News & ideas
Updates, new projects, and insights from Wildfire Studios

New case study: Girl in the Wild
A flexible new website for a non-profit that offers free confidence building camps for struggling teens.

WordPress is on fire
In the past two weeks, WordPress’ founder and owner, Matt Mullenweg, has seemed intent on burning down the platform.

New case study: Plimsoll Financial Planning
I’m excited to feature the Plimsoll Financial Planning in my portfolio.

How much data does your website need to collect?
What’s the smallest amount of data you could collect on your website while still having a successful business?

Two kinds of websites
There are only two kinds of websites. Which one are you making?

JAMstack is not always the answer
I’m going to say something that will probably ruffle a few feathers, but this is just my opinion: you don’t need to make everything a JAMstack site.

WordPress is a big old ball of spaghetti
You can do better than everybody else’s bad default.
Ten years of Wildfire Studios
August 21, 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Wildfire Studios.

New Case Study: One Story Website
The new One Story website uses image collages and a large colour palette to share the story of its kids and youth curriculum for churches.

Setting goals for your website redesign
Before you begin that ambitious new website project in your organization, you have to know: what’s the problem you’re trying to solve?

Why you should write your website copy before you hire a web designer
Writing your website’s copy first resolves a lot of potential problems before they have a chance to sneak up and bit you in the butt.

New Client Website: One Story
The website for One Story stuns with bright colours, gorgeous image-based layouts, and a beautiful responsive design.