Kimb Jones

Making & Doing with WordPress

Something we’re working on – an Open Source CPD platform for WordPress

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OK so file this under “coming soon” but we’ve been working hard alongside The University of Sheffield for the past 6 months to come up with a free open-source CPD (continuing professional development) platform which is powered by WordPress. We call it Aspire CPD.

Project Logo

WIP Aspire CPD logo with the WordPress logo

Why the tease?

The system is currently being beta-tested by our partners – so it’s far from ready for public consumption.

I wanted to share because until recently this product has no name or any branding and I thought I may as well publish where we are at. Expect a more in-depth update on the Make Do blog when we are ready to launch.

If you’d like to know more drop us a line. Final testing will be finished by the end of June 2015 and we hope to begin sharing the product with other partners over the summer.

Great write up of the Shopify re-design

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I love a good re-design story and this recent one about how Shopify shifted to a more mobile-friendly version of their site is a must-read.

The updated Shopify home page

The updated Shopify home page

Here’s a snippet covering how they strategically used breakpoints to deliver key content to different screen sizes:

Ultimately, this shows that Shopify determined a strategy for content resolution: what content should be available at all breakpoints, on all devices, versus what content should only be available if the on-screen real estate is that of a desktop or tablet? These kinds of questions lead to a better overall content strategy, and should arguably be a part of all responsive design efforts.

How They Did It: Shopify via TutsPlus