When WordPress first launched in 2003, it started out as an easy-to-use blogging platform. Now it’s evolved into a powerful website builder, providing users an easy way to build and customize their sites and manage their content. Some of the biggest brands also use WordPress, including The New Yorker, MTV News, Beyonce’s Official Website, and The Walt Disney Company!
The proof is in the pudding; you can create really beautiful sites and add or customize content easily! To help get you inspired, we’ve listed the 40 best WordPress sites powered by the popular Ultra, Shoppe, Fullpane, or Parallax themes (to name a few). See how you too can use WordPress to create amazing websites whether it’s for a portfolio, agency, eCommerce shop, photography business, real estate site, or lifestyle blog.
Sticky scrolling is a cool way to grab a reader’s attention as it makes your web page feel animated with various elements sticking to the forefront, then disappearing. It hasn’t yet been a year since we’ve launched the Builder’s sticky scrolling, but we’ve been receiving great feedback on it, and have noticed parallax layout sites having a bit of a resurgence as well.
To see what goes into creating a sticky scrolling layout, we’ll be breaking it all down and explaining it to you in this foundational tutorial. Take a look at the Sticky Scrolling demo below to see it in action.
Welcome to another Customer Story, where we share the beautiful work and interesting tales of our clients. Today we’re journeying to the west coast where we’ll hear the success story of a web designer, who was hesitant about WordPress at first, but after switching over, fell in love!
About Me
My name is Brett Hallonquist and I live in Seattle, Washington. For the past two years, I’ve been the Creative Director at the largest regional real estate company in the western U.S., Windermere Real Estate, tasked with overhauling their entire brand and collateral top to bottom. Prior to Windermere I ran my own successful graphic design business, Atomic Design Lab, for nearly 20 years.
Section scrolling, or full page/section scroll, is a popular and modern tool to achieve the most immersive viewing experience on a website. Visuals are usually spread fullwidth to grab a viewer’s focus and to really showcase a magnificent photograph or beautiful product.
Section scrolling smoothly snaps to the next section on a site’s page as the user scrolls. When a user scrolls lower with either a mouse, trackpad, or the arrow key, they trigger a scroll. This animates the page to the next section. Sections can also be used to organize your site’s pages (including the Homepage, About, Contact, and FAQ), or be intended to share your company’s story, taking the reader on a timeline of events.
This is also great for doing presentation slideshows and if you’re looking to feature more interactive content. You can also combine section scrolling with entrance animations for foreground headings or images (ie. slide in, slide out, fade in/out, bounce in/out, etc.). Your modules would enter the screen when the next section is triggered and scrolling up.
Calling all city and travel photography bloggers and influencers… please help us welcome the Ultra Horizontal skin! Using vivid colours, horizontal scrolling, and big visual imagery, allow the reader to step into your memories with your breathtaking travel photos.
This is the perfect skin to showcase your landscapes and detail shots all at once, using the section scrolling with fancy parallax scrolling effect. The Ultra Horizontal also makes it easy for you to keep yourself afloat during your travels by using the built-in Portfolio and Shop section. Simply insert your products or Amazon Affiliate product links in your shop with the free WooCommerce plugin and use our specially pre-designed layout for it. Or feature your professional skills and services by displaying your best pictures in the Portfolio section using our free Themify Portfolio Plugin!
