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Make WordPress Scale, on a Budget

Make WordPress Scale, on a Budget

If you create great content, your WordPress site is going to get a lot of traffic. That’s a good thing! One of our clients has done just that, but we had a couple of problems – he’s become popular in general, bringing in, on busy days, over 10,000 visitors, many of whom look around the site. And worse, he’s also… continue reading

Gill Sans Rides Again

Gill Sans Rides Again

You may have heard of Gill Sans. Designed by the sign-writer Eric Gill in the 1920s it is as much a British icon as fish & chips. You only have to look at the BBC, or any high street to see it. This article, however, is not about about a typeface (in case you were wondering) but about the redesigned… continue reading

Company Position, 2nd Quarter 2010

Company Position, 2nd Quarter 2010

One thing we’d like to start doing a little more is to post information about how the company as a whole is progressing, what we’re looking at, and where we’re going. Obviously there will be things that we have to keep quiet, such as our plans for world domination (oops!) or commercially sensitive work, but by and large a lot… continue reading

Using MySQL Workbench with XAMPP

Using MySQL Workbench with XAMPP

This is a slight departure from our usual posts as it’s not about WordPress. However, if you’re developing with WordPress on a Windows PC there’s a good chance you’re using XAMPP as your platform.

We’re Moving!

We’re Moving!

After nearly three years at the offices in Slater Street, we’ve reached the stage where we need better, more professional facilities than those offered by simple office rent. Slater Street is a characterful place in the middle of Liverpool’s Artistic Quarter. It also has lots of bars and some amazing people. But with that comes noise, occasional mess, and relatively… continue reading

New Site for Us!

New Site for Us!

After two years with our old site we finally decided it was time to apply a lot of what we’ve learned over the years into a re-launch. So, what does this actually mean?  A new site usually comes with something different, and in this case we didn’t want to disappoint.

Site Launched: Telecoms.com

Site Launched: Telecoms.com

Interconnect IT’s news orientated WordPress technology has been implemented in the relaunched Telecoms.com site. Telecoms.com is considered to be the telecoms industry’s leading news, opinion and analysis website. It is produced by the Telecoms & Media group within Informa plc – a major operator in the information business with over 8000 staff in over 40 countries.

Site Launched: Willows Mallorca

Site Launched: Willows Mallorca

Willows Mallorca were one of our first clients and needed a new site to help reflect their success and to attract a broader range of clients.

Site Launched: Liverpool Motor Club

Site Launched: Liverpool Motor Club

As a big fan of motorsport, the director of Interconnect IT, David Coveney couldn’t resist helping his club out with a quick but attractive WordPress solution.

Site Launched: Danbar Drilling

Site Launched: Danbar Drilling

Danbar Drilling is a WordPress 2.7 based site.  The theme is 100% custom in-house design & build, and utilises several Interconnect IT only custom plugins, including automatic theme sensitive image resizing, short titles and excerpts, and more.  Design by David Coveney, code by James R Whitehead and Mike Little.  The site is built to industry standards and with accessibility in… continue reading