From our WordPress Meetup, our thoughts on what is new in web design and development for 2015. http://www.meetup.com/all-things-wordpress/events/219274996/

1. 10 tips for redesigning
your site in 2015

3. 2015.atlanta.wordcamp.org

4. Since last month

7. Create Your Own Widgets and Shortcodes
Diana Nichols
On February 5

8. How to fix images that are jumbled together
Kathy Drewien
On February 12 (evening)

9. Hands on with Google Analytics
Next month on February 19
Demographics, goals, site search queries and more

10. 10 tips for redesigning
your site in 2015

11. 1. Be mobile responsive

13. Mobile
2012 2013 2014

15. 2. Skip the sliders
(usually)

17. Sliders
● Users click on them roughly 1% of the time
● 84% of those clicks are on the first slider
● They can add significant load time to a
page

18. 3. Keep it clean

19. “Go to your website, open style.css and
delete everything that adds drop shadows,
gradients, textures, or depth of any kind.”

23. 4. Don’t fall for gimmicks

28. 5. Use a popular platform

30. 6. Don’t give away credit

35. 7. Plan for updates

39. 8. Own It

41. 9. Track all of the things

43. 10. Be consistent across
social media

45. Consistent NAP
(name, address, phone)
● Google My Business
● Yelp
● Foursquare
● YellowPages.com
● Merchant Circle
● Manta
● CitySearch

46. 1. Be mobile responsive
2. Skip the sliders
3. Keep it clean
4. Don’t fall for gimmicks
5. Use a popular platform
6. Don’t give away credit
7. Plan for updates
8. Own it
9. Track all of the things
10. Be consistent across social media

47. Questions?

48. Other problems?

49. 10 tips for redesigning
your site in 2015