How to style SVG with CSS in WordPress

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September 14, 2018 by Gary Leave a Comment

I use SVG files in my websites in place of image files wherever I can. I love the ease of changing the properties of an SVG ‘image’ such as the colour. In particular the small file-size (relatively to a PNG or JPEG image) and ability to scale whilst maintaining visual quality are winners for me. […]

A responsive countdown timer for MailChimp

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February 2, 2018 by Gary Leave a Comment

Creating a sense of urgency prompts our potential customers to buy. Scarcity of course is another means of persuading people to buy. In email marketing, or on our website, a countdown timer is a great way to impose these psychological effects on our clients. A simple countdown timer for email marketing On websites we can […]

How to use Font Awesome icons as backgrounds in WordPress

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November 17, 2017 by Gary Leave a Comment

I was recently creating a landing page for my MailChimp classes and wanted to use an icon font as a background image in place of a JPG, PNG or other image. Image files slow down webpage load speed so it makes sense to use a lightweight icon font instead of a background image where possible. […]

Add a navigation menu to MailChimp campaigns

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July 13, 2017 by Gary 3 Comments

Occasionally I get asked by MailChimp training attendees how to add a horizontal menu to email campaigns. Many people like to send an email message with a navigation bar similar to those on their website. Here is one way to add a menu to your MailChimp campaign. You’ll need some HTML skills as there is […]

Fix Background in Genesis Parallax Pro theme

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January 14, 2016 by Gary Leave a Comment

I’ve built a few WordPress websites using the Genesis Parallax Pro theme by StudioPress. It’s a beautiful and very well coded theme. The themes home page is comprised of various widget areas and three background images. If you have a fair amount of content in the widget areas that have background images then you may have […]

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