Font Awesome consists of a huge library of icons that you can use as both a web font and a desktop font. A while ago, I posted a Font Awesome for WordPress tutorial, explaining how to install and use the icons as part of your website’s design. I’ve used these icons on every single site I’ve developed, and I love how clean… Read More
How to Create a Customized Contact Form in WordPress
One web design element I absolutely love customizing is the contact form. I know, so exciting right?! I’m not sure why this is a thing for me, but it is. WordPress users, today I have a short tutorial for you on how to customize your contact form if you’re using the plugin Contact Form 7. I highly recommend using this… Read More
How to Create a Grid Layout with Genesis Themes
Creating a grid layout on your blog’s homepage makes it easier for people to view more posts at once, and it’s also just visually interesting. Angela and I both have standard blog post setups on our personal blogs, but on TBM we decided to mix things up. Today let’s talk about how to create a grid layout on your WordPress… Read More
The Easiest Way To Set Up Google Analytics for WordPress
As mentioned before on TBM, we love to check out our stats on Google Analytics. When in a pinch it’s always nice to have the Jetpack Stats for WordPress installed, but there’s really nothing comparable to GA when it comes to analyzing your website’s traffic and strategizing growth! I will spare you an entire tutorial on GA because there are… Read More
How to Customize Your MailChimp Sidebar Opt-in Form
Last month I shared a quick tutorial on customizing the Jetpack Subscription opt-in form. While I’m a big fan of using this widget, I think we can all agree that MailChimp is the most well-known email marketing service there is. Whether you’re sending a unique newsletter to readers each week or simply sending RSS-based emails, MailChimp makes it extremely easy… Read More
How to Customize the Jetpack Subscribe Opt-In Form
By now, I’m sure you know about our love for the Jetpack plugin for WordPress. It comes with a several easy-to-use features that can make your blog more organized and more likely to attract readers. One of these features is an opt-in form that allows readers to sign up for automatic emails each time you publish a new blog post. The default opt-in form is pretty clean… Read More