What’s New For 2015

Really, we’re not all that sure. We’ll go where the winds blow us but we do have some exciting projects to start out the year right. January will be a big month for us here at Livewire and we hope it only goes up from there. We’re glad

Northwest Seafood has a new website!

Thanks to our killer Gainesville Web Design another Gainesville company has joined the livewire family with a brand new website! It’s wordpress so we can’t take credit for the design in it’s entirety but the layout is great and they’re very happy with the finished product. Their original

Using Google URL Shortener

It really could not be easier. Google’s URL shortener is certainly the best one out there. https://goo.gl/ Our latest rollout, InfoGopher, uses this extensively. Our unique texting app needs short URLs in order to remain inside text character limits. Anyway, we love it. Google as usual gives you

Code School: Woo Shipping Per Product Count Script

Here’s a little snippet that has been useful for woocommerce development. This regulates shipping charges from a simple fee based system to a fee per quantity output. We modified this to allow for a couple of different shipping charge options based on quantity – first by three’s and

Raven Tools

Took a look at Raven SEO tools today. Really, not all that impressed. They have a good price but it mostly looks like you’re just hooking up other services to be managed in one location. That’s valuable in and of itself, but not really what we’re looking for

Minimalism in Design

By eliminating clutter and concentrating on essential features, minimalist web design prioritizes user experience. This method prioritizes an uncomplicated and aesthetically pleasant user experience by utilizing clean lines, plenty of white space, and a minimal color palette. Minimalist websites accomplish these goals by reducing unnecessary design features, which

Review: Total Cache WordPress Plugin ★★★★

August 24, 2014

An easy plugin for WordPress that does all your caching for you automatically.

What is caching?

A cache essentially takes a screenshot of your page and keeps it in local memory. When that page is called (by a user visiting it) then it is called up from the cache and not the server. This reduces the amount of load time per page and enhances the users experience. It’s all about speed, you know.

Total cache plugin allows you to set a number of options according to how your website is set up. We have given it only four out of five stars because we see a few areas they could definitely improve on in their interface. Additionally it is not as intuitive as it could be for people who are not all that tech savvy. More detailed explanations and help files would be nice. All in all though, it’s the best cache plugin for WordPress out there today.