WPBeginner Spotlight 17: Big Moves in the WordPress Ecosystem — AI Tools, Improved Forms, and What’s Next in 6.9
October brought a wave of new AI tools and smart features across the WordPress ecosystem. From…
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The Designer-Developer Handoff Is Still Broken — why?
Let’s be honest: the designer-developer handoff was never really “working”—at best, it limped along with annotated PDFs…
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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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Intent-Based UI Is Replacing Navigation—Are We Designing Ourselves Out of the Interface?
We spent decades perfecting the art of navigation: breadcrumbs, sidebars, hamburger menus, sticky headers, site maps….
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Dear Designers: Stop Using System Fonts Like It’s 2005
Remember system fonts? Good old Times New Roman, trusty Arial, and the unkillable Courier New. Fonts…
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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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Exciting New Tools for Designers, September 2025
Web design tools that use artificial intelligence are still dominating new and beta launches, while hopefully…
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I Tested 20 Fastest WordPress Themes and Found the Top 8
Here’s the ugly truth: a slow theme can kill your WordPress website before it even has…
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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…
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25 Useful ChatGPT Prompts for Web Designers (that you can copy/paste)
Being a web designer in 2025 feels like wearing five hats at once: strategist, psychologist, trend…
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I Tested 7 AI Tools for Content Marketing: Here’s What I Found
I have been using AI tools since ChatGPT first launched. And like many content marketers, I…
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Forget Design Portfolios: Here’s How Designers ACTUALLY Get Hired in 2025
Once upon a time, the designer’s portfolio was a sacred relic. You polished it, curated it,…
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Your A/B Tests Are Lying to You! The Myth of Data Driven Design
A/B testing is supposed to be the ultimate weapon in data-driven design. Change a button color,…
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Nobody Waits for Your Fancy Animations Anymore (And They Never Really Did)
It’s 2025. Can we finally say it out loud? Nobody—and I mean nobody—cares about your lovingly crafted,…
