Category Archives: Web Design

how to auto refresh the stylesheet when developing in wordpress

I regularly use various caching plugins when developing on clients websites, and i’ve found it a bit of a pain when making edits to the css when they don’t immediately show up on browser refresh, for whatever reason. For that reason I have a couple of bits of code I use to ensure that the [...]

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Announcing the launch of free WordPress theme Pressy

Here’s my latest free WordPress theme release: Pressy, a social bookmarking theme for people who spot and share great finds online. It’s a child theme for Thematic, so is lightweight, flexible and SEO friendly out of the box. Full details, demo and download here, chuck any feedback, comments or questions in the comments below. Me [...]

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Social bookmarking

If you have a blog or website, it’s worthwhile encouraging users to social bookmark or ‘share’ your articles because: It generates inbound links into your website (although the majority tend to be ‘nofollow’) It places your content in front of a broader audience and could therefore drive new traffic It’s kind to your visitors to [...]

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The missing web designer

I’ve lost count of the number of times people come to me because they cannot update their website. It’s one of the ‘features’ of old web design that you counted on your web designer to make changes to your website, but most web designers lose interest in their clients websites once they’re built unless there’s [...]

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