Does your website need a lift? How about adding web videos? Adding video to your website is important for lots of reasons. People love to watch videos on YouTube and embedding YouTube videos has the added benefit of helping with search engine performance. Berkshire Direct produces web videos We are in the process of completing […]
If your business is growing and you need to hire frequently, setting up a job board on your own website is a good way to take ownership of that process. If your website is already based upon WordPress, these job board WordPress plugins may be perfect for your needs. We found this article about job […]
WordPress portfolio websites are very popular. WordPress does a great job of presenting portfolios on the front end to site visitors AND on the back end to site users. Even novice admins can maintain WordPress portfolio websites. While we prefer to build portfolios using custom posts and custom fields, there are other ways to skin […]
Is it time to re-theme my WordPress site? A re-theme WordPress site project is not as difficult as it sounds. Re-Theme WordPress Site Basics Is your site based upon WordPress? If you’re not sure, one way to check is to look at the page source code. Go to your home page and right click your […]
Do you want to capture email addresses on your WordPress website? How about social media engagements? A WordPress modal dialog window may be the best solution for you. Adding a modal window is a popular project recently. Website owners want more aggressive means of capturing email addresses and social media engagements. There are several WordPress […]
Our favorite WordPress plugin for building forms is Gravity Forms. There are many reasons we like this plugin. Reasons We Like Gravity Forms Ease of use – Gravity Forms is a true “drag and drop” form builder that you access directly from WordPress admin dashboard. Powerful capabilities – the plugin provides the full range from […]
In our continuing series about tools we love to use, when it comes to WordPress custom post types, in our opinion you can’t beat the WordPress CPT UI plugin. Why Use WordPress Custom Post Types? A WordPress custom post type solves a basic need in many websites. As developers you are often asked to create […]
Continuing our series on Tools We Love, when it comes to WordPress Custom Fields, there is none better than the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. WordPress Custom Fields: Advanced Custom Fields “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” From Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning If ever a quote from historical literature could […]
If you are thinking about adding some advanced functionality to a WordPress site that you maintain yourself, it may be time to consider hiring a WordPress developer. Berkshire Direct is a WordPress developer. Should you hire a WordPress Developer? We found this great article on Business2Community.com. It talks about when to hire a developer for […]
Here’s another website improvement project idea. Don’t just add scrolling background images to your web page. Have the overlaying items (like buttons) change colors as the backgrounds change so the color combinations look amazing throughout. Web Page Improvement Projects with CSS Tricks You don’t need to completely redo your website to give it new life. […]
