Spotted On The Web: Christensen Ranch
The Christensen Ranch website has been spotted on the web! Check out this e-commerce site, redesigned in partnership with InkRiot Marketing.
A Year To Imagine
Did you flip the calendar without pausing to think about what you want this year to be? It’s not too late to take a breath … and imagine.
Learn The Code, You Will: 5 HTML Patterns For WordPress Newbies
Are you new to WordPress development? Learn to recognize these 5 HTML patterns and you’ll start editing code before you can say “Grogu.”
The Best Of 2023 ✨
It’s way too easy to focus on what we didn’t do vs. what we actually accomplished. Let’s take a moment to celebrate what we checked off in 2023. I’ll start!
Spotted On The Web: More of This, Less of That (MOTLOT)
MOTLOT’s new website build has been spotted on the web! Check out this yummy project, which features a custom WordPress theme.
Slow Down, You Mooove Too Fast. 🎵
Recently, I felt the need to slow things down. So Patty and I decided to head up to the mountains to reflect on life for a while.
Laravel App Development 102: How To Show Data From Different Models & Controllers On The Same View
Our JustRightCRM is built on the Laravel framework. Let’s continue our web app series by learning how to show data from different models & controllers on the same view.
It’s (Holiday) Go Time
Planning to leverage the holidays to better your bottom line? Then now’s the time to make sure your e-commerce site is up to the challenge.
Keep Being Awesome 🙌
Imposter syndrome can set in so quickly. Here’s a 4-step process for kicking that imposter to the curb—and a reminder to keep being awesome.
Well, AI-n’t That Interesting?
Over here at Mad Cow, we’re keeping our peepers on AI news to see how web development in particular is helping to lead this emerging tech.
Laravel App Development 101: Why MVC Is The MVP
Our JustRightCRM is built on the Laravel framework. So let’s begin our web app series with learning about Laravel’s basic structure: MVC.
2 Ways To Make Site Updates Lickety-Split
Need ways to make site updates without a lot of time or moo-la? Check out these two options to update your site lickety-split.
Mad Cow Customizer for WooCommerce
Mad Cow Customizer is a plugin that catalogs all the hooks in WooCommerce and offers a WYSIWYG so you can easily manage the content in your online store.
Starting The Year Off With A Trim
Mad Cow Web Design is now “Mad Cow Web”! Read about why we removed “Design” from our name and what that means for our awesome clients.
Domains, DNS, Hosting, Oh my!
This is in no way to be an exhaustive review of DNS, but more of a basic guideline for messing with your domain. In general, this is a scary place to mess around if you’re not super comfortable. My main piece of advice is to enlist the help of your
Ridgeview Technology is now Mad Cow Web Design
Why “Mad Cow”? Where did the name come from? The name “Mad Cow” is a combination of a couple of things. Mostly, I just love cows. Going to college in West Virginia introduced me to a more rural lifestyle. My friend Jim and I spent countless hours “up on the
Hooky Woo WooCommerce Hooks Customizer
Well, I finally did it. 🙂 I released my first plugin on the WordPress repo (or is it called the “directory” now?). Lots of folks don’t really encourage this type of behavior. There are plenty who believe the hassle of the support requests outweighs the joy of sharing something cool
I ain’t scared…. much….
Alright. I had to make a video embed shortcode for a client and figured some folks may want to peek at it and maybe use it. Basically, this allows your clients to add videos into their pages, include some padding and float, yet maintain the beauty of responsive design. Currently
Check Yo Self!
All the SEO efforts in the world will do you no good if you fail to evaluate your results. Much like anything you strive for, losing weight, gaining muscle, learning a new skill, etc., you won’t really know if you are improving if you don’t measure it somehow. I’m not
Phinding Phrases
This past week I had an opportunity to chat with a client about keyword identification and research. I know this is a topic we have covered in the past, but it bears revisiting. When you are heading down the road of optimizing your site for search engines (SEO), the