It’s hard, if not impossible, to deny that performance is by far one of the most critical aspects of any decent web project, be it a small portfolio site, a mobile-first web app, right through to a full-scale ecommerce project. Studies, articles and personal experience all tell us that fast is best.

In CSS we have many ways to style things in any way we want. When it gets to forms though, things get a little complicated. Text inputs are easy, but checkboxes and radio buttons are very difficult to style with CSS. In this tutorial I’ll show you exactly how to style these inputs and make awesome forms with just CSS!

Technically, there is nothing special about showing code on a WordPress site. You just wrap code in <pre> (and probably <code>, for semantics and font control) tags, like:

<pre><code>#id {
  whatever
}</code></pre>

Then you style up the code with CSS like you would any other element. Perhaps you set your code in your favorite monospace font (not required, but keeps indentation nice) and set off your pre tags visually with a dark background.

To work as a freelance web designer requires a lot of patience and perseverance. You need to wake up every day and tackle problems one after another until you can successfully complete your projects. There is a lot of stress and turmoil which goes into this process, but also a lot of compassion and learning.

Many freelancers are only working with clients as a transitionary career into what they love. This could be launching their own projects, or maybe even working in business or management. The problem is about how you can slowly focus more on your own ideas and less on freelancing. In this guide I would like to offer some tips for migrating your project ideas into your hectic work schedule. There is no single answer which works for everybody. You just need to stay productive and have a bit of faith that your ideas will work out in the end.

As a WordPress administrator, there is probably nothing you look at on a more regular basis or rely on more heavily than your Admin Menus. You get used to them, yes, but everyone has his/her own preferences.

These ten Admin Menu plugins below are meant to help you customize and improve the backend section of your site. Use them to set up a more efficient user interface – something that makes more sense to you and your own way of working.