Thanks to COVID-19, everything has suddenly and unexpectedly changed, causing disruption to our daily lives. One of the biggest changes is the shift to remote work, lovingly referred to as WFH for “work from home.” If this is your first … Read more
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The Best Plugins to Clean Up Your WordPress Media Library
WordPress is amazing! It’s the world’s most popular and intuitive content management system, powering more than ⅓ of the internet. I could talk for hours — and have — about the amazing plugins, themes, features, coding structure, and backend editor … Read more
Our Cornershop Carbon is Offset
Every citizen of the earth has a responsibility to protect the environment, and there are myriad ways we can do so: reducing, reusing, recycling, making mindful food and travel choices, etc. None of the decisions are simple, as the Good … Read more
Top Campaign and Election WordPress Themes
The 2020 election cycle is in full swing and has been for months. You can’t turn on the news without seeing something about the 2020 presidential campaign, but for most races around the country, things are just getting started. Over … Read more
Choosing the right host for you
We’ve learned a thing or two about good and bad hosting over the last few years, and while we stand by our insistence on access to tools like git and ssh, our list of good and not-so-good hosts has changed.
Protest the Sale of .org Top Level Domains
A big change in the management of .org Top Level Domains (TLDs) is in the works, and you should be paying attention. The Internet Society (which previously ran .ORG) sold .ORG recently (and plans to sell .NGO, and .ONG as … Read more
Win Your Election with a Quick and Easy Campaign Website
School Board race won with the help of a DemCampaignSite Jackie Goldberg knew she had to do something. She couldn’t just sit back and watch for-profit charter schools take over her beloved public school district — the district she’d helped … Read more
What to do if You Use Google Translate on Your Site
Have you heard the Google Translate news? Avez-vous déjà entendu? Has oído las noticias? Haben Sie schon die Neuigkeit gehört? האם שמעת את החדשות The much-loved and heavily-used Google Translate’s Website Translator plugin is being sunset by Google. This powerful … Read more
Reach New Supporters with an eCard Campaign
Here’s a simple trick for refreshing your supporter engagement campaigns: Try an eCard campaign. Much like a classic postcard delivered to your mailbox, eCards are a thoughtful, quick way to deliver a personalized message to friends and family. How do … Read more
What I Learned As a WordCamp Organizer
I recently had the honor of serving as an organizer on the Communications Team for WordCamp Europe 2019 in Berlin, Germany, worked my butt off, and made 3000 new friends. Over the course of 10 months of planning and 3 … Read more
It Takes a Village: Working With Stakeholders to Improve Your Website
Regardless of whether you’re the type of person who likes working with groups or whether you prefer to work on your own, involving stakeholders in your website redesign project can feel like a very daunting puzzle. First, there’s the question … Read more
Planning Images for Your Next Campaign
In the era of Instagram and Pinterest, we know the power that images have to inspire, but planning just the right images can feel intimidating. A high quality image is engaging, hard to resist, and easy to linger on and … Read more