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Hi everyone, We’re planning to update Web Designer Forum from Invision Community 4 to Invision Community 5 on Monday 6th July 2026. Most of the upgrade is behind the scenes improvements, but there is one important login change we want to make sure everyone knows about in advance: After the upgrade, you’ll need to sign in using the email address linked to your Web Designer Forum account. Signing in with your display name will no longer be supported. This is a change in Invision Community 5, the software that powers Web Designer Forum. What you need to do Before 6 July, please check that: You know which email address is linked to …

Hi, all I've updated our Events page. There's some really interesting stuff going on this year, so don't miss your chance to meet new people and learn new things: https://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/web-design-events/ Let me know if I've missed anything and I'll get it added 😁

Hello, everyone I hope 2025 is off to a fantastic start for you all! You'll see a new menu item called Resources. This page has links to a ton of tools, software and other useful resources that will help with your web design adventures. I've put them into categories to make things easier to find: Inspiration Free images & video Design Front-end coding Video & audio editing Business tools Analytics tools Project management tools SEO software Marketing tools Enjoy! If I've missed anything then please do let me know and I'll get it added 😁

Sponsors of our forum, 20i, have just released an exclusive web designer survey. Here are some key takeaways: 💰 90% of designers say clients regularly underestimate the true cost of professional web design. 🤖 75% report that competition from AI and automated tools has made their business more challenging this year. 🎯 3 in 4 professionals are finding it harder to secure high-quality new clients. 🤷 Over half struggle with a lack of clear career progression in their current roles. 🗺️ Nearly 80% of designers would relocate to a different city or state. I don't know about yourselves, but this tracks pretty well! Read the full result…

That's not a typo from a sloppy admin - it's the first message ever sent via ARPANET on 29 October 1969. That's 56 years ago for those of you counting! I find it a little strange that we (humanity) managed to get to the moon and back before the internet was able to transmit as much as "LO". Happy International Internet Day! PS - the first website is still live - https://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html

Greetings, forum denizens! National Computer Security Day is on 30 November 2025. We're web designers, so using strong passwords, updating software, backing up data and enabling multi-factor authentication is part of our process - or should be! Criminals are getting more effective at causing trouble thanks to AI. You might be able to spot fakes quickly, but would your older relatives? Here's a video that might help them (and you) to discern what's real and what's not: What proactive steps are you going to take to protect your digital information?

Big news from the EU. They have just released a new European Accessibility Act for apps and websites. Make sure you have a read of what changes you need to make. Don't want anyone getting fines. To put it short, you need to comply with EAA’s accessibility standards, such as WCAG 2.2 Level AA.

Our friends at 20i, who provide free hosting for and sponsor this forum, have opened up the 2025 FOSS Awards for voting! These awards, now in their third year, celebrate the incredible people behind open source projects. This year's prize package for winners includes a free ‘20iCloud Large’ Managed Cloud Server or 8GB unmanaged VPS for a year to host their projects, along with coverage in 20i's newsletters, social media and blog. This is a great opportunity to help out our favourite developers, and shine a light on their work. I'd invite us all to cast votes for the software we use. The categories are: Communication CRM & Support …

Hi, everyone! The tasty new logo is for Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day, which is on the 6th of July each year. Thomas Roy and Ruth Roy of Wellcat created this 'holiday' in 2003, which encourages people to: Webmasters have a lot on their plates with coding, SEO, traffic monitoring, server management and everything else that goes into keep sites online. Hopefully there'll be something nice on the menu from your clients this year. Feel free to share any gifts, thank you notes, shoutouts etc in this thread 😁 #TakeYourWebmasterToLunchDay

Hello! 20i have just published a study on green energy and internet services: https://www.20i.com/green-survey They asked some interesting questions: Would you pay more for a greener tool or service? How important is sustainability compared with price and features? Have you ever avoided a tool or service due to environmental concerns? What are your thoughts? And what do your customers say? I didn’t expect 68% of people to say they actively consider the environmental impact of the digital tools and services they use! .image-container { background-color: #ebdfcf; display: inline-block; } .image-container { background-…

Looks like the live-events side of things is recovering nicely! Which ones are you going to? Event Date Location Digital People in Peterborough Monthly Peterborough Create Leicester Quarterly Leicester UX Brighton 01 November 2024 Brighton CopyCon 08 November 2024 London …

Hi there! I'm Richard, a web developer with 30 years of experience serving businesses in the Powys/Shropshire borders UK. www.webspaceunlimited.co.uk

We've updated a few documents down in the footer to give our members more insight into what goes on behind the scenes at Web Designer Forum. We've also added a few new ones: Privacy Policy About Us Code of Conduct Terms of Service Thanks to everyone who helped out 🍻

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I want to make my website for my business, and for this I am searching lot of companies and contacting them. One of the website design company is saying that we need to take SEO services as well for getting it into Google. So my question is that; should I immediately take SEO also after creating my business website or I can start SEO after 3-4 months of website building? How does it effect to my website if I start SEO after 3-4 months of creating website?

how can i add twitter card in wordpress website> My websites is https://s2smark.com/ and i want to insert twitter card in it's blog section

Hi developers ive got 5 buttons on my website btn1 btn2 btn3 btn4 btnContinue (takes user onto second page) When a user clicks btn1 and btn2 then click btnContinue i want to display some text on the second page but then if the user clicks btn1 and btn3 then clicks btnContinue i want to display totally different text to appear on the second page How can i do this and is there a simple way to achieve this ???? Kind regards web developer newbie

Hi Guys I need help with AJAX. I want to UPDATE my DB without refreshing. I don't really know how to do this. I have found piece of code online but for some reason is not working. Another thing is : how to make run PHP code after 5 minutes. For example: someone push the button and after 5 minutes my DB will be updated. Any Ideas?

Hey there! I'm a beginner web-designer. However, I am a quick learner so I'm a pretty confident user of Figma BUT! I don't really understand how my Figma project will come to live. What am I supposed to do to make it a real website, to make it work? Will need to learn coding? Or is there another app that will help me? Thanks a bunch! Any response is appreciated!

Responsive web design is a web improvement approach that makes dynamic changes to the presence of a website, contingent upon the screen size and direction of the gadget being utilized to see it. ... In responsive design, page components reshuffle as the viewport develops or shrivels.

Mobile UX London (MUXL) is hosting a three-day Festival of UX & Design on the 9th-11th of September 2020! This event will bring together a diverse group of individuals to discuss UX Design and present new and innovative ideas at the very first virtual MUXL festival, featuring 18 expert speakers and 6 workshops. Themes covered include: Inclusive & Accessible Design, The Evolution of UX Design, Innovation & Emerging Technologies. This will also be an excellent networking opportunity, offering you the ability to connect with up to 250 UXperts! We are happy to offer Free Festival Passes worth £45 to this community! Register your at this link …

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Hello, I am new in this field, I have a question I am going to create an o e-commerce website for my client, but can anyone suggest to me Which is the best platform to build an eCommerce website?

I am planning to build a professional educational paid website for teaching Maths from primary to GCSE level. My website will have a hundred of short video covering all Maths topic with worksheet and answer key. I have zero knowledge about building website, maintenance and marketing. I don’t mind anyone in the world build my website and maintain if price is affordable to me. Can someone guide me where to find right person to do this job? Do you have any idea about the cost of building, maintenance and marketing? Your help will be highly appreciated.

....to everyone. My recent posts may not have been full of goodwill to all men, but today my sincerest best wishes to you all, men and women that is, and the blokes pretending to be women too.

You can now add an extra bit of flair to your profile page: a banner image across the top. This can be up to 2MB, so have fun, and please report anything naughty or tasteless!

If you get any 500 errors here on the Web Designer Forum where it says 'internal server error' or similar - could you let me know here please? If you can provide the link that you were trying to access that may be of help diagnosing the issue. It isn't directly related to our hosting. We're currently investigating it with the provider of our forum software. Thanks! 😃

I was looking through Google Analytics to find where our latest wave of spammers were coming from and found this: https://www.stackoverflowbusiness.com/blog/how-to-find-and-hire-a-ux-developer We're the place to be..!

We've updated the design of the site - we hope you like it! As I write many of the posts are still being moved over: it's taking hours! Some of the changes are still in the queue so please bear with us while this happens. It should be completed by the end of today. There are lots of other changes in the pipeline but your feedback on the forum's current state would be invaluable, thanks. EDIT 20/12/17: After much strife we found a 'hidden' setting that prevented standard members posting here. Sorry, you can post here now.

I'm kinda breaking forum etiquette here by cross-posting but so that it gets more traffic I'd like to draw everyone's attention to:

Good news everyone! The Web Designer Forum will be getting a long-overdue facelift soon. We’ll be removing some of the less popular and monetised sections of the forum, including the classified ads, job ads and the market. The new-look site will be more mobile-friendly and have a modern, minimalist aesthetic. Our aim is to bring the site back to its roots: a friendly area where like-minded individuals can help each other, get advice and receive constructive criticism. We’ll be doing some tidying-up but most of the subforums will remain the same, as will most published posts. Your sign-in details will remain the same. ...and we need your help: Is …

We have a new addition to the mod team, welcome @Jack. We are very happy to have you as a mod!

September WOTM is now open for entries! Submit your website by sending me a PM before Thursday, 25th September 2014. Please read the full rules here. Looking forward to your submissions!

Thanks to everyone for their submissions, here are the sites that made it to the competition: 1. unbottled - http://designr.co/slick/ 2. pixelcoder - http://www.pixelcoder.co.uk/ 3. danners2003 - http://batemanroofing.co.uk/ Good luck

It's time for WOTM July 2014! Make sure you read the rules - http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4050 the website should be designed and build by yourselves, ready themes and templates are not accepted Send me your entries by 25th July - looking forward!

June Website of the Month 2014 is now open To enter, please send me a PM by clicking here (Not replying to this thread) with the Subject: WOTM: June 2014 Please include the following details: Website URL Website Title Full Rules can be read here . Please send your entries by Wednesday 25th June at midnight. You can vote for your favourite site from Thursday 26th to Monday 1st July The winning site will be announced on Tuesday 2nd July If you have any questions please refer to the rules or ask a question within our WOTM discussion forum. Looking forward to your entries!

Nominations are now open for May Website Of The Month! Full Rules can be read here . Closing date for receiving your website is midnight: Sunday 25th May at midnight. You can vote for your favourite site from Monday 26th to Sunday 1st June. The winning site will be announced on Monday 2nd June. To enter, please send me a PM by clicking here (Not replying to this thread) with the Subject: WOTM: May 2014 Please include the following details: Website URL Website Title If you have any questions please refer to the rules or ask a question within our WOTM discussion forum. As always, looking forward to your entries!

Hello It's time for the April WOTM - please send me a PM with your entry by clicking here. If you are not sure about anything, you can read the full rules here. Closing date for submitting your website is 25th April, Friday at midnight. Really looking forward to your submissions!

Hi, Based on the suggestion from @@Jack we're pleased to be now using 'Mentions' , you can easily mention members within all your posts or topics, the mentioned user will then be notified via the forum notification system. Simply using the @ symbol followed by the username of the member you want to mention & it will create a link to the users profile. Hint: Using the link under the users avatar on posts, acts as a shortcut for mentioning them within your replies. Example below:

Time for the 3rd competition this year Submit your entries by sending me a PM - deadline for submissions is 24th March at midnight. Voting will start on 25th March and the winner will be announced on 2nd April. Big thanks to everyone who participated last month and looking forward to your entries

It's time for WOTM February 2014! Looking forward to your entries Submit your website by Tuesday 25th Feb. Please include the following details: Website URL Website Title Comments: (If you need to add anything extra) Full Rules can be read here

First competition of 2014! Last year raised the bar a lot, so very much looking forward to see what would this year bring Send me your entries and don't forget these must be custom design and built from scratch. Ready made themes / templates will not make it into the competition. Deadline for submission is 24th Jan at midnight. Voting will start on 25th January and the winner will be announced on 1st Feb. Looking forward

Hey everyone! Slight delay in December's WOTM competition, but we can still make it on time. Please PM your entries to me by 25th December. The winner will be announced next year () 2nd January. We have 2 wonderful entries so far, make sure you submit yours. Thanks and good luck to the contestants!

Hello It's time for November 2013 competition for Member website of the month! Nominations are now open. Full Rules can be read here . Closing date for receiving your website is midnight: Monday 25th November 2013. You will be able to vote for your favourite from Tuesday 26th November to Saturday 30th November. The winner will be announced on Sunday 1st December. To enter, please send me a PM by clicking here (Not replying to this thread) With the Subject: WOTM: November 2013 Please include the following details: Website URL Website Title Comments: (If you need to add anything extra) If you have any questions please refer to the rules or ask a question wi…

It's time for October 2013 competition! Nominations for WDF members Website of the Month are now open. Full Rules can be read here . Closing date for receiving your website is midnight: Friday 25th October 2013. You will be able to vote for your favourite from Saturday 26th October to Friday 1st November. To enter, please send me a PM by clicking here (Not replying to this thread) With the Subject: WOTM: October 2013 Please include the following details: Website URL Website Title Comments: (If you need to add anything extra) If you have any questions please refer to the rules or ask a question within our WOTM discussion forum. Looking forward to your en…

What ho Chums! It's that 'time of the month' that we all look forward to - Members' Website of the Month. That's right, the Summer is on it's way out (if you live in the UK & Ireland area, here's some reading on this Summer Concept), so ample time to start digging your heels in to client work you want to showcase or perhaps that elusive project you've been working on for some time. The same rules apply as always. The closing date for this one is 25th September, midnight pumpkin fans. Please send your submissions to Teodora with the subject heading 'WOTM: September 2013' and the following info: Website URL Website Title Comments (should you need to a…

Hi, Voting for the WDF MOTM (Member of the month) award is now open!!. Each month we'd like to award 3 lucky WDF members for their contributions here on the forum. Winners are helped decided by your nominations. Please PM/Message me with your recommendations (3 Maximum) for who you think have helped the community for the month of July 2013 and deserves to be MOTM. This will play a huge decided factor on who we think should get the award. Voting closes on August 10th 2013 Prize breakdown: 1st Place: £10 Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate Special "MOTM" Badge (Includes Platinum Membership Features) + Bragging rights 2nd Place: £5 Amazon Gift Certificate 2 x Month Pla…

Hi, We have just launched a new section on the forum dedicated to social media. > http://wdf.co/social With an increase in the amount of posts regarding social media, it seemed best to dedicate a forum to accommodate these topics. Use this forum to discuss all things social media related.

Hi, Some new members are finding it difficult posting new topics/replies with the current "You need 25 posts/topics to create links" limit in please, the module we purchased to police this is very buggy e.g. members can't post smilies and even code snippets, which is just ridiculous, and clearly this needs to change... So we're running a trial where we'll be removing this limit and test if it has any affects on spam here on the forum, I think many members here are vigilant when it comes to reporting spam and letting us know by using the "report post" button on anything dodgey, which we're all thankful for, plus with the addition to 3 new moderators, we're much better eq…

Hi It's my pleasure to announce the promotion of 3 very well established and recognised members here on the forum. Their contributions and helpfulness have been absolutely fanastic over the past few months, so to myself and the other mods here were obvous choices to help moderate the forums here Please welcome 4li4s, Lyndsey & Teodora to the moderating staff. :yahoo: