Tag Archives: Usability

What’s Really Necessary in Your Sidebar

What’s Really Necessary in Your Sidebar By Ryan
August 2, 2007 – 5:38 am

If WordPress sidebars weren’t tempting before widgets, it shouldn’t be surprising how nuts some users go when adding to their sidebar is as easy as dragging and dropping. But, to quote a classic line, with great power comes great responsibility. In other words, there are some things you should keep in mind when stocking your [...]

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Creating a Print Stylesheet for Your WordPress Website

Creating a Print Stylesheet for Your WordPress Website By Ryan
July 13, 2007 – 7:41 am

One detail often overlooked by WordPress theme creators and the bloggers who use them is the value of the print stylesheet. The importance of the screen stylesheet (the CSS included with every WordPress theme) is not even up for discussion: it’s necessary. I would like to see the print stylesheet go that direction as well.
What [...]

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Fast Food Lines, Mazes, and User Expectations

Fast Food Lines, Mazes, and User Expectations By Ryan
May 21, 2007 – 10:36 pm

Last week I drove out and picked up a friend of mine in New Jersey. From here (Indiana) to there (NJ state park) was about 12 hours. On the way back we stopped at a fast food joint or two, and it was in one of them that something strange hit me.
The little maze that [...]

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