Episode Details

We look at the role of user experience design in web design. How does UX differ from other disciplines in web design and development?

Our panel this week:

Krissie VandeNoord: http://krissievandenoord.com/

Sallie Goetsch: https://www.wpfangirl.com/

Jackie D'Elia: https://jackiedelia.com/

Kim Shivler: https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/

John Locke: https://www.lockedownseo.com/

Jonathan Denwood: https://www.wp-tonic.com/

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Table of Contents for Episode 168

0:00 Podcast intros.

3:16 WordPress News Story #1: #StopMullware — On the Security of 27% of the Websites on the Internet

http://web.archive.org/web/20170214062414/https://medium.com/@CiPHPerCoder/stopmullware-on-the-security-of-27-of-the-websites-on-the-internet-298a7e5b6871

Matt Mullenweg Responds to Security Rant: Digital Signatures for WordPress Updates Are Important but Not a Priority

https://wptavern.com/matt-mullenweg-responds-to-security-rant-digital-signatures-for-wordpress-updates-are-important-but-not-a-priority

14:32 WordPress News Story #2: WordPress REST API Vulnerability Exploits Continue

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-rest-api-vulnerability-exploits-continue

RCE Attempts Against the Latest WordPress REST API Vulnerability

https://blog.sucuri.net/2017/02/rce-attempts-against-the-latest-wordpress-rest-api-vulnerability.html

A Feeding Frenzy to Deface WordPress Sites

https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/02/rest-api-exploit-feeding-frenzy-deface-wordpress-sites/

25:38 WordPress News Story #3: How Many WordPress Plugins is Too Many? The Answer Might Surprise You

https://wplift.com/how-many-wordpress-plugins

Main Topic: What is UX Design?

32:22 What is UX? How does it differ from other web design disciplines?

36:01 What are the impacts of bad user experience or not considering UX?

39:40 What impact does UX have on something like an online course?

44:59 Why are UX and UI confused so often? What are the real differences between user experience design and user interface design?

46:25 Where does UX design fit into the larger design plan? When does user research get presented to visual designers and back-end engineers?

49:35 Balancing usability and functionality.

56:38 Some recommendations for UX resources to learn from.

1:07:55 Podcast outros.

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