By Scott Stasio, Special Projects Officer at Praescient Analytics The days of basic HTML websites hosted on GeoCites are long behind us (although some relics still do exist online). It is easy to forget how basic the web browsing experience was only a few years ago; streaming video was unthinkable, social media was just getting…
Ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar, but you just haven’t had the time to take lessons? Well, The Web Development Group (WDG) has partnered with the folks behind a local music community to bring you a comprehensive guitar lesson community… online! Welcome to … GuitarGate This online startup community is solely…
We are big fans of the little details that make a user experience beautiful. When Praescient Analytics, a local veteran-owned small business, came to us with an open mind for a website redesign, we knew we were going to have some fun honing in on those details. With a new WordPress-powered website planned for public…
What better way to spend a weekend than to do what you love during the week? This past weekend, there were 95 events nationwide with 20 government partners and 11,000 participants tackling challenges through the National Day of Civic Hacking. As an extension of this hack for change opportunity, the City of Newark, its mayor,…
Remember last year’s GiveBack DC event? It was pretty awesome and The Web Development Group (WDG) was so excited to work together with some of the brightest in the DC creative world to give back to our fantastic community! For 2013, WDG is working harder to make this year’s GiveBack DC bigger and more collaborative…
The Special Libraries Association (SLA), serving thousands of information professionals worldwide, is known to consistently rejuvenate itself . The overhaul of its website would be no different. SLA teamed up with The Web Development Group (WDG) to modernize its online aesthetics, streamline the website user experience and simplify content management by moving to a WordPress content management system…
Back in September 2012 (after our first annual GiveBack DC event – last year known as CreateathonDC), we released the new version of WebDevelopmentGroup.com. It has only taken 7 months for us to see 100,000 page views across the site. Since this is such a huge milestone, we decided to put together some statistics to celebrate the…
Once a year, Alexandria, Virginia based Web Development Company WDG hosts and manages the GiveBack DC program. The mission of GiveBack DC is to build a new web presence for four (4) local nonprofits with the help of volunteers from DC’s creative and technical community. Each nonprofit can expect to receive a complete online makeover…
Many of you may remember last year’s CreateathonDC event, hosted by The Web Development Group, and its goal of successfully building a new web presence for three local nonprofits. The inaugural event surpassed our expectations and was a huge success! We had a surplus of applicants for both nonprofits and volunteers. All three sites launched…
Welcome to the one stop Drupal blog spot! In this post we will tell you the four Drupal modules that we cannot live without. Nearly every Drupal website we build (which is a lot) incorporates these different modules. We find them easy to use, effective at their job, and a huge benefit to the overall…
The Soyfoods Association of North America (SANA) approached The Web Development Group looking to have www.soyfoodsmonth.org refreshed. The purpose of this site is to make the general population more aware of soyfoods month. WDG’s WordPress development team worked closely with SANA to ensure that the changes made reflected the organization’s goals. In order to help…
Meet our newest team member, Dario! He will be joining WDG’s design team as a web designer. When we first saw Dario’s portfolio, the consensus was clear: he had to join our team. As a graduate from James Madison University with a degree in Media Arts and Design, Dario has the right educational background to excel in…
Meet our newest team member; Dario! He will be joining The Web Development Group’s design team as a web designer. When we first saw Dario’s portfolio, the consensus was clear: he had to join our team. As a graduate from James Madison University with a degree in Media Arts and Design, Dario has the right…
A few times a year, an event captures the attention of The Web Development Group Team, and we feel compelled to either sponsor or participate. When the Domestic Violence Hackathon came across our radar, we were excited to participate both as developers and as a sponsor. Not all of our team was able to attend…
One of the biggest advantages of building your site on WordPress is the vast plugin ecosystem. With over 60,000 plugins available, you can extend your site’s functionality in just about any direction—from SEO and speed to security, forms, and content creation. But not all plugins are created equal. Some are must-haves, while others can slow…
At The Web Development Group, we specialize in building custom WordPress and Drupal websites that are guaranteed to please visitors. There is a lot that goes in to each website we launch. From the beginning research phase where we meet with clients and discuss the goals of the new site to content management where we…
2012 was an awesome year for The Web Development Group. In the first year of this stellar start-up, we have: tripled in size and grew together as a close-knit team, deployed some fantastic projects, from design to launch hosted a successful inaugural event to give back to local non-profits, adopted our second office pup, Duke,…
Just a few days ago we discussed the WordPress media gallery. Since that time, WordPress has released a new update and in it a new media gallery. Below is a quick discussion: The holidays are right around the corner, and WDG got everything it could ever ask for in the newest update of WordPress 3.5!…
Why The Web Development Group? We are the best web design and web development company in Washington DC, and we are proud of our work! Our DC web designers will work directly with you to create a modern web design that comes with intuitive navigation and a user friendly interface. Our WordPress web developers will…
The WordPress Media Library is one of the most-used areas of any WordPress site—but often one of the most overlooked when it comes to organization and long-term maintenance. It’s where your site stores all images, PDFs, videos, and audio files. While the upload process is simple, managing media at scale requires a more strategic approach.…