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How to Split WordPress Back-end for Owners/Users and Developers

August 22, 2016 | UX, WordPress

Developer Mode for WordPress

We have two separate needs and experiences for the WordPress back-end. Site owners and users need a different suite of tools and interfaces from what we developers/implementers need. Let's talk about splitting the back-end interfaces to serve both

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The Flawed Strategy of Assigning Site Owners as Editors

July 12, 2016 | UX, WordPress

Many times developers will assign the site owner as an editor to hide away all of the extra screens and menus that they've added into the back-end. But we are doing the site owner a disservice when s/he is not given full access to her/his website.

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Developers, We’ve Made the WordPress Back-end Complex and Disconnected

July 7, 2016 | UX, WordPress

There's an alarming trend in the WordPress back-end: we developers are polluting the back-end and building disconnected, complex solutions for the site owners. I understand the path that lead us to this state. But now it's time to stop and think

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