Web Design
Syncing sliders with number or dropdown fields with Formidable Forms
My client wanted a car loan calculator that could look good and be functional on both mobile and desktop devices. Originally the design called for sliders for the various parts of the car loan options (amount, down payment, and term), but how many website sliders have you used on a mobile device without being frustrated?…
Read MoreAdding a “Province” Dropdown to an Address field with Formidable Forms
Working with a client on a site which only targeted the Canadian market, I was asked to add province drop-downs to the address field in a form we were building. Canadian addresses aren’t typically supported in as friendly a fashion as American addresses in form tools. American addresses often have a state drop-down by default,…
Read MoreFormidableForms Javascript / JQuery Extensions & Hacks
I’ve been working on a client’s site which has some specialized form needs, and have been using Formidable Forms to achieve the goals required. Formidable Forms is an incredible piece of software, probably the most advanced Forms tool I’ve used with WordPress, but there’s some additional functionality I needed. Fortunately, Javascript is here to help!…
Read MoreHow to Use Beaver Builder for WordPress: a Comprehensive Guide
For each page and post within WordPress you get the WordPress Block Editor: a basic page or post layout manager that’s perfect for blog posts, but a bit limited for full-scale web page building. It’s much like working within your favourite word processing application: you can write/insert and format your text, insert images and videos very…
Read MoreWhy choose WordPress to build your website?
In our more than 15 years of web hosting, we’ve encountered just about every content management system out there, from Mambo to Joomla, WordPress to Drupal, ModX to Magento. We’ve worked with them all! During each project we determine the best tools for the job based on the needs and wants of the client and,…
Read More10 Things You Can Do to Prepare for Your Web Design Consultation
Investing in a new website is an important decision every business owner faces. Whether you’re creating a website or renovating an existing online presence, it’s an admittedly intimidating process to choose a company with whom you’re placing your trust. The best outcome will see the highest possible return on your investment. And what business owner…
Read MoreHow to keep your development sites from being indexed
This guide will show you how to configure your development site to ensure it is not indexed by Google. If you’re looking to set up a development environment, take a read over our guide here to learn how to do so then come on back here. Why is it important that your development sites not…
Read MoreHow to set your PayPal IPN URL
Looking to get your PayPal API credentials? It’s not the same thing, but it often goes hand in hand with setting the IPN URL when connecting an eCommerce solution. Putler has done a great job with their guide. There’s plenty of guides out there showing how to do this with the old PayPal interface and it seems…
Read MoreWhite Screen of Death: How to Fix it
If, when attempting to access any given page on your website, you get a blank white screen, you’re in the right place! You may see a line or two of text describing an error. If you’re using WordPress 5.2+ instead of a white screen, you will likely instead receive an error like “The site is…
Read MoreWhat to do when Thesis (WP Theme) stops generating CSS
This has happened to us a few times, namely every time we migrate a site using Thesis. The problem is that Thesis stores all its CSS (custom, skin, and editor CSS) in the database. It also stores the variables that drive that CSS in the DB. Something about how that data is transferred over when…
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