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Higher Education Web Development Blog

Communications or IT? Who Should Rule the University Web Team

Good governance over web development teams can make the difference between making a real impact or working in chaos. There are many benefits from being led by either, but let’s take a closer look at the potential drawbacks.

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Web Development Blog WordPress

Deleting Unused Images in the Media Library with Thumbnail Cleaner

If you switch to a new WordPress theme, you may know that it’s best to use a tool to regenerate the thumbnails, the different image sizes used your layouts. Unfortunately, you may not be aware that you also need to delete the unused thumbnails that remain in your WordPress site. Here’s one way to clean up the media library.

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Web Development Blog WordPress

Overcoming the Fear of Automatic Updates in WordPress

After hearing about a wave of site compromises at the university where I work and noticing that many of them were test sites, I started looking at the automatic core and plugin update features in WordPress. 

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Web Design Web Development Blog

The Full-screen Slideshow Trend: New Splash Pages?

Most themes come with homepages designed with beautiful super-sized slideshows or full-screen hero backgrounds, but aren’t those just like splash pages?

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Web Design Web Development Blog

The Best Advice about Slideshows: Don’t Use Them

Why Sliders Make Your Website Suck from Thrive Themes