Big fonts look more important, smaller fonts look less important. Simple, right? The problem is, you waste time and mental energy worrying about what font size to use. 13px? 14px? 15px? If you stop wasting your time and energy worrying about font sizes, you can start worrying about all of the other important aspects of …

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Never worry about font sizes again! (Just use these)

How to Add Custom Code to Your WordPress Site (It’s Easier Than You Think!)

Writing PHP, CSS, and HTML5 to modify a WordPress site can get pretty frustrating, but a good guide can make it easier. This is not that guide. This is just about how to add the code to your site once it’s already done. Don’t worry, though – that’s just as important. As there are quite a few ways to go about it, it helps to know the differences between the various options. But first, two warnings: Before you modify anything, back it up. In fact, keep backing up your work throughout the process. It also helps to have a separate file to paste discarded or soon-to-be-used code snippets into. If you installed someone else’s theme, never add code to your …

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How to Add Custom Code to Your WordPress Site (It’s Easier Than You Think!)

Speed Up Your WordPress Site

Thank you for supporting the companies who make SitePoint possible! As one of the top user experience factors, website performance is more important than ever. Website speed and performance on mobile devices is particularly important, with a rapidly growing number of visitors accessing the web via smartphones and tablets. While WordPress is very easy to get up and running, making your site speedy requires a bit more work, and is an ongoing process. In this article we’ll cover why speed matters, and offer some practical advice for how to speed up WordPress. Improving performance takes a lot of trial and error, but it’s great fun! Why Website Speed Matters First impressions count. The benefits of a faster website are …

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Speed Up Your WordPress Site

How to Add a Color Tinted Full Width Google Map in WordPress

How to Add a Color Tinted Full Width Google Map in WordPress By Henry Jones / May 21, 2014 /

Tutorials shares A Google Map is a great feature to include on a “Contacts” or “About” page. It adds a layer of interactivity and allows your visitors to quickly see where you or your business is located.

However, if you really want your design to standout, simply embedding a standard Google Map won’t cut it. So in this short tutorial, I’m going to show you how to easily make a Google Map look more integrated with your branding and website. We used this technique in our Hayden WordPress theme and you can easily see there is a world of difference between this approach and a standard map…

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How to Add a Color Tinted Full Width Google Map in WordPress

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