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How to Create a Static Website Using WordPress - sourcewp

How to Create a Static Website Using WordPress - sourcewp | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Do you want to create a static website using WordPress CMS? Here in this post we have covered the details about the process of creating a static site using WordPress along with some quality themes for any static site.


WordPress is the most popular platform for creating blogs, it helps you to create a blog and publish your content without the requirement of any technical knowledge. But that doesn’t mean you can’t create a static website with WordPress....


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 31, 2015 2:22 AM

How to create a static website using WordPress, a list of best static WordPress themes to create a business site or any other static site in WordPress.

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15 WordPress Sites That Are Changing the Design Game

15 WordPress Sites That Are Changing the Design Game | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Have you ever come across a website and thought “Wow, how did they do that?” I know I have. New websites are popping up all the time that challenge convention and push the limits of what a website can (and should be).

But what about sites built on WordPress in particular? Because so many people use themes, there’s a reputation that follows this CMS around like it can’t be used to create truly remarkable things. But I’ve got news for the naysayers: WordPress sites can have just as much wow factor.

I’ve spent some time digging through best-of lists, award sites, and asking for input from various WordPress groups to come up with a list as good as I can make it of the best WordPress sites out there right now. Mind you, these sites aren’t just good (if they were, the list would be quadruple its current length); they’re also unique and push boundaries with regard to design, navigation, UX, UI, effects, or content. They are, quite simply, must-see....


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, September 17, 2015 5:54 PM

Lots of creativity here and a selection of WordPress websites to inspire you.

toxicbocce's comment, September 18, 2015 2:59 AM
Its really good :)
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12 Reasons I Won’t Buy From Your Website

12 Reasons I Won’t Buy From Your Website | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

First impressions count. In fact, research shows us that web design drives a whopping 94% of first impressions.


Bad design leads to lower trust and higher friction. This means, no matter how much traffic you drive to your site, if your design isn’t right, your leads will walk straight out the door.


Make your website earn its keep, put it to the litmus test of these common design mistakes.


Here are 12 common mistakes that mean people won’t buy from your website – you don’t have to be making them....


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Why customers walk from your website.

WikiBlinks's curator insight, August 8, 2015 12:10 AM

Why customers walk from your website.

Ning Li Hua's curator insight, August 8, 2015 9:31 AM

Why customers walk from your website.

Thorsten Strauss's curator insight, September 24, 2015 7:47 AM

best practice: website conversion not just for those with shopping cards. Nice examples. 

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Google’s Free Website Builder Makes It Easy to Implement Material Design

Google’s Free Website Builder Makes It Easy to Implement Material Design | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

No taste? No problem. Google's got you covered.


By now, we’ve all heard of Google’s enticing pitch on Material Design—their design language that re-imagines the pieces of user interface as real, physical objects. But while Google offers tools for any Android developer to build an app that adheres to Material Design standards, what if you just want to make a snazzy, Material Design website?


Now, Google has released a tool to make the process simple. It’s calledMaterial Design Lite, and it’s a site filled with copy-and-pasteable code that you can use to create Material Design websites in CSS, HTML and JavaScript....


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, July 10, 2015 3:12 AM

Cool new Google web tool worth exploring.

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How to Make Custom Images for Your Blog Posts Without Hiring a Designer

How to Make Custom Images for Your Blog Posts Without Hiring a Designer | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

The posts on this blog are typically 2,000 words long. Would you honestly read them if they were nothing but text? Sure, some of you would (and that’s amazing, thank you), but I could never blame anyone for not wanting to read a giant block of text.

This is why articles that include images get 94% more total views than articles that don’t.

Remember though, that stat is just an average. If you use images well, your traffic could increase even more.

It’s a win-win: you get more pageviews, and your readers get to enjoy reading more digestible content.

While social media isn’t the same as your blog posts, it illustrates the power of great images.

Posts on Facebook that include an image get 53% more likes than posts without an image. Additionally, they also make up 93% of the most engaging posts....


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, June 8, 2015 1:26 PM

Neil Patel offers more of his invaluable tips. Read on to see how to get the biggest bang by adding visuals to your social media. Recommended reading. 9/10

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Curation Examples: Videry, a Collection of Video Clips For Web Designers

Curation Examples: Videry, a Collection of Video Clips For Web Designers | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

 

 


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Robin Good's curator insight, June 17, 2013 1:14 PM



Videry is a great example of video curation at work.


Videry is a hand-curated collection of over 30 great video clips for web designers.


The beauty and value of this collection, in the context of curation is in the following:


  • The quality of the clips selected

  • A clean, and simple layout - content over looks
    The essence is in the selection made and that's why it needs to stand out.

  • The essential info is upfront - video thumbnails + title + description
    no other distractions.

  • A Pinterest-like simmetrical visual layout that allows easy scanning of the page


Where it could do better:


  • Titles: no personalization for context - titles in the collection are exactly as the originals - the curator here could have improved and contextuaized titles for this collection, while keeping a good reference, visible to everyone, of the original one.

  • Descriptions: these are the original video descriptions. No additions, no opinion, no contextualization. The curator could have written his own descriptions from these in the context of this collection, while leaving the original descriptions as an extra option (since they are all already accessible under the original video location).

  • No visibile authorship for the collection.




P.S.: I think this clean design used in this collection is so effective that I wish there was a service prividing the ability to create curated video collections with such information design elegance.


(Anyone know who is behind Videry.me?)




Free to see.


Check it out now: http://www.videry.me/index.php


Facebook stream: https://www.facebook.com/videry.me 


Google+ stream: https://plus.google.com/106097967197719138860/posts




Martin (Marty) Smith's curator insight, June 18, 2013 6:16 AM

This is a cool new tool for "video curation".

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Unleashing Crowd Power, Part 5

Unleashing Crowd Power, Part 5 | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
This article is all about user experience, web design, crowdsourcing, user experience design, ux design, ux...

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Top 10 Websites for Visual Inspiration

Top 10 Websites for Visual Inspiration | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Here are top 10 websites for visual inspiration that can fulfil your procrastination needs and offer all sorts of inspiration – from tutorials and inspirational stories to the latest news and trends on design, art, architecture, lifestyle and more.


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, September 24, 2015 2:57 AM
More Creativity with your coffee.
María Dolores Díaz Noguera's curator insight, September 24, 2015 5:35 AM

Top 10 Websites for Visual Inspiration | @scoopit via @ThePRCoach http://sco.lt/...

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eDesigning Websites With Big Hero Images - Best Practices

eDesigning Websites With Big Hero Images - Best Practices | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

One of the most important trends nowadays in web design are website hero images, which are generally defined as being a type of large banner that is typically located at the top of a website. Oftentimes, these images are the very first things that people see when they log on to a website.


TThis, in turn, causes most people to think of hero images in web design as forms of introductions, as this will give them an idea of what they can expect as they browse through the remainder of the website.


For example, if your website’s hero image is one that is rather elegant in nature, the user will expect to see something that is somewhat cultured. On the other hand, if your website’s hero image is one of playfulness, then the user may expect to see something of a more wacky-type nature....


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, September 10, 2015 3:19 AM

Most people to think of hero images in web design as forms of introductions, as this will give them an idea of what they can expect.

Marco Favero's curator insight, September 10, 2015 4:48 AM

aggiungere la vostra comprensione ...

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50 Portfolio Websites for Inspiration

50 Portfolio Websites for Inspiration | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Your portfolio website is one of the first things your clients will see, so it’s important to get its design just right. Are you designing your very first portfolio website? Or do you need motivation to redesign an existing one? Check out these excellent portfolio websites for ideas and inspiration.


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, July 17, 2015 9:57 AM

Creativity with your coffee

Marco Favero's curator insight, July 18, 2015 6:10 AM

aggiungere la vostra comprensione ...

Thorsten Strauss's curator insight, September 24, 2015 7:55 AM

inspiration: check out these 50 websites for getting new ideas

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10 examples of website mockups with fullscreen backgrounds

10 examples of website mockups with fullscreen backgrounds | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Fullscreen background images are a way to send a powerful message in web design. Whether you want your user to feel an atmosphere, to have a message they can’t miss, or simply to make your website more beautiful, fullscreen backgrounds are the way to go. In this post we have some inspiration of designers mockups that found how to do it the right way.


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, July 3, 2015 2:16 AM
Creativity with your coffee. Impressive website designs!
LaurentHinard's curator insight, July 3, 2015 5:09 AM

Very impressive Web Design!

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Optimize Your Landing Page Design By Seeing What Your Users See with Eyequant

Optimize Your Landing Page Design By Seeing  What Your Users See with Eyequant | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
EyeQuant instantly predicts how users look at your websites using technology developed by the world's top attention scientists at Caltech. No code required.

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Robin Good's curator insight, February 2, 2014 5:19 AM



Eyequant is a new web app which allows you to test and analyze instantly and web page design, landing or product page and to visualize for you the areas on the page that readers will pay most attention to.


The app does not require you to install any code or plugin on your site as it leverages scientific research data to evaluate, analyze and predict reader's behavior on any page without needing to use live traffic data.


Once you have submitted a web page by uploading it or by submitting its URL, Eyequant will be able to provide three different visual maps (attention map, hot spots, perception map) of your page showcasing the specific areas where reader's eyes will be drawn.


All visual maps produced by Eyequant can be easily exported to PDF, PPT and ZIP files. 


My comment: Excellent resource to gain valuabe insight into how to improve and optimize any web page. Definitely worth trying.



Free try out available (2 pages).


Try it out now: http://eyequant.com/ 


Pricing: http://eyequant.com/#!/pricing 





Valerie Demont's curator insight, February 5, 2014 2:00 AM

Testé : 2 analyses gratuites de vos landing pages. Ensuite, les price plan ne sont pas donnés.

 

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Design Your Web Site Mock-Up With One of These Free WireFraming Tools

Design Your Web Site Mock-Up With One of These Free WireFraming Tools | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

Robin Good: If you are looking for free tools that can help you draft the design of your web site or application, look no further as this is a good collection providing ten wrireframing alternatives.

 

Definition of Wireframe:
A wireframe is a visual illustration of one Web page. It is meant to show all of the items that are included on a particular page, without defining the look and feel (or graphic design).

 

It’s simply meant to illustrate the features, content and links that need to appear on a page so that your design team can mock up a visual interface and your programmers understand the page features and how they are supposed to work.

 

Source: usability.gov

 

Full guide: http://speckyboy.com/2010/01/11/10-completely-free-wireframe-and-mockup-applications/

 

 


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