Today, I did a bit of rework on a HubSpot blog template. The goal was to clarify the comment area, as it was simply a form at the bottom of the blog post without a title. Add a heading to your Leave a Comment form in HubSpot Many areas of your HubSpot Comment Widget are not editable as of 2024; however, there is a way to add or change an existing title or heading for your comment form. First, navigate to Forms and select your comments form. You will likely see just input fields. To add a title, go to the “Create New” tab and choose “Header Text.” Drag the “Header Text” to the top of your form ..read more

Squarespace is a website builder for personal and professional websites. This post highlights a selection of my tips and steps to help you accomplish common website functionality and design tasks on the Squarespace platform. Please note: these tips are for Squarespace 7.1 and above. Help Selecting Text I’m used to selecting text in Adobe applications with a single, double, or triple mouse click. This doesn’t work in Squarespace, which can be pretty frustrating. Here’s the tip Use Command + A to select all your text in a text box; it’s the equivalent of a triple click in Adobe products. Create ..read more

A website favicon is a small image displayed next to your website’s page title in your browser tab. What is a favicon? The favicon serves as branding for your website and is a visual indicator for users to know what webpage is open on each browser tabs. Favicons are also shown in browser bookmarks and browser favorite lists. Is there a default favicon? Yes, there are many default favicons. Your Content Management System (CMS) often has a default favicon that your site will use until you customize your favicon. Theme developers (such as WordPress websites) may also create a custom favicon for t ..read more

Steps for Cloning Repo to HostGator File Manager (gotchas included!) Coming from a graphic design background, Git has always been a bit challenging for me. I often long for a visual UI and a simple way to do the tasks without using Terminal, but in the end, I slowly work my way through step-by-step commands in Terminal. Today, I needed to clone a static website that I added to my BitBucket repo to a shared hosting plan on HostGator. It was more challenging than I expected. If you’re running into errors, or are looking to do the same thing, I hope this write-up helps you. 1. Create SSH Keys Alt ..read more

A PSDT file is a Photoshop Template file. On my Mac, double-clicking this file would not open the template file in Photoshop, instead I’d be prompted to choose an application AND Photoshop wasn’t even an option. Here’s how to quickly configure your Mac to automatically recognize the PSDT file type as a Photoshop document. Video transcript Alright, this is a quick trick for designers who download templates or make templates. So by default on my Mac, it does not know what this PSDT for Photoshop documents template is. So if I double click it, it just tells me there is no application. Alright ..read more

Watch a demo of why I use Adobe Express to generate QR codes. As a designer, I work extensively within the licensed Adobe program universe, but in recent years, Adobe has rolled out free services that anyone can use. Adobe Express’s QR Code generator is one of those free resources that I highly recommend. Video Transcript Hello, as a designer, I work extensively within Adobe’s licensed programs, but recently, they have been rolling out free programs that do not require licenses. One of those programs that I can highly recommend is Adobe Express’s Generate QR Code tool. It’s online and it’s ..read more

This post explains how to make your e-commerce store’s www and non-www URLs work in your new Shopify store. Understanding Subdomains First, you need to understand that the www version of your domain is a subdomain. So, if your domain name is example.com, then www.example.com is a subdomain, just like go.example.com or my.example.com. Anything before the period is a subdomain. For more about subdomains, specifically, read our full post to better understand, “What is a subdomain?“ Shopify Domains To make your new Shopify website reachable by typing in your domain name with and without the www be ..read more

Since 2018 or before, WordPress users have commented on the workflow for adding new images to WordPress and how the description/alt tag is saved. Users questioned if it was a bug that when you upload an image directly to a Gutenberg post the image is directly added and saved to the post, bypassing the Media Library dialog with Attachment Details and global description field. Commenters shared that the behavior made it significantly more challenging to maintain an accessible and valuable media library. Issue and WP Core Response The WordPress Core team responded that the behavior was as expecte ..read more

I created a new storefront for Arts and Bricks on Etsy. Arts and Bricks is where I share my family’s love of art and LEGO bricks. We keep a Kids’ Activity blog and sell wall decals and window clings designed from children’s artwork and LEGO brick builds. The best part of Etsy for Shop Owners Share and Sell Store Links As a shop owner, you can direct traffic to your store from your website or social media using a subdomain that Etsy makes for you and provides as your personalized, unique link. For instance, my store’s subdomain is artsandbricks.etsy.com. When customers use your personalize ..read more

Sometimes, muting a Google Chrome tab is necessary, whether it’s a noisy chatbot or an unruly video advertisement. Here’s how to mute a website on your Mac. Mute a Chrome tab by right-clicking or control-click to see your menu. Choose > Mute Site Video: Watch how to mute your website on Chrome Happy Productivity! Have you ever encountered gibberish text on Chrome, or wondered about your abandoned carts? We’ve got you covered with our Chrome posts. The post Chrome: how to mute a tab on a Mac appeared first on Designer to Full Stack ..read more