Greetings and welcome to the new CreativePro!
If you’re a regular visitor, you might have wondered why the site was quiet over the last few weeks, with only a few bits of new content. I’m happy to now reveal the reason: we were working hard in the background to refresh, revamp, and reboot CreativePro! And with nearly 11,000 articles spanning 15 years, well, there was a lot to refresh.
Fellow blog admins and web devs, you’ll appreciate this: A huge part of the process was converting the site from Drupal to WordPress, which is what our other sites use. How sweet it was to see the above screen shot in the WordPress dashboard!
I really hope you enjoy using the new site. Personally, I find that it is quicker, easier on the eyes, and simpler to navigate. And because it’s responsive, it looks great on a phone or an iPad now.
Getting Around the New Site
For navigation, you’ll see four categories that you can browse from the home page: Fonts & Type, Layout & Illustration, Photoshop & Photography, and Print & PDF. Some articles didn’t fit into any of those categories, so if you don’t find what you want by browsing, search the site (top right corner of every page), or scroll down to the footer and use the Site Map.
You can also use the breadcrumb trail at the top of an article to browse related content.
Click an author’s name to find all the articles written by that person.
And at the end of articles, you’ll find authors’ bios with links to their websites and other work.
No Need to Log-in
Presently, there is no need to create a user account (or log in to an account that you created on the old site). As we continue to develop and add new features, it’s likely that we will enable a system of user accounts. But for now, just think of it as one less password you have to remember!
Never Miss an Article with Our Newsletters
You can get the best of CreativePro sent to you in our weekly email newsletter, along with subscriber-only special offers. Just enter your email address on the home page, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Our complicated newsletter sign-up process
Existing subscribers don’t have to do a thing, you’re all still subscribed.
Quick and Easy Commenting
Another thing that I love about the new site is how easy it is to add a comment at the end of an article. In most cases, there’s no annoying captcha to deal with, all you have to do is enter your name and email, and click the checkbox to declare that you are not a robot (we’ll take your word for it). We made it easier to comment because want to hear from you!
Note that if you’re browsing in Private mode (Incognito in Chrome), you will see the usual, more complicated kind of captcha.
If you want to send us a general question or comment, there’s a link to a contact form in the footer of every page. Down there, you’ll also find links to the aforementioned site map/archives, plus the privacy policy, live events, and the other websites in the Creative Publishing Network group.
We’re Just Getting Started
And the best news it that we’re not done yet. We have a lot of fun stuff planned, including the return of monthly contests where you can win some awesome prizes! And we’ll continue to work to improve the design and functionality of CreativePro in the days and weeks to come.
So take a look around, kick the tires, let us know what you think of the new CreativePro.com—and what else you’d like to see. Thanks!
This article was last modified on June 30, 2023
This article was first published on April 12, 2015
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