Posts about Design
GV design updates and new homepage A/B test
Learn about a variety of design changes to the site as well as an upcomming "A/B" test that will experiment with different homepage designs to see which is most effective.
Design Update: No-Sidebar article display
After testing a clean new post design that's centred without a sidebar, we liked the results, and are making this change live across all GV sites.
Special Categories Temporary Guide – With video!
Learn about the new system that replaces "Special Coverage Pages".
Design Testing on Global Voices and the new “Skinny Post” Variation
GV is A/B testing a new post design without a sidebar. Learn about our design process, the change we're working on, and what the heck A/B testing is!
GV Design Refresh 2020 – With Video!
We're launching some small but poignant design changes for Global Voices! In this post you can learn what they are as well as the thinking behind them.
GV Test Post: Formats
This post full of demo content covers all the major styles and formats supported by the GV theme, and should work with both normal and "Extra-wide" layouts.
GV Test Post: Embeds
This test post demonstrates the various social media embeds that are supported by GV
Global Voices Test Post: Shortcodes
A demonstration of the various custom shortcodes that are part of the GV Plugin and Theme
Embedding Tweets on GV: Tutorial video and updated guidelines to stop making translators sad!
Embedding tweets can be confusing but I've created a video tutorial and updated the official Twitter guidelines in the WordPress Posting Guide to make sure it's clear!
New Feature: Post Validation Checklist!
This is a quick post to introduce a new feature being added to the GV WordPress sites: Post validation! Learn how the new system ensures consistent post settings.
