Why Your Favorite Websites Look Like 2005 (And Why You Secretly Love It)
The internet of the mid-2020s is a visual battlefield. As brands scramble to capture dwindling human…
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What’s Coming in WordPress 7.1? (Features & Screenshots)
WordPress 7.1 beta is now available for testing, and we have been running it on our…
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Browse the New Mercantile Swag Store
Mercantile, the official swag store of the WordPress project, has a newly redesigned storefront with a…
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What Happened at WordCamp Europe 2026
WordCamp Europe, the biggest WordPress conference in Europe, spent the first week of June in Kraków….
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Why Ghost Buttons are the Ultimate Conversion Killer
The ghost button emerged as the quintessential icon of the flat design era, favored by designers for its…
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How to Turn a Blog Into a Book (Publish-Ready in No Time)
If you’ve been blogging for a while, you probably have dozens (or even hundreds) of posts…
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WordPress 6.9 “Gene”
Each WordPress release celebrates an artist who has made an indelible mark on the world of…
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Forget Semrush — I Tried 9 Best Semrush Alternatives for Bloggers
Semrush has always been my favorite go-to tool for SEO research. Unfortunately, it comes with a…
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The Death of the Double Click: How UX Finally Buried a Relic of the Desktop Era
Let’s be honest: double-clicking is dead. And if it isn’t, it should be. What began as a clever…
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The 10 Foundational UX Principles Every Designer Should Know
If you’ve ever rage-closed an app because it wouldn’t let you “go back” or stared at…
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Designing for Dribbble Killed Real Web Creativity
It started with a shot. Not a launch. Not a live site. Not even a prototype….
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What Is Web Design in 2025?
Let’s start with a gentle truth: web design in 2025 no longer means what it used to….
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Confessions of a Web Design Generalist (a.k.a. The Person Who Does Literally Everything)
There’s a special kind of web designer out there. You won’t always spot them in the…
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The Evolution of Web Design: From Pixel Art to AI-Generated Experiences
Web design has always lived at the intersection of creativity and technology. It’s a practice that’s evolved…
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Portland Welcomes WordCamp US 2025: A Community Gathering
A full house of attendees gathered in Portland, Oregon, for WordCamp US 2025, with thousands more…
