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Welcome to the Day Shift Digital blog! Here you’ll find posts about best practices, how-to’s, and more, all about the wonderful worlds of eCommerce and WordPress.
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Figma vs Adobe XD – Top 5 Differences from a UX/UI Designer Perspective
With Adobe recently acquiring Figma, it seems like Figma may be the main player in the world of UX/ UI design.
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Website Feature Enhancements
‍Are you looking to improve engagement with your website? Take a look at a few of our ideas.
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Day Shift Digital is Highlighted as a Web Development Game-Changer on Clutch
Looking for a team that helps you create designs & web solutions that can give your business the edge? Your search is done because Day Shift Digital..
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Setting up Google Analytics 4 in Shopify
Shopify now integrates Google Analytics 4 via the Google Sales Channel App
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8 Reasons to Hire a WordPress Design and WordPress Development Expert
These days, there are countless do-it-yourself website builders on the market designed to help individuals and businesses create their own websites.
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Tips on Working with a Toronto WordPress Expert
When you’re looking to hire someone to create or redesign your WordPress website there are few things you can do ahead of time to ensure...
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Clutch Awards Day Shift Digital Among Canada’s Top Developers for 2022
At Day Shift Digital, our mission is to create unique, powerful, and user-friendly websites that serve our clients’ needs and deliver results.
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What is a moodboard, and where do we go from there?
A moodboard is a collection of visual elements to help ensure the designer and client are on the same page. This is a quick and efficient way...
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Day Shift Digital awarded as one of Canada’s top eCommerce agencies
We’re proud to be named a top eCommerce agency in Canada by Clutch!
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5 ways we build SEO friendly websites
“If you build it they will come.” might have worked for Kevin Costner, but websites need a little more help. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)...
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5 ways we make sure our sites are accessible
Here are some of the things we do at Day Shift Digital to make sure our websites are accessible and AODA compliant!
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Ecommerce
7 tips to successfully move your store online
As many of you are using this time to move your store online, or improve your online store, here are some helpful tips that I’ve learned over the...
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How to ensure your working from home life is awesome
Yesterday, my coworker cried because I didn’t share my banana with him – working remotely (especially with kids/a baby at home), is different...
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Year in Review: The Client Awards Edition
We've accomplished a ton over the past year: we’ve built some amazing sites, we’ve added Shopify into our repertoire of work, and we grew our team...
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Wireframes: What they are, and why they are part of our process
Wireframes are a tool in a web designer arsenal which are used as a blueprint or framework to initially layout the content and usability of a web...
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Alternative text for the win
In January 2019 a class action lawsuit was launched against Beyoncé for failing to make her website accessible. There are several factors...
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Wordpress
Optimize your WordPress site speed
Since WordPress powers over 33% of the web, it can come in many shapes, sizes and speeds, depending on how you use it.
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Top 3 hosting providers for your WordPress site
When it comes to hosting your WordPress site, not all hosts are created equal. Some of the poorer hosting providers are slow, clunky and...
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Updating the PHP version of your WordPress site
If you have a WordPress site, this means your site is built in PHP. PHP has been around for a long time, and there are a few versions our there.
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Building custom Gutenberg blocks with ACF
We’re all about the block life in Gutenberg these days in our WordPress builds, and what comes with that is building custom Gutenberg block...
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Gutenberg layout blocks: A few of our favourites
So, you’ve probably heard that WordPress has a new block editor called Gutenberg, which gives us the power of blocks, and specifically, some really...
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How to leave comments in AdobeXD
We want your feedback on the wireframe and high fidelity designs we've created for you. Here's how to leave us your thoughts!
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