by Chris Svajlenka, Web Developer
Deploying code to WordPress installations has always been a bit of a struggle. Although there are a few WordPress plugins that help in deployments, there hasn't really been a simple WordPress deployment process. It's about time that process became a lot easier. Read More…
by Mike Bijon, Director of Digital Strategy
Learning to develop professionally involves a lot more than just writing code. Major required skills include keeping code stable long-term, sharing tasks within a team, and building understandable interfaces so your code can be connected to and run from other programs. Learning these skills is going to involve a lot of mistakes, but fortunately there are tools out there to help you get you ahead of the curve before joining your first team. Read More…
by Joaquin Lippincott, President & Founder
So you want to become a web developer? Smart move. The web is a growth industry and I don't know of any university curriculum that adequately prepares people for this career. A good web developer can pull in well more than the median annual wage and job benefits and promotion opportunity are great. So what do you need to know? Read More…
by Erin Seale, Web Developer
The last few websites I've built have had sidebars that the client *may* or *may not* need to customize on every page. Some pages don't require a unique sidebar, some do. The client should have the option of a cascading sidebar. Read More…
by Joaquin Lippincott, President & Founder
With the recent acquisition of Etch Software, Metal Toad Media has added a new Director of Digital Strategy, Mike Bijon, and diversified our service offering to include WordPress. Already the world's pre-eminent blogging platform, WordPress has evolved beyond this to be its own Content Management System with a vibrant, active community. For Metal Toad Media this new, enhanced expertise in WordPress adds to our existing digital strategy, Drupal and mobile-focused HTML5 skillset, allowing us to make platform recommendations, truly based on merit and not a preconceived bias. Read More…
by Joaquin Lippincott, President & Founder
If you are a web designer and you haven't worked with Drupal before, you should really give it a try. Here are the top 5 reasons why... Read More…
by Joaquin Lippincott, President & Founder
WordPress is great - and so is Drupal. They are different platforms and should be selected for different projects depending on the needs. So how do you make the choice? Here are a few questions you should ask yourself: Read More…