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Upon Holy Ground
Chapter 1: Magnolia
A Bat Coven LLC Production
Co-authored by @the-bats-who-simp and @alwaysyourshenry
Warnings: Very light smut (kissing, titty touches, etc.)
Ajax rubbed his back, sore with old age as often happens. He looked sightlessly out on the town fondly, feeling the chill on his face that almost felt like an old friend at this point if not for the small freezing bites it gave him. He remembered his mother, one of the very last women to give birth during the last summer. Her face was always clear in his head, even if the background faded away with the years. His memory could only do so much good. His hair and beard were streaked with silver, his eyes wise and as blue as the summer sky he was born under.
On his back he carried his granddaughter, too young to wear the heavy snow shoes they all had to wear to get around the town. In front of him, sled dogs, happy and rolling around in the snow. For as long as he could remember, it was his job to help distribute food amongst the town. It was a group effort, of course, everybody helped out where they could all things considered. It was in their nature to be considerate and selfless, part of the teachings and values they’d been raised by. Helping those in need, treat others with respect and you’ll receive respect in return. That is, of course, not to say hedonism was frowned upon, far from it. One could indulge and be selfless at the same time. Those two things weren’t mutually exclusive.
Ajax now carried the last of the bread. His grandson, Everest, had made it in the bakery in the middle of town with the last of the ingredients from the last excursion beyond Paradiso’s borders. Not even the cold could get rid of the warmth of a freshly made loaf, perhaps through divine intervention or the insulated carriers he used.
The Preacher and the head of the town, Jamie, was currently out gathering more food though. They always timed it so that they’d always return with fresh supplies the moment the last load had run out. They made sure to make every scrap of fabric and bit of grain worthwhile, not a single bit was put to waste. This time, Jamie left with three of his witches. Eva, Theresa, and Mars. They each had their own specialties that helped the gathering of food, medicine, and other supplies, which was why they were often the ones to go on these extensive trips.
Sometimes other witches would go instead of those three to have time beyond the perpetually frozen stretches of land and time. They’d pile into Jamie’s beat up old truck from the early 1970s with burlap sacks that could carry more than they appeared to and leave for a week or two depending on the necessity. It only happened at most four times a year; Jamie was always very good about cataloging exactly what was needed and how that supply could be made to stretch. It wasn’t the perfect living like the name of the town suggested it would be, but they made it work. In Jamie’s stead, Nora became the new head of town as the oldest official witch amongst them.
Nora always stood at the helm of the ship, so to speak, and now led with great confidence and wisdom. Her eyes glowed golden with divine power, a remnant of the blazing hot sun that used to threaten to burn their beautiful Paradiso to the ground, beautiful pastel shotgun houses and all.
Ajax’s granddaughter, Vivian, named after her godmother, covered Ajax’s snow blind eyes. He had never seen her beautiful face, nor that of his wife, daughter, and grandson. The eternal winter had taken more than just heat and carefree mobility from the villagers over the decades. Back in the beginning, snow came to Paradiso only rarely and only for short periods of time. Nobody knew what the proper steps to take were, so several people suffered. Frostbite, chill-borne sickness, and snow blindness. It saddened Ajax that his children and grandchildren had never known life before. He wasn’t sure how many of his line would never see summer blooms and greenery, if they ever would again. Everyone prayed daily that the summer would someday come back, but as of now, it showed no signs of its return.
Vivian (the Younger, as her godmother and namesake had called her) giggled, sitting high upon Ajax’s back as he climbed up the tall walk to his small, shotgun house, painted a nice robin’s egg blue with white trim. The paint was peeling and the wood was slightly bloated with years of gradual water damage. Even if Ajax couldn’t see it, he knew it was there. It was part of the house’s charm, he said, every single scar bearing a story as they often did. From outside, he could hear the laughter of the town's children, whom his beautiful wife, Athen, often babysat. She had always loved children, and even at her age, she could keep up with the young ones with ease save for the occasional crick and pulled muscle. Other symptoms of the oncoming twilight years of life.
As soon as Ajax walked in, the horde of children scurried over to meet him. They called his name, grabbing his hands and pant legs and dragging him over to a plush rocking chair in the corner.
“Please,” one of the children called, “tell us the stories!”
Ajax could feel the heat emanating from the lightbulb in the tall lamp behind him, reminding him of the stories his mother would tell.
“It was a long time ago,” he started, feeling their eyes on him as they all sat around his feet, “The sun was blazing hot. Everyone in town had sweat creeping down their brow. My mother, Harlow, was one of the very last to give birth before the snow fell. She said that it was so hot in the house that she gave birth to me in an ice bath.”
The children ‘ooed’ and ‘ahhed,’ fascinated by someone who wanted to be cold. They shivered, even with the heat all the way up in the tiny little house. Many of them wore hand-knitted jumpers made by their god parents. The cold was always there, always permeating. It was hard to escape, but they made do. By now it seemed normal.
“And tell us about Jamie!” One girl from the back smiled, clearly having a little childhood crush on the town’s beloved Preacher. Many did, regardless of age or gender. He was a charming man, bearing hair of spun gold and eyes of ocean blue. His smile was the closest thing to sunlight many of them saw most days.
“He was a different man back then, from what I gather.” Ajax said, remembering the blazing heat of the last summer five decades past. The coven had always tried to be transparent about problems in the spirit of integrity and also understanding the villagers weren’t stupid. The flock could always tell when things were going sideways and it was better for everyone to remain honest and maintain that trust. “He has changed a lot for the better. Did you know, Auntie Lili used to be one of his wives?”
All the children gasped, some even pretended to faint. Paradiso’s children tended to have a flair for the dramatic; most of the witches did anyway and that was a behavior very easily replicated.
“It’s true. Then Jamie’s brother came to town and Lili fell in love with him. You know how we’re always taught that love can happen at random with anybody? They’re a testament to that fact.” Ajax continued.
“We all thought that their squabbling was the cause of the Long Winter, but the longer it stretched, the less we were sure that’s what it was.” Athen put in, wiping her hands dry with an old green dish towel. Dinner would be ready soon, the smell of the roast starting to permeate through the house. It made it seem a little warmer inside.
“It caused the heatwave for sure, though.” Ajax added.
“So why is it always cold?” Vivian the Younger asked.
“We don’t know.” Athen said, shrugging her shoulders and sitting on the armrest of Ajax’s chair. “The witches have been trying to figure it out for years with no luck. Mother Juliet willing, someday they’ll figure it out and be able to bring summer back. It’s tragic you children don’t know the joys of swimming in the lagoon or enjoying a sunset in a fully bloomed flower field. I’m even surprised I miss sunburns and sweating during service. It all seems so long ago now.”
“I’m sure someday you’ll see the sun again, darling.” Ajax said, reaching for her hand and squeezing it gently. She squeezed back, resting her body up against his shoulders. Athen looked out the window and let out a great sigh as her husband continued monologuing. Fresh flurries had started floating their way down as the sky grew darker. Night was approaching. She missed the sun, missed when the moon wasn’t just a pale blur in the sky. She missed a lot of things. It was important to be grateful for what they did have, though. Their health, a wonderful horde of children to care for, grandchildren, a place to live, the protection of their witches…
Just not summer.
***
“Viv, hold still, you’re making the line work shakey.” Lili said, using her arm to keep Vivian’s right calf pinned down in her lap, very carefully dragging the thin green Sharpie marker along her skin, now covered in a coil of ivy wrapping all the way around multiple times.
“But I have to move! It’s getting uncomfortable!” Vivian protested, stretching her arms out at her sides, one resting against the back cushions of the sofa they were sitting on.
“If this was real, there’d be no taking it back. You want tattoos, you have to learn to sit still.” Lili chastised, completing the outline of another leaf.
“I’m pretty sure you’re allowed to take breaks when getting tattoos. Besides, Jamie won’t get us ink, so it’ll never be permanent for the foreseeable future.”
“And for good reason, it’s a luxury we shouldn’t waste our resources on when we have a village to feed and clothe, and he knows we’d all start putting half-mad scribbles on ourselves.”
��Yeah because he knows he’d start doing the same thing.” Vivian sat up, yet kept her leg on Lili’s lap. “But I want my roses!”
“You’re such a child, you’ll get your roses when we can afford the ink… and the patience to put up with your hyperactive ass.” Lili waved the marker in Viv’s face as if that proved her point. Vivian put on a mask of indignance as she took the marker out of Lili’s hand.
“Excuse me, Lili, I can sit very still when I know it’s actually a life or death situation. You’re using markers, not needles.”
“You think tattoos are life or death?”
“Not literally, I’m just saying when I know moving would be a bad idea, I can hold still. Sharpie is hardly a permanent decision in comparison.” Vivian let out an impish grin as she shifted her grip on the uncapped marker and drew a green heart on Lili’s cheek. The other witch balked, snatching the marker back.
“Viv! What the hell?” She snapped, wiping her cheek in vain in hopes it would get the marker off. All it did was smudge the ink, making the mark worse. “God, you’re so insufferable sometimes.”
“You love it though.” Vivian said, grinning triumphantly. Lili scrunched her nose in annoyance, getting up close to Vivian’s face with a glare.
“It doesn’t look professional.” She protested.
“Who even cares, we’re not holding service. It looks adorable… and it’ll wash off.”
“I swear to god, one of these days, I’m gonna–” Lili started before she was cut off by Viv lunging forward, kissing her hard. Startled, Lili let the momentum push her back against the sofa’s armrest, Vivian refusing to break away. She only kissed Lili harder, pinning her down with her body weight as one hand gripped her jaw, the other holding Lili’s hip. She felt the whine escape Lili’s lips, making her smirk as she pushed her tongue past Lili’s lips, deepening the kiss. Lili’s arms came up, wrapping around the back of Vivian’s neck to pull the blood haired witch closer to her. The lip colors they were wearing began to smear against each other, a mix of Vivian’s bright red with Lili’s dark plum shade.
“I’m surprised you didn’t pounce sooner…” Lili said breathlessly as Vivian briefly broke the kiss for air. Vivian smirked down at Lili, snaking her hand underneath Lili’s sweater to teasingly caress her breasts.
“I did say I could hold still if I wanted to.” She purred, pulling the sweater off and kissing down Lili’s neck, her teeth gently scraping against the skin. Lili sighed, tangling her fingers in Vivian’s hair the lower the other witch’s mouth went. She had to give credit where it was due, Vivian was notoriously bad at restraining herself from physical pleasures. Her drive and stamina had been the source of many jokes and gentle jabs at her expense over the years. She chose to wear it like a badge of honor, having come from a repressed upbringing that forbade even thinking about anything of the sort. Lili couldn’t find it in her to shame her for it, especially not when she was particularly skilled at what she did.
Vivian’s mouth reached Lili’s breasts, giving a gentle kiss to each one before shooting back up to resume kissing Lili, the open mouthed kisses hot and heavy. Lili moaned against Viv’s lips, her leg moving to wrap around Vivian’s waist and pull her closer. Vivian just smirked, her hand starting to snake down between Lili’s legs. Her fingers ever so gently brushed against the wet mound, searching for the elastic band of her panties to play with.
“Oh… oh, Vivvy… you–” Lili moaned breathily before being cut off.
“I should know by now to not leave you two alone with each other.” A deep voice spoke up, knocking Lili out of her blissed reverie. Her head turned, seeing Alexander leaning on the doorframe of the living room with his arms folded, an amused smirk on his face. Vivian paused her movements, pouting.
“I can’t help it when she looks so tempting!” She protested. Alex just chuckled, approaching the pair with a teasing smile.
“You think everything’s tempting, little rose. You’re almost worse than my brother. Now, would you kindly let me have my wife back?” He said. Vivian paused before smirking, reaching back down and pulling Lili’s damp panties off in a swift motion. She held them between two fingers almost triumphantly for Alexander to see, an impish grin on her face.
“I would, but look at that wet spot my girlfriend made because of me.” She said. Alexander snatched the undergarments away, towering above Vivian with his own smirk.
“You forget I can do the same thing to her… and you, little rose… In fact, if I recall last night correctly…”
Vivian flushed. “You know that just means that Jamie’s going to go extra hard with ‘reclaiming’ me once he gets back… as he usually does.”
“I know, and that’s clearly why you do it.” Alexander chuckled, picking Lili up in his arms and sitting her in his lap, pulling her sweater back over her head and letting her rest her head against his shoulder. Vivian folded her arms and pouted petulantly next to them, although she had a hard time keeping her face straight.
“I’m a ravenous woman.” She said, toying with Lili’s ink black hair, which had grown out long. Lili giggled, burying her face in the crook of Alex’s neck. He smiled, wrapping his arms around her tenderly and planting a small kiss to her forehead.
***
The old model, faded-red pickup truck was heavy with supplies as it made its way back into the town border. One moment, the path was full of trees, the next, an empty vast wasteland of white. It filled him with the same dred as a blank white page does for an artist with no inspiration. He rolled up the truck windows, Mars and Eva sang together to the truck radio, their voices lilting together in an enchanting harmony. Jamie smiled, his partners always sounded so beautiful together.
He shifted the truck into four wheel drive to climb up the snow covered hill. He looked over at the new passenger next to him, her hair a mix between honey and strawberry blonde. Her eyes an enchanting blue just like his. But, her eyes reminded him of flowers, almost the exact same shade as a cornflower.
He smiled at her, her cornflower eyes were wide with wonder as she looked around at all the snow. He could tell how desperately she wanted to play in it, not yet understanding how cold and biting the eternal winter was. He drove for a while, glancing over at her every now and then. Taking in the wonder in her large sad eyes. The old red backpack in the back of the truck held everything she owned. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and took a selfie with Jamie, tilting her body so he could still focus on the road.
“Smile!” she said enthusiastically.
And so he did, he put on one of his most charming smiles, turning away from the road for a second so she could snap the picture before he turned back. She set the picture as her phone lock screen before putting her phone back in her pocket with a smile.
With some effort on the poor truck’s part, Jamie pulled up to the church on the top of the hill. He’d put chains on the tires to help with traction, but in his mind he knew he would need to replace them soon. The tires too, perhaps. Nothing here was necessarily built for the snow, let alone for as long as it had endured. Plants couldn’t grow, the animals burrowed where they could… the feel of an eternal summer had long since eluded them. They all spilled out of the truck like water, taking in the surroundings. He saw the young woman pull her– his– jacket tighter around herself as the chill started nipping at her face.
Her name fell from his beautiful pink lips so easily, like it was the most natural thing in the world, “Magnolia? Would you head inside the church please? There is a surprise waiting inside for you.” He couldn’t tell if the red in her cheeks was from the cold, or reacting to his cadence.
So Magnolia obliged. She carefully walked up to the big sodden church doors and pulled against them until they unlatched and swung open. Inside were three people. Two women that looked reasonably close to Magnolia’s age and a man that bore a striking resemblance to Jamie even through his beard and wire glasses.
Not the surprise she was expecting, certainly, but they smiled at her, pleased to see her. Almost as if they had known her for years, as if they loved her. If Magnolia was put off by it, she certainly didn’t show it.
She smiled back, “Hi, I'm Magnolia!”
The man spoke first, “I am Alexander,” he introduced himself before he gestured to Lili and Vivian, “This is my wife Lili, and that’s Vivian. We are so glad to have you here with us, Magnolia. Welcome to the coven.”
“Coven? Like…witches?” Magnolia asked, her head slightly cocked to the side. Jamie saw Vivian furrow her eyebrows in a similar expression of confusion. Apparently he hadn’t done much explaining before claiming this new girl, bringing her to the town she’d now call home.
“Yes, exactly. Witches. Just like you.” Lili smiled warmly, contrasted by her eyes glowing mysteriously. Entrancing as always.
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he's quiet. for a few moment, he looks... contrite. but the expression isn't necessarily negative, and it doesn't need to be. when it breaks into a smile, the dark cloud of thoughts has passed.
' remember when i had that fantasy... ' he starts and, losing courage, trails off. but then the smile is back tenfold- there's a twining of fingers with gloved ones, the sides of his digits feeling up old scars. ' remember when i said that i would like for us to have an house with both of our names in it? '
a moment of silence, to allow Ajax to remember.
' come with me. '
a little tug of his hand will have the poor Harbinger with no choice but to comply to the whims of his boyfriend. should he resist, well... both his hands will be seized, and he'll be essentially dragged around the apartment. this is purely his choice.
Kaeya takes him to the closet first, the closest thing in the bedroom where they just need to take a few steps to be. his smile is a little enigmatic as he opens the door, revealing half the space filled with Ajax's clothes- two pair of boots, and extremely ordinary shoes. with the smile turning into a smirk, he points at the slippers by the side of the bed, too- a little silly, a pair they picked with a little narwhal's horn sticking out from the tip. the nightstand is tapped too- an ugly thing Childe had to wrestle with another vaguely familiar guy, before winning the spar.
he laughs, and keeps pulling his beloved Ajax to the bathroom.
here, they'll find a couple of towels- a red and a blue one, neatly folded by the side of the tub. finger points at these- and then at the cup holding not just one, but two toothbrushes- a blue and a red one, both looking a bit used. ' we should change them soon, ' he whispers, kissing his cheeks and resuming his purposeful stride, hand still joined with Childe.
in the kitchen, he'll be pointed at a vast array of cooking tools- at the fridge, loaded with groceries and perishable products- at the cupboards, at the tablecloth that they picked together. and then, again, at the living room-
Kaeya points, points, and keeps pointing. he moves to hold both of Ajax's hands and laughs again, knowingly joyous, letting them spin in a merry circle.
when they stop, the still giggling captain lets himself fall on his dear Ajax's chest- lets himself embrace him, and himself soak in the feeling of what he just showed him.
no longer Kaeya's apartment- no longer that alone, but their apartment. their home.
there's no need for a proof of loyalty, when they have a shared home- someplace where both keys match the lock, to enter at their leisure.
' it's not the little house that i imagined, ' Kaeya speaks, quiet against warm skin, ' but... '
' i want this for our future. however long that may be... '
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The 100 Best Songs of 2022
Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Steve Lacy, Pharrell, and Quavo and Takeoff were just some of the artists whose songs this year we won't forget
BY ROLLING STONE
DECEMBER 5, 2022
WHAT MADE A great song in 2022? Was it an irresistible beat and a sense of humor? An introspective, bittersweet dream? An absolute dance floor banger? Was it lo-fi, high-res, loud, soft, twangy, poppy, sleek, distorted, hugely anthemic, or perfectly tiny? The answer was yes — all that and more. Or maybe it was a song that imperiously declared any and all doubters to be a bunch of munches. You’ll have to listen to all 100 songs here to be sure.
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Bad Bunny feat. Bomba Estereo, ‘Ojitos Lindos’
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Calling Bad Bunny unpredictable is starting to feel like a cliché, but his collaboration with the Colombian electro-fusion band Bomba Estéreo was a genuine surprise — and a standout on Un Verano Sin Ti that netted him a Record of the Year nomination at the 23rd annual Latin Grammys. Produced by Tainy, the track marries the best of Bad Bunny’s laidback baritone with Li Saumet’s spunky delivery for one of summer’s most wistful tracks. Saumet told Rolling Stone that her verses came to her instantly, a process she described as “very magical.” “That’s how things come together when they come from a real place,” she added. — J.L.
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Sky Ferreira, ‘Don’t Forget’
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Pop disruptor Sky Ferreira’s first single since 2019’s chaotic “Downhill Lullaby” is a colossal synth-pop anthem with a vengeful streak — “I won’t forget, I don’t forgive,” she wails on the chorus. Ferreira’s petulant alto is made for sentiments like the rancor and anger that animate “Don’t Forget”; when swirled into the echoing synth strings and overdriven guitars, it sounds even more menacing. Ferreira’s second full-length, Masochism, has been on the verge of coming out for about seven years, but if “Don’t Forget” is any indication, its eventual arrival will be a gift to the patient. — M.J.
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Rema, ‘Calm Down’
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Rema likes to call his spin on the Afrobeats sound “Afro-rave.” Is it much different than regular Afrobeats? Not a ton. Is it sublimely lovely all the same? Yes it is. Rema is the kind of singer who savors simple pop pleasures; the gently rolling “Calm Down” is literally about trying say hello to a girl who’s mellow and dressed in yellow, with a track that’s appropriately warm, bright, and captivating. The big-eyed wonder in Rema’s voice makes it sound like he’s the first guy ever to behold the majesty of girls or colors. — J.D.
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Gunna, ‘Banking on Me’
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So much of the polarizing discussion about the state of R&B hinges on the way that artists have fused the music with hip-hop — a style popularized by many others, and now embodied like no one else by Gunna. Over tender Metro Boomin production, he croons to his fantasy girl, telling her exactly why she’s his type. “Know you fuckin’ a man that’s made, hey/Keep it low-key, she ain’t after fame,” he sings on his straightforward love note. Instead of leaning on a Nineties R&B sample, he channels that energy in his own manner, stretching out over an unconventionally lengthy three-plus minutes. Released on Valentine’s Day, it’s a song that displays Gunna doing what he does best over the kind of production that allows him to do so. — A.G.
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King Von and 21 Savage, ‘Don’t Play That’
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King Von’s “Don’t Play That” starts by letting the beat run for eight bars. The Kid Hazel-produced track employs the kind of electro-pop loop an indie act might license for a car commercial. But then Von subverts the mood with his characteristic menace, matter-of-factly rhyming, “I did a drill with a face mask/I wash my hand with the Ajax.” The late Chicago rhymer delves into a gritty, braggadocious verse, and 21 Savage follows up with the same. Von was known for rhyming over sinister, high-octane production, but “Don’t Play That” shows what he could do over a more palatable soundscape. His effortless delivery radiates the vibe of a burgeoning master of his craft. It’s tragic that “Don’t Play That” instead became the lead single for a posthumous album from an artist slain before his time. — A.G.
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Marshmello and Tokischa, ‘Estilazo’
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Tokischa has a rare gift for provocation that’s yielded some of the most exhilaratingly unfiltered music on the planet, along with some of the worst tweets this side of the guy who made The College Dropout. On her single with the boldly behatted DJ/producer Marshmello, she pulls off one of her most stunning coups: taking a mainstream EDM beat as big and empty as they come and making it thoroughly, distinctly her own. Boasting about sex, drugs, and other pastimes over a high-gloss house vamp, she vividly renews the commitment to hedonism that underlies all great dance music. If she can make Marshmello cool, what can’t she do? — S.V.L.
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Kaitlin Butts, ‘What Else Can She Do’
We’re all familiar with the sad country song about a woman stuck in a one-horse town, slinging hash in some roadside dump as she dreams of a big, wide world she’ll probably never touch. Oklahoma singer-songwriter Kaitlin Butts gives us something different; in her devastatingly sung version, the woman makes it out of Nowhereville but washes out because, “Her small-town pretty didn’t play in the city too well.” Too proud to go back home, she throws on her apron and heads out for another 12-hour shift pouring coffee for strangers. The result is a perfect shot of Red Dirt naturalism — Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie by way of Kacey Musgraves’ Same Trailer, Different Park — and proof that Butts is herself deserving of much bigger things. — J.D.
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Pheelz and BNXN, ‘Finesse’
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This was the year of stacked vocals in Afropop, in which tracks like Wizkid’s “Bad to Me” and Burna Boy’s “It’s Plenty” featured what sounded like a mass of mighty but whimsical singers. Pheelz and Bnxn’s “Finesse” came earlier, though, and used the trick to delightful effect on its carefree hook, in which the Nigerian artists throw caution and money to the wind. In March, it was one of the most Shazamed songs in the world, and deservedly so. — M.C.
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Lizzo, ‘About Damn Time’
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“I write songs about feeling confident!” Lizzo proclaimed in a Saturday Night Live sketch last April, about the time this bumping disco strut debuted. The bit was a joke, but that line wasn’t, and “About Damn Time” is the best proof possible. Lizzo has never sounded so effortlessly celebratory, and the easy groove, which samples the World’s Famous Supreme Team’s early-Eighties bubblegum jam “Hey D.J.,” fits her like a pair of faux-snakeskin boots. No wonder — co-producer Ricky Reed’s endlessly uncoiling bass line delivers a good time all by itself. — M.M.
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GloRilla feat. Cardi B, ‘Tomorrow 2’
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GloRilla’s come up has been one of the joys of 2022, recently culminating in her breakout hit “F.N.F (Let’s Go)” earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance. It’s a particularly appropriate category for GloRilla, as part of the magic of her tracks is her raw delivery. The visceral umph that punctuates her bars on “Tomorrow 2” could make you twist your face into a grimace. Then, the gleeful venom of Cardi B’s uber-quotable verse could make you laugh in disbelief. “Long ass weave, it be ticklin’ my ass crack/Wonder what I’ll do tomorrow that these hoes will be mad at,” is one of many Cardi couplets that make her so loveable.–M.C.
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FKA Twigs feat. Shygirl, ‘Papi Bones’
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FKA Twigs is as celebrated for her dancing as she is for her avant-garde, experimental R&B, but it wasn’t until this year’s Caprisongs that she focused on making sweaty, beat-driven songs meant for everybody to dance to. “Papi Bones” taps into the star’s Jamaican heritage and features an excellent cameo from British DJ and artist Shygirl. The result is a sexy and fun anthem for all the “champagne bubble girls” and a perfect step forward for Twigs. “I grew up listening to Afrobeats on pirate radio stations, or when I was a teenager, at Notting Hill Carnival,” she said earlier this year. “So I really wanted to show that side of myself, and connect with who I was when I was around 16 or 17 and started seeking out music and clubs and people that represented my heritage.” — B.S.
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Smino feat. J. Cole, ‘90 Proof’
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Smino and J. Cole share a penchant for unearthing the intertwined roots of hip-hop and the blues with tender melodies and concerns — and that’s why they made such an excellent duo when they reconnected for “90 Proof.” Romantic love is Smino’s central meditation on the track, backed by warm guitar and crisp drums; the kind of love that stretches and molds you into something different, maybe better. Through most of his quick but hefty verse, Cole’s cautious gloating deviates from Smino’s thematic path, but the Dreamville head takes melodic cues from the St. Louis rapper’s template. It’s some of both of their best work this year. — M.C
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Seventeen, ‘Hot’
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Seventeen’s popularity grew exponentiallythis year following the release of their fourth studio album, Face the Sun. The 13-member South Korean group known for self-producing, both in songwriting and choreographing, filled the album with hits like “Cheers” and “Darling,” but “Hot,” the lead single, towers above them all. You can’t help but to “drop it like hot, hot, hot” when you hear the Wild West-inspired guitar strum that kicks off the track. — K.K.
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Wizkid, ‘Bad to Me’
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Wizkid’s tour-de-force couple of years celebrating the success of Made in Lagos and its hit single “Essence” could have made for a tough act to follow, but the Nigerian superstar took on his follow-up in stride. “Bad to Me” was the lead single off his latest album More Love, Less Ego, and it further solidifies him as the type of genre-unifying pop superstar music very much needs. The slick tune is an infectious, fun victory lap for the star — don’t be surprised if it’s heating up everyone all winter long. — B.S.
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Alex G, ‘Runner’
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One of the year’s most memorable indie songs, and an instant standout from Alex Giannascoli’s God Save the Animals, “Runner” contains lines both pure of heart (“I like people who I can open up to/Who don’t judge for what I say, but judge me for what I do”) and utterly dark (“What’s a couple grand rolled up in your pocket?/I won’t tell nobody, baby you don’t tell nobody”). Giannascoli plays every instrument on the song — including synthesizer and drums — to create a blissful, free-wheeling rocker with comforting echoes of Tom Petty. Need proof? Listen to the chorus of “Louisiana Rain” right after “Runner,” and you’ll see what we mean. — A.M.
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Blackpink, “Pink Venom”
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When Rosé yells, “I’m so rock & roll!,” believe the woman. Blackpink kick down the door in their summer hit “Pink Venom,” an unbelievably fun raising-hell anthem full of Eighties hair-metal glam. Even the song title sounds like the name of a tribute band playing Poison and Def Leppard covers at the sleaziest bar in town. The Blackpink queens warn you not to mess with them, because you can’t handle their “Pink Venom,” boasting in Korean and English. It peaks as Rosé sneers, “Look what you made us do,” proving that bad blood is a universal language. — R.S.
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Ozzy Osbourne, ‘No Escape From Now’
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More than half a century has passed since Black Sabbath invented heavy metal as we know it, but on “No Escape From Now,” a track off Ozzy Osbourne‘s Patient Number 9 album, he and his Sabbath bandmate, guitarist Tony Iommi, have rooted themselves in the present. “Gone are the yesterdays,” Osbourne keens over Iommi’s brooding riffs, “Tomorrow’s getting cold … There’s no escape from now.” As on the best Sabbath epics (and this song stretches nearly seven minutes), the pair find a syrupy groove that evokes several grim moods, from the dark to the really dark, with help from Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and producer-bassist Andrew Watt. It’s only a partial Sabbath reunion, but it lives up to the legacy of the Iron Men. — K.G.
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Karol G and Becky G, ‘Mamiii’
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A meeting of two goddesses: the Colombian pop/reggaeton queen Karol G and the L.A. pop singer Becky G. They’re not exactly in a forgiving mood. In “Mamiii,” they drag their no-good exes for one of the year’s fiercest and funniest break-up songs, choosing violence in every possible way over a lilting guitar. The stars destroy any two-legged rat of a man who ever did them wrong, and if he wants to get back in touch, he should call “1-800-jódete.” (In other words, “fuck off.”) It’s a tribute to sisterhood as well as rage, proving that both of these Gs know how to twist the knife. — R.S.
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Jelly Roll, “Son of a Sinner”
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A longtime fixture of Nashville’s rap underground, Jelly Roll made a turn toward country with his latest project and revealed himself to be a great singer with a raspy tenor. Born Jason DeFord, Jelly Roll sings believably and candidly about his struggles with addiction in “Son of a Sinner,” trying to feel OK about being “somewhere in the middle” and “just a little right and wrong” instead of always squeaky-clean. It was a story of personal struggle without a tidy ending, but it turned out to be one that a lot of people understood very well. — J.F.
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Oxlade, ‘Ku Lo Sa — A Colors Show’
URIVALDO LOPES*
When Asake — the Nigerian street-pop star whose debut album seemed to have generated the biggest buzz of the year — told his friend and peer Oxlade that he had a hit on his hands in “Ku Lo Sa,” the singer was skeptical. Asake was one of the first people to hear the song that would soon go global, and knew its tender pleas, pointed hook, and delicate rhythm were irresistible. “He was like ‘Yo, the song is going to go crazy,’” Oxlade told Rolling Stone. “‘I was like, ‘Ehh, every song, everybody says it’s going to go crazy.’” Over 150 million streams later, it looks like Asake was right. — M.C.
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Earl Sweatshirt, ‘2010’
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“I’ma need a bigger bag for the cohort,” begins Earl Sweatshirt on “2010.” The former Odd Future rapper has evolved into one of the genre’s great abstract artists, depicting his all-too-public life in poetic yet incisive terms. Over a tickling keyboard beat from Black Noi$e that sounds like a light sprinkling rain, Earl remembers a youth spent with his mother “rockin’ Liz Claiborne” and recaps a journey of “triumph over plight and immense loss.” The wordplay may not be easy to decode. But the imagery he conjures, thanks to lines like “rainy day came, couldn’t rinse the stains off,” will resonate with anyone. — M.R.
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Omar Apollo, ‘Evergreen’
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Love triangles are brutal; being the side that’s cast out when the two others form a line is pure agony. That’s the cruelty that Omar Apollo excavates on “Evergreen,” as teardrop guitar licks spill against the soft edges of his falsetto. Apollo packs it all in there — anger, anguish, self-loathing, doubt — but still builds to a bridge bursting with defiant confidence: “You know you really made me hate myself/Had to stop before I break myself/Shoulda broke it off to date myself.” Apollo has always excelled at these kinds of songs, and it’s thrilling that such a superb display of his skills has finally scored him a well-deserved place on the charts and the broader pop ecosystem. — J. Blistein
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Muna, ‘Home By Now’
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Muna have a reputation for not giving a fuck. But “Home By Now,” the highlight of their self-titled album, is a surprising pop lament placed amid brash confessionals. The narrator of this song is unsteady on their feet, but they’re not so much desperate for a doomed relationship, as they are reaching for the feeling of shelter, a place to rest. The song acts as a much-needed momentary retrospective in an otherwise future-forward album, and it adds to the queer themes richly embedded in Muna’s work. “Home By Now” is reminiscent. It’s longing. It’s the feeling of driving in a tunnel with the windows down— recalled long after the car is parked. — C.T.J.
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Asake feat. Burna Boy, ‘Sungba (Remix)’
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It’s a little wild to think that Asake’s current reign as Nigerian pop’s streaming record-breaker only began this year. Within one month of the release of “Sungba,” from his debut EP, a remix and video with Burna Boy made the already-formidable track a powerhouse — Burna even performed it solo at his history-making Madison Square Garden show, sending the audience into an uproar. An electric meeting of the South African house sound amapiano and Nigerian flows, the “Sungba” remix demonstrated the strength of Asake’s sound, and he hasn’t let up since. — M.C.
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Midland, ‘The Last Resort’
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Move over the Eagles’ “The Last Resort,” there’s a new “The Last Resort” in town. This great Midland song is more proof that Nashville has become America’s leading soft-rock exporter (c’mon, L.A., this is supposed to be your thing). It’s top-shelf Buffett-core, a smooth, heartbroken ballad from the saddest bar on the beach, with steel guitars coming down like a tequila sunset. Midland sing about going down the coast, chasing a case of the blues as big as the ocean, and it goes down so well because, deep down, the dude in this song isn’t some self-pitying bum — dude knows, it’s his own damn fault. — J.D.
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Sam Smith and Kim Petras, ‘Unholy’
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If Sam Smith planned to come back with a bang after their 2020 LP Love Goes, “Unholy” proved to be the perfect song with which to do so with. Accompanied by the sass of trans pop star Kim Petras, Smith “threw out the rule book” and stepped away from his signature ballad sound to create a catchy, dirty song about a “daddy getting hot at the body shop” behind mummy’s back. The sexy banger quickly skyrocketed on the charts, making Petras and Smith the first trans and nonbinary artists to reach Number One on the Billboard Hot 100.–T.M.
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NewJeans, ‘Hype Boy’
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With its addictive choreography and catchy chorus — “‘Cause I know what you like, boy/You’re my chemical, hype boy” — this was a standout from NewJeans’ hit-filled first EP. “Hype Boy” lets each member’s voice really shine through, and Hanni notably contributed to the cute lyrics that encapsulate young love (“got me chasing a daydream”). NewJeans’ peers and seniors in the K-pop industry, like Stray Kids, StayC, Twice, and even JYP are still covering the “Hype Boy” dance at events and concerts. RM of BTS was also recently captured singing and dancing along to a recent performance. It’s the kind of phenomenon that makes it clear NewJeans have hit on something special. — K.K.
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Carly Rae Jepsen & Rufus Wainwright, ‘The Loneliest Time’
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Carly Rae Jepsen always knows how to find the emotional core of any glossy pop confection, and her wonderful team-up with Rufus Wainwright ranks right up there with her finest moments. “The Loneliest Time” is a classic disco duet about two old lovers breaking free from a breakup of Shakespearean proportions to get right back where they started from, with Rufus and Carly sharing a chemistry on the level of Stevie Nicks and Kenny Loggins in “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’,” which is to say, as sweet as it gets. — J.D.
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Villano Antillano, ‘BZRP Music Sessions #51’
It seems like it would be massively intimidating to stack up to the talent that Bizarrap, the rising Argentine producer, regularly features on his ultra-popular BZRP Music Sessions — but the Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano barely batted an eye when she took the mic for a knockout video that blew away the Internet (155 million YouTube views and counting). Antillano, who has broken barriers as a trans woman in pop, storms onto the song with a barrage of flexes and double-entendres, wiping the floor with her haters. All hell really breaks loose once Bizarrap accelerates the beat: Antillano whips out a black handheld fan, waving it triumphantly with each explosive bar. — J.L.
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Zach Bryan, ‘Something in the Orange’
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The breakthrough single from Oklahoma-raised singer-songwriter Zach Bryan is a bare-bones showcase for his weathered wail and painfully precise descriptions of how heartbreak can ravage the mind. Accompanied by a ghostly slide guitar and his own strumming, Bryan pours out his heart to a straying lover, with the encroaching dusk — the “orange” that bleeds into all of Bryan’s imagery — serving as a harbinger for a long, lonely night of solitude. Bryan’s lament smolders with regret and anger, threatening to burst into flame at any moment. — M.J.
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Noah Cyrus, ‘I Burned L.A. Down’
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The Cyrus family legacy runs from “Achy Breaky Heart” to Plastic Hearts, but youngest sister Noah Cyrus goes her own way on “I Burned L.A. Down,” a highlight from her debut album, The Hardest Part. It’s a stark acoustic country-pop burner about feeling trapped in a one-sided relationship with a California guy — and maybe also with California. Cyrus mourns, “You can’t make a god of somebody/Who’s not even a half-decent man.” It’s a West Coast cousin to Taylor Swift’s “Maroon,” feeling lost in a city where you used to feel at home, after your heart gets broken there. — R.S.
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Megan Thee Stallion, ‘Plan B’
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When Megan premiered “Plan B” during her Coachella set this April, heads exploded. The scorn in her precise raps for an ain’t-shit ex was incinerating, each diss hotter than the next. “Popping Plan B’s ’cause I ain’t planned to be stuck with ya,” is mild compared to everything that comes after. And with the threat to reproductive rights becoming especially dire two months after the song’s premiere, “Plan B” is an incredible assertion of those rights’ importance. — M.C.
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Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark, and Pillbox Patti, ‘Bonfire at Tina’s’
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Country rebel Ashley McBryde turns this old-school drinking song into a future-school celebration of sisterhood. “Bonfire at Tina’s” is the highlight of Lindeville, her concept albumabout a small town full of wild characters, inspired by the great Nashville songwriter Dennis Linde. She sings about a group of rowdy girlfriends who don’t always see eye-to-eye — but they watch each other’s backs, pour each other drinks, light each other’s joints. She shares the microphone with Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack, and Pillbox Patti. As she warns, “Small-town women ain’t built to get along/But you burn one of us, boy, you burn us all.” — R.S.
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Doechii & SZA, ‘Persuasive’
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Doechii scores her most undeniable track yet with “Persuasive,” teaming up with SZA for the killer remix duet. The song evokes a druggy up-all-night vibe where falling head over heels in love can feel like being blunted out of your mind. She keeps singing the sleepy hook, “She’s so persuasive/That marijuana/She’s so flirtatious,” over a moody Seventies R&B groove. SZA adds her signature swagger, demanding, “Get off my balls, I said it nice.” They keep coming back to the key question, “How does it feel to be you?” The answer: damn good whenever “Persuasive” is playing. — R.S.
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Burna Boy, ‘Last Last’
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This heartache anthem was a huge hit for the Nigerian superstar, topping Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and racking up more than 100 million streams on Spotify alone. You can hear why: The beat samples a different love-gone-bad anthem, Toni Braxton’s 2000 hit “He Wasn’t Man Enough,” creating a seductively moody bed for Burna Boy to vocalize with canny self-assurance. Burna’s delivery is both elegant and a little broken as he laments lost love and turns “I need igbo and shayo” — weed and booze, basically — into a sung hook that lit up stereos from Lagos to L.A. — C.H.
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Rina Sawayama, ‘This Hell’
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There are so many amazing lines in this bonkers country-pop bash, from “Got my invitation, to eternal damnation” to “Fuck what they did to Britney, to Lady Di, and Whitney.” But the award goes to the opener, where Sawayama utters “Let’s go girls,” effortlessly invoking Shania Twain. Artists from other genres dabbling in country music is nothing new, but Sawayama does it better than nearly anyone here, proving she’s just trying to have a good time — while also inspiring change. “I get messages from people who connect the idea of country music with their conservative parents,” she told Twain in their recent Musicians on Musicians interview for RS. “They’ve been like, ‘You’ve taken trauma out of the genre. Thank you.’” — A.M.
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Ice Spice, ‘Munch (Feelin U)’
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Bronx rapper Ice Spice landed one of the year’s breakout hits with “Munch (Feelin’ U),” a track that found her blending the rhythmic aggression of drill with a cool vocal style. On musical terms, she sounds unflappable, dismissing suitors and gawkers alike. Ice Spice’s image was as omnipresent as her music this summer, as fans debated her come-up. Only time will tell if “Munch” is just a TikTok-fueled one-off or the start of something bigger, but for now we’ll keep it on repeat. — M.R.
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Pusha T, ‘Dreamin’ of the Past’
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The simple, Donny Hathaway-sample-driven backdrop of “Dreamin’ of the Past” was the perfect canvas for Pusha T’s winding raps, which touch on everything from bankrolling Christmas with drug money to his annoyance with women who can’t pronounce the name of a luxury fashion house. Kanye West, who produced the song, offers a quick, smart, but slightly troubling verse; his reflections on finance, faith, and family feel foreboding given all we know and have seen of him now. But this is clearly Pusha’s show.— M.C.
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Yahritza Y Su Esencia, ‘Soy El Unico’
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When Yahritza Martinez first played “Soy El Unico” for her brother Armando, he was surehis 13-year-old sister was playing a cover. It’s for good reason: The stunning acoustic ballad, steeped in the traditional ballads and corridos of her parents’ native Michoacán region of Mexico and guided by Martinez’s stunning old-soul vocals, sounds like it’s existed forever. The reality is that the devastating torch song, which Martinez wrote by observing teenagers around her going through heartbreak, is a bonafide hit: After going viral on TikTok earlier this year, it topped the Latin music charts and racked up nearly 100 million streams on Spotify alone. But even if it hadn’t become nearly as popular, it’d still be the most astonishing debut single of the year. — J. Bernstein
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Kendrick Lamar, ‘N95’
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Kendrick Lamar’s “N95” opens with a flurry of commands: “Take off them fabricated streams and them microwave memes.” His intro hearkens back to De La Soul’s 1989 track “Take It Off,” yet Lamar is not only distinguishing himself from his peers, but also confronting a world tentatively lowering its N95 masks amidst the ongoing Covid pandemic. “Bitch, you ugly as fuck!” he exclaims before adding “you outta pocket” in a different tone of voice. With moody, bass-y production, this is Lamar confronting societal clichés with restless intellectual fervor, and claims that he doesn’t care about the consequences. — M.R.
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Drake feat. 21 Savage, ‘Jimmy Cooks’
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Nestled at the end of Drake’s club-music adventure Honestly, Nevermind, “Jimmy Cooks” finds the 6 God on familiar ground, snapping and talking trash with 21 Savage. “Love the way they hang babe, fuck the silicon,” he opines lasciviously. “I be with my gun like Rozay be with lemon pepper,” adds 21. The track is split into three parts, including a Memphis rap-sampling intro as well as a beat apiece for the two rappers, and they bounce around the track with effortless bars, completely in the pocket. — M.R.
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Harry Styles, ‘As It Was’
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The lead single from Harry Styles’ third album balances its agitated inner monologue, where the shape-shifting pop star picks at the details of a relationship in crisis, with spun-sugar synths that give cover to his torment. From its playful opening — Styles’ goddaughter Ruby giggling “Go on, Harry, we want to say goodnight to you!” — to its singsong bridge, during which Styles’ thoughts are ping-ponging around his head at “high-speed internet” velocities, “As It Was” paints an unusually vivid picture. Everything might seem fine on first glance, but it all becomes more troubling (“What kind of pills are you on?”) with each repeated glimpse. — M.J.
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Beyonce, ‘Break My Soul’
MASON POOLE*
What timing! Beyoncé’s spiritual successor to Johnny Paycheck’s immortal “Take This Job and Shove It” came into a post-Nomadland world of increasingly transient work. By year’s end, it could have been written for the engineers flocking from Twitter. The record hit like a shock wave — was Beyoncé really doing house music? She was, indeed — and her interpolation of Robin S.’s classic “Show Me Love” and sample of Big Freedia’s New Orleans bounce classic “Explode” (“Release ya job!”) has already helped pivot the wider pop world to house as a lodestone. — M.M.
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Pharrell feat. 21 Savage and Tyler, The Creator, ‘Cash In Cash Out’
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Pharrell came back strong with “Cash In Cash Out,” with a little help from the all-star duo of 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator. Pharrell neither sings nor raps on the track — he just keeps that hypnotic, minimalist 808 loop pumping, and with a beat this cold, that’s all he needs to do. 21 Savage flexes his rudest humor, boasting, “She swallow all my kids, she a bad babysitter/Kim Jong-Un, in my pants is a missile.” Tyler, on a roll after Call Me If You Get Lost, reports that he refused a multi-million-dollar show — “I declined because the stage didn’t match my ethos” — and slips in the boast, “Going both sides, you could say I’m B-I.” — R.S.
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Quavo and Takeoff, ‘Hotel Lobby’
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When Quavo and his nephew Takeoff seemingly broke with Migos member and cousin Offset and dropped “Hotel Lobby,” it seemed like an escapade before the band eventually got back together. Now, after Takeoff’s senseless murder in November, the duo’s side project has taken on tragic significance. As always, the Atlanta rappers float together like Golden State’s splash brothers. Takeoff brags how his “diamonds be dancing like Bobby [Brown],” while Quavo warns he’s “claiming that stick/Nigga made one wrong move, just popped him.” It hurts to think that the fun wasn’t meant to last. — M.R.
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Rosalia, ‘Despecha’
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In conversation, Rosalía dazzles with an encyclopedic knowledge of genres, exploring sounds that aren’t her own with a sheer, genuine love of music. That same sincerity comes through in songs like this one, which she premiered during this year’s epic Motomami tour. “Despechá” uses a mambo piano line as starting point, then delves into merengue territory chiseled by touches of avant-pop. Her respect for the bounce of the Dominican Republic’s most trusted dance format is poignant, but it is the soaring energy in her vocals that moves this summertime single closer to the sacred ground she’s aiming for. “Despechá” suggests that Rosalía’s future experiments in global hitmaking may be just as inspired as the milestone that was Motomami. — E.L.
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Taylor Swift, ‘Karma’
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“I’m still here.” With three words, Taylor Swift not only cemented Midnights as a middle finger to the people who prayed for her downfall — she sealed this song’s fate as its album-defining hit. Yes, “Anti-Hero” is the single, and “Maroon” is the one your moody friend keeps quoting. But “Karma” marries Swift’s mastermind lyrics (check out how “Karma is my boyfriend” shifts from smirking metaphor to lovebird literality as the song goes on) with the sleekest, most flexible production tendencies from longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. When the track list was first released, some fans fixated on the hope that “Karma” would relate to a long-rumored lost album. But any disappointments about getting an easter egg wrong were swept away by a tenacious revenge song so quintessentially Swift that the tour choreography is practically decided after one listen. — C.T.J.
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Steve Lacy, ‘Bad Habit’
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Steve Lacy says “Bad Habit” clarified his vision for his stellar album Gemini Rights, which, sure, is about a breakup, but also about the parts of you that pulse and pull and contradict and coexist all at once. It’s fitting, then, that its thesis track cruises like a daylit ride through a psyche in healing, at once peaceful and turbulent. Lacy’s lyrics make peace with the parting and long for reunion; he knows he has power, but gives some away. There’s musical genius in making melancholy groovy enough to soundtrack the summer and soar to the top of the charts. This thing happened for a reason. — M.C.
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Beyonce, ‘Cuff It’
MASON POOLE*
Ranking one Renaissance cut above them all is no small task, but the impact of “Cuff It” is undeniable. It has thrived as a single, replete with jovial dance moves that spread like a contagion — and It’s strikingly placed on an album where sequencing is integral to the experience. At track four, the immediacy and ease of its funk is in sharp and exhilarating contrast to the shadowy electronic music that comes before it. As soon as “Cuff It” starts, we’re jetted to an ethereal disco in outer space, welcomed at the doors by the genre’s greatest practitioner, Nile Rodgers, who co-wrote the track and plays guitar on it. Aided by the Chic icon’s magic touch, Beyoncé reached the pinnacle of the modern throwback. — M.C.
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Bad Bunny, ‘Titi Me Preguntó’
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The good news: Bad Bunny brought frantic dembow beats, a classy sample by bachata master Anthony Santos, and a coda with a dash of Latin psychedelia to the global mainstream. Even better? He did it all with panache and a healthy sense of humor. Using the archetype of the concerned Latin American aunt asking about her nephew’s potential girlfriends as a starting point, the Puerto Rican icon launches into a hilarious tirade of salacious puns to a bouncy party vibe that — in typical Bad Bunny fashion — unexpectedly morphs into moody self-reflection. More than any other track off Un Verano Sin Ti, “Tití Me Preguntó” showcases Benito’s unbridled creativity, his eccentric pop genius. — E.L.
CONTRIBUTORS: Jonathan Bernstein, Jon Blistein, Mankaprr Conteh, Jon Dolan, Brenna Ehrlich, Jon Freeman, Dewayne Gage, Andre Gee, Kory Grow, Christian Hoard, Maura Johnston, CT Jones, Michelle Hyun Kim, Kristine Kwak, Ernesto Lechner, Julyssa Lopez, Leah Lu, Angie Martoccio, Michaelangelo Matos, Patricia Meschino, Tomás Mier, Mosi Reeves, Rob Sheffield, Brittany Spanos, Lisa Tozzi, Simon Vozick-Levinson
IN THIS ARTICLE:
Bad Bunny,
best songs of 2022,
Beyonce,
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The Wait Is Over SocialEngine 7 is Here !! The Ultimate Social Network Platform
Exciting news for community builders! SocialEngine has released its highly anticipated version 7, packed with features to enhance your online community. Here's a glimpse of what's new:
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The Best jQuery Development Company
What is jQuery, and Why is It Important?
jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library designed to make things like DOM manipulation, event handling, and animations much easier for developers. With its extensive plugin library, jQuery offers countless functionalities that improve the interactivity and responsiveness of websites.
Key advantages of jQuery include:
Simplified code, allowing developers to achieve more with fewer lines.
Cross-browser compatibility for consistent user experiences.
An extensive ecosystem of plugins for extended functionality.
Easy integration with other technologies like AJAX for seamless data interactions.
For businesses, this means faster development cycles, cost-effective solutions, and websites that deliver a better user experience.
What to Look for in the Best jQuery Development Company
Finding the right jQuery development company can be a daunting task, especially when you’re searching for a reliable partner to handle your web development needs. Here are the key qualities that define the best jQuery development companies:
1. Expertise in Front-End Development
A top-notch jQuery development company will have a team of experienced front-end developers proficient in jQuery, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
They should have a deep understanding of creating dynamic, responsive designs that meet your business objectives.
2. Custom Solutions
The best companies offer tailored solutions to meet your specific requirements. Whether you need a custom plugin, interactive web elements, or integration with third-party APIs, they should deliver exactly what you need.
3. Cross-Browser Compatibility
Your website or application must perform consistently across all browsers. A reliable jQuery development company will ensure your solution is fully optimized for cross-browser compatibility.
4. Strong Portfolio
Look for companies with a proven track record of successful jQuery projects. Their portfolio should demonstrate their ability to handle complex requirements and deliver exceptional results.
5. Focus on User Experience
A great jQuery development company prioritizes user experience by creating interactive and engaging elements that enhance website usability and navigation.
6. Timely Delivery
Meeting deadlines is critical in web development. The best companies follow agile methodologies to ensure projects are completed on time without compromising on quality.
Why Choose Fulminous Software as Your jQuery Development Partner?
If you’re searching for the best jQuery development company, Fulminous Software is the partner you can trust. Here’s why we stand out:
1. Proven Expertise
Our team consists of seasoned developers who excel in jQuery and other front-end technologies. We’ve delivered high-performance, interactive web solutions to clients across various industries.
2. Custom Development
From interactive user interfaces to custom plugins, we specialize in creating unique solutions tailored to your business needs.
3. Focus on Performance
We understand the importance of fast-loading websites. Our jQuery development ensures optimized performance, delivering seamless experiences for your users.
4. Collaborative Approach
We work closely with our clients, keeping them involved at every stage of the development process to ensure the final product aligns with their vision.
5. Affordable Solutions
We offer cost-effective jQuery development services without compromising on quality, helping businesses of all sizes achieve their goals.
Services Offered by a jQuery Development Company
A comprehensive jQuery development company offers a wide range of services to cater to various business needs, including:
Custom jQuery Plugin Development Extend the functionality of your website with custom plugins designed specifically for your requirements.
jQuery Integration Services Seamlessly integrate jQuery with existing platforms, frameworks, or CMS solutions like WordPress, Shopify, or Magento.
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Interactive UI/UX Design Leverage jQuery to create intuitive and engaging user interfaces that captivate your audience.
jQuery Maintenance and Support Ensure your website remains up-to-date, secure, and optimized with ongoing maintenance and support services.
Conclusion
Choosing the best jQuery development company can set your business apart by delivering exceptional, user-friendly web solutions. Whether you’re looking to build a dynamic website, enhance user engagement, or streamline your web development process, a reliable jQuery development partner is key to your success.
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Top 5 eCommerce Themes for WordPress
Choosing the right theme for your eCommerce store can make a world of difference in how your website performs and appeals to customers. With so many themes available, finding the best one that suits your business needs and provides excellent user experience is crucial. Here’s a breakdown of the top 5 eCommerce themes for WordPress to consider in 2024.
1. Flatsome
Flatsome has consistently ranked as one of the most popular WordPress eCommerce themes. It offers an intuitive, drag-and-drop page builder and is optimized for fast loading speeds. This theme is highly customizable, giving you endless design options, and it works seamlessly with WooCommerce, making it perfect for building beautiful, high-converting eCommerce sites.
Key Features:
Pre-designed templates for faster site-building
Customizable layouts and design options
Optimized for mobile devices
Built-in live theme options panel
2. Astra
Astra is a lightweight, fast, and versatile WordPress theme that's perfect for eCommerce sites. Its integration with WooCommerce ensures you can easily set up an online store with minimal effort. Astra offers a wide range of pre-built website templates and excellent flexibility to customize your site using popular page builders like Elementor and Beaver Builder.
Key Features:
Seamless integration with WooCommerce
Dozens of eCommerce-specific starter sites
Highly customizable with built-in header, footer, and sidebar options
Fast performance
3. OceanWP
OceanWP is a popular theme known for its speed and responsiveness. It offers a wide range of eCommerce-specific extensions that make creating online stores straightforward. This theme allows you to build an attractive and conversion-friendly eCommerce website with various layout options, quick view modes, and a responsive design that looks great on any device.
Key Features:
Easy integration with WooCommerce
Customizable and user-friendly
Responsive, mobile-friendly design
Extensive library of templates
4. Shopkeeper
The Shopkeeper theme is specially designed for building modern and stylish online stores. It has a clean design that focuses on user experience and provides powerful features to manage your store’s inventory, products, and sales. It’s beginner-friendly with pre-designed templates that let you build a professional-looking site quickly.
Key Features:
Flexible layout options
Advanced theme customizer
Product catalog, portfolio, and landing page options
One-click demo import
5. WoodMart
WoodMart is a premium theme designed with eCommerce in mind. It has extensive styling options, multiple product page layouts, and advanced AJAX filters, making it ideal for online stores of various sizes. WoodMart provides an immersive shopping experience with its fast loading times and well-designed templates.
Key Features:
Advanced customization options
Built-in header builder
High performance and optimized speed
Multiple demo layouts and template designs
Conclusion
Each of these WordPress eCommerce themes provides unique features that can significantly enhance your eCommerce store’s look, feel, and functionality. When choosing a theme, consider your business’s specific needs, such as customization options, speed, and compatibility with your eCommerce plugins. A well-chosen theme can lead to better user experiences and increased sales, so take your time to evaluate the options above.
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Many eCommerce sites are using the Magento theme because of its growing popularity in helping online entrepreneurs grow their online business better. How your business site is able to cater to your online customers’ needs is a crucial factor in order to improve the productivity of your business. Magento themes are becoming more popular because of its designs that are truly optimized for a business website. With many Magento themes out there, here are 15 of the best that you can find online that will be valuable choices for those looking for a Magento theme with a professional online business appearance. Shopper Magento Responsive Theme You will never miss a potential sale when you use this responsive Magento theme. It can easily adapt to any device that online users are using even when using tablets, PDAs or Smartphones. You can accommodate visiting shoppers all the time without causing them any problems when navigating through your business website. Fortis Flexible Magento Theme This Magento theme gives you many flexible features that will make your eCommerce website user friendly to your customers. You can display product images to your visitors having the ability of resizing them. You can post content and images according to your preferences in order to entice your potential buyers better with a unique presentation on your eCommerce site. Magic Wedding Magneto Theme This is a good eCommerce Magento theme to use when you are in the wedding business where you can sell wedding clothes, accessories and jewelry. The theme is optimized for the occasion and it is SEO ready. Start selling your wedding related products and your target customers will be delighted to use your website with a fast download speed when navigating through it. Ultimo Magento Theme If it is your forte to be tweaking on your website design, this Magento theme will give you all the pleasure to do so. It offers unlimited colors to experiment on with highly customizable features. It can accommodate any kind of business site that you want to make with handy tools to use in order to customize your website for an impressive design. Seonitik Magento Theme This theme scores high with search engine optimization. If you care about optimizing your website’s presence on the search engine, Seonitik is a good option to use for your business site. It gives your website a clean look, easy navigation feature for your online shoppers, validated for CSS and W3C HTML and supports a fast loading feature. Granada - Ultimate Responsive Magento Theme This is a classic theme that you can use for your business website that will give you six skins to choose from. It supports CSS3 and HTML5 with Ajax on the cart. The theme is highly responsive to accommodate different devices and you can easily edit your photos without any additional software needed to do so. It comes with a slider to showcase your product images too. Polaroid Magento Theme Brace yourself with this enigmatic Magento theme that could bring a unique website design for your business. You can enjoy exploring many possibilities when designing your website with its CSS3 support for better customization. It comes with a dual navigation structure, incorporated with Polaroid effects and other cool styling features. Beautyshop Premium Responsive Magento Theme You can practically do whatever you want with this Magento theme with so many customizable options available for you. The theme offers a stylish, elegant and professional looking business site with advanced sliders, custom widgets and extra blocks to use for designing your website content. It also comes with about 500 Google fonts for that extra boost to your text designs. Hello Wired This is a popular Magento theme for the furniture business. It can give your business website a professional way of featuring your products with its attractive website design. Your visitors can also hover over a specific image to highlight its view. SportShop Premium Magento Theme If you are in the sports business, this Magento theme will be perfect to use on your website.
The skin colors are quite fascinating and an impressive brand logo slider to showcase your products. There are widgets and standard menu that you can use to customize more features available to bring out a more personalized business site that you want. Grayscale Free Magento Theme This is a theme that will be best for you when you want a Magento template that will give your eCommerce site a more refined and simple design. It is a minimalist website design that is best for fashion accessories and electronic gadgets to sell. With its grayscale color, this is a good theme that will give you an opportunity to make your products shine. Megashop ECommerce Magento Theme This is a Magento theme that is optimized for a modern and stylish designed eCommerce website. It is fully responsive and provides for a simple and clean interface for an easy shopping experience on your online shop. Magic Aura This is a flexible Magento theme that you can use for your online business. Whether you are selling furniture, electronic gadgets, fashion accessories or sports equipment you can always customize the theme according to your brand. MT Colinus Responsive Magento Theme This theme offers an elegant and stylish design for an eCommerce website. It comes with different colors that will give its users the ability to customize your online shopping according to your product brand. Its powerful admin panel gives you more power to design with an either boxed or wide layout. Lilama - Mega Shop Responsive Magento Theme This is a responsive theme for Magento with a stylish UI design for your business site. It comes with 9 unique modules with HTML5 and CSS3 support. You can modify the pattern backgrounds, use different fonts, varied colored elements and many other configuration options that would be perfect for tweaking your online web shop design. You can change almost every element on the theme for that personalized feel for your business. Iryna Ostapets is a guest poster and writer about web design, inspiration, blogging, wordpress and social media things. She writes for netspysoftware website. Updated on June 2019: Removed broken links.
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Which is More Powerful, AngularJS or ReactJS?
Today, businesses seek tools and frameworks to build dynamic and engaging user interfaces.
The two prominent web app frameworks that are extremely used are- AngularJS and ReactJS. Each framework has unique strengths and specialties, catering to diverse project requirements and offering advanced tools and features to build modern-age web applications.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, you must understand these two popular frameworks, AngularJS vs. ReactJS.
Source- https://www.simform.com/blog/angular-vs-react/
In this blog, we will explore the common differences: Angular vs. Reactjs and where to use which framework.
Reactjs: Learn Once, Write Anywhere
ReactJS is a powerful JavaScript library for building user interfaces in web applications. It's known for its efficiency and uses a component-based approach, making UI development straightforward and organized.
React's virtual DOM ensures fast rendering by updating only the necessary parts of the webpage. JSX simplifies writing HTML within JavaScript, improving code readability. With one-way data binding, React ensures predictable data flow, making it easier to maintain and debug applications. These features make ReactJS a popular choice among developers for creating responsive and dynamic web interfaces.
Source- https://bestofjs.org/projects/react
Key features-
Declarative views
JSX advantage
Component-based
Virtual DOM
One-way data binding
Building blocks flexibility
Advantages of Reactjs-
ReactJS provides several benefits:
Developers can create reusable and predictable code.
Debugging is simplified with declarative views.
It reduces ReactJS Developer development time significantly.
It enhances developer productivity.
Transitioning between different React versions is seamless.
React Native facilitates mobile app development.
Updates are faster with server-side and front-end rendering support.
The UI is efficiently built for improved load times and performance.
It integrates smoothly with various third-party libraries and tools.
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What is Angular?
Angular is a robust platform and framework for web development, built using TypeScript. It uses a component-based architecture to create scalable web applications. Angular accelerates front-end development with integrated libraries for tasks like client-server communication and routing. It comes with tools that work well for projects of any size, from small apps to large enterprise ones.
Source- https://bestofjs.org/projects/angular
Key features-
Two-way data binding
Dependency injection
Virtual scrolling
Angular CLI
Built-in libraries
Advantages of Angular-
It promotes strong encapsulation and follows an intuitive application structure.
Facilitates clean code development, enhancing maintainability.
Simplifies building, testing, and updating applications.
Includes built-in features like RxJS and Angular CLI for efficient development.
Built-in support for HTTP, AJAX, and Observables streamlines data handling.
Enables rapid server-side rendering and supports views without browser-side rendering.
Parallel component execution reduces the lines of code needed.
Boosts developer productivity and enhances application performance overall.
Also read: 13 Best React Frameworks and Libraries to Use in 2024
Angular vs. ReactJs: Tabular Difference
Detailed Comparision: Reactjs vs. Angular
1. Popularity
Both Angular and React have gained popularity in the developer community. React leads with 203k stars on GitHub and ranks second in a 2022 Statista survey on the most used web frameworks worldwide.
Angular, initially released as AngularJS, gained fame for single-page applications. Its redesign as Angular 2 in 2016 introduced new features, solidifying its maturity. However, React's rendering optimizations, virtual DOM, and easy component reuse have consistently made it the preferred choice for dynamic web applications.
2. Performance
Both Angular and React excel in building high-performing web applications, each with its unique strengths.
Angular prioritizes optimizing coding practices and performance enhancement through features like optimized digest cycles and $cacheFactory for efficient data memorization and recalculation. It uses real DOM with a sophisticated change detection mechanism that accelerates web app rendering.
On the other hand, React leverages its virtual DOM, which enables faster updates and data refreshes without rewriting the entire HTML document. It promotes component reusability across projects, enhancing developer productivity and maintaining code quality. These capabilities ensure both frameworks deliver efficient, scalable solutions for varying project complexities.
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3. Data Binding
Source- https://www.tabnine.com/blog/angular-vs-react/
Angular and React handle state management differently. Angular uses two-way data binding, meaning changes in interface elements automatically update the model and vice versa. This simplifies building interactive interfaces without extra callbacks, making it ideal for complex applications like ERPs.
React, on the other hand, employs one-way data binding, where updates to the interface occur after the model state changes. This gives developers more control but requires managing state with libraries like Redux for complex applications. While Angular automates data binding, React provides flexibility with precise control over the application state.
4. Server-side Rendering
Angular: With server-side rendering, Angular pre-renders the application to create a static view before it becomes fully interactive. It optimizes server-side performance by efficiently using JSON and client-side caching, minimizing client-server communication.
React: React supports server-side rendering easily, making applications more SEO-friendly. It uses functions like RenderToString for this purpose, offering flexibility that sets it apart from other JavaScript frameworks.
5. Testing
Angular: Testing in JavaScript can be challenging due to its dynamic typing, requiring thorough testing to ensure code quality. Angular simplifies testing with features like unit code isolation and dependency injection, which facilitate easy component decoupling and mocking. It offers comprehensive testing and debugging tools within a single framework setup.
React: Testing in React involves mocking parts not present in testing environments to ensure reliable results, particularly in data-fetching scenarios. React provides predictable tests with robust mocking functions. It integrates test suites into the development process, using test runners like Mocha, Ava, and Jest for efficient test execution alongside ongoing development tasks.
6. Optimizing bundle size
The size of the initial bundle file downloaded when loading a webpage significantly affects how quickly the page displays. Both Angular and React developers focus on optimizing this bundle size for better application performance.
Angular: Angular applications require compilation before they can run in a browser. This compilation ensures that Angular's components and templates are understood by browsers. However, larger bundle sizes can slow down loading times. To speed up rendering, developers can use Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation. Although not the default, it can be activated through Angular CLI in production mode. AOT converts Angular's HTML and TypeScript code into efficient JavaScript during the build phase, improving load times.
React: Bundle size is crucial in React, especially as applications grow. It's essential to continually analyze and optimize the codebase to maintain performance. As new pages and features are added, the initial bundle size can increase significantly. Techniques like code-splitting and compression are vital for optimizing bundle sizes without slowing down the application. These methods help manage large app sizes effectively in React development.
7. Learning curve
Angular: Angular is extensive and dynamic. Initially, it covers fundamental topics like directives, modules, components, services, and dependency injection. Learning Angular may feel challenging at first due to its steep learning curve, especially compared to React.
React: React focuses on writing components, managing internal states, and using props for configuration. It may seem unfamiliar initially, but it's straightforward and doesn't add unnecessary complexity. Learning React's basics, along with state management and routing, prepares developers well for building applications.
Choosing between Angular and React depends on your project's requirements. Angular excels in solving complex problems in large-scale applications, while React's simplicity and flexibility have made it increasingly popular among developers. Both technologies offer robust features, tools, and performance capabilities, making it a tough choice for development teams.
When to Choose Angular vs. React
Angular
Angular excels in speeding up front-end development and is favored for creating robust, data-driven web applications. Maintained by Google, it offers stability and extensive community support. Here are scenarios where Angular is ideal for-
Designing, maintaining, and scaling large and complex applications due to its component and directive architecture.
Developing feature-rich elements and customizations efficiently.
Building enterprise-scale projects without needing extensive third-party integrations, could complicate development.
Choose Angular if you:
Need to create enterprise-grade applications with extensive features.
Manage projects of medium to high complexity.
Have developers skilled in languages like C#, Java, and Angular versions, ensuring high productivity.
Aim to develop applications like video streaming platforms, e-commerce sites, or real-time data apps.
React
React focuses on handling the view layer and excels in creating reusable UI components. It's known for its speed in updating data without reloading the page, originally developed by Facebook and widely adopted in large-scale applications like Instagram. Ideal use cases for React include:
Building customizable and interactive app solutions.
Creating apps with multiple events or shareable elements.
Projects where developers are proficient in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Choose React if you:
Want to develop personalized applications tailored to specific needs?
Require dynamic and fast-loading interfaces for social networks, data dashboards, or retail apps.
Plan to build cross-platform mobile applications efficiently.
Understanding these distinctions will help you choose the right framework based on your project requirements and the development team's expertise.
Companies Using Angular vs. Reactjs
Source- https://www.simform.com/blog/angular-vs-react/
Angular or React - Which is Better?
Both Angular and React are widely used front-end technologies. While Angular offers great benefits, React stands out as the preferred choice. It has large community support and features like Virtual DOM and rendering optimizations that give it an edge over Angular.
React also makes version migration seamless and has a straightforward installation process. Overall, React streamlines development, reduces errors, and offers robust solutions. When choosing between React and Angular, consider your project needs and functionalities. For professional JavaScript development services, feel free to reach out to us confidently.
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Optimizing Conversion Rates: UI/UX Best Practices for E-commerce Sites Built with Elementor
In the competitive world of e-commerce, converting visitors into customers is crucial for success. A well-designed user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) can significantly impact your conversion rates. If you're using Elementor to build your e-commerce site, you're already on the right track. This powerful WordPress page builder offers numerous features to create stunning and functional online stores. In this blog post, we'll explore UI/UX best practices to optimize conversion rates for e-commerce sites built with Elementor.
1. Streamline Your Homepage Design
Your homepage is often the first point of contact for potential customers. Make it count by following these best practices:
Use a clean, uncluttered layout that highlights your key products or categories
Implement a prominent search bar to help users find products quickly
Showcase your unique selling propositions (USPs) above the fold
Include social proof elements like customer reviews or trust badges
With Elementor, you can easily create a custom homepage layout using drag-and-drop widgets. Utilize the "Section" and "Column" elements to structure your content effectively.
2. Optimize Product Pages
Product pages are where the magic happens. Here's how to make them conversion-friendly:
Use high-quality, zoomable product images from multiple angles
Write clear, benefit-focused product descriptions
Display prominent "Add to Cart" buttons in contrasting colors
Show real-time stock availability
Include customer reviews and ratings
Elementor's Woo Commerce Builder allows you to create custom product page templates. Take advantage of this feature to design pages that showcase your products in the best light.
3. Simplify the Navigation
Easy navigation is key to keeping potential customers engaged. Consider these tips:
Implement a sticky header with essential navigation elements
Use clear, descriptive category names
Create a logical hierarchy for your product categories
Add a "mega menu" for stores with extensive product lines
Elementor's "Nav Menu" widget makes it easy to create custom navigation menus. Pair it with the "Sticky" option in the Advanced tab to keep your menu visible as users scroll.
4. Enhance Site Search Functionality
A powerful search function can significantly improve user experience and boost conversions:
Implement autocomplete and search suggestions
Allow filtering of search results by category, price, etc.
Display popular search terms
Show product images in search results
While Elementor doesn't have built-in advanced search functionality, you can integrate plugins like Ajax Search for WooCommerce to enhance your site's search capabilities.
5. Create a Seamless Checkout Process
A smooth checkout process is crucial for reducing cart abandonment:
Minimize the number of steps in your checkout process
Offer guest checkout options
Provide multiple payment methods
Display a progress indicator during checkout
Use inline form validation to reduce errors
Elementor Pro's WooCommerce Builder allows you to customize your checkout pages. Use this feature to create a streamlined, distraction-free checkout experience.
6. Implement Mobile-First Design
With mobile commerce on the rise, optimizing for mobile devices is non-negotiable:
Ensure your site is fully responsive
Use large, touch-friendly buttons
Implement a mobile-friendly menu (e.g., hamburger menu)
Optimize images and content for faster loading on mobile networks
Elementor's responsive design features make it easy to create mobile-friendly layouts. Use the mobile preview mode to fine-tune your design for smaller screens.
7. Leverage Social Proof
Social proof can significantly influence purchasing decisions:
Display customer reviews and ratings prominently
Showcase user-generated content (e.g., customer photos with products)
Add trust badges and security seals
Highlight "bestseller" or "popular" items
Use Elementor's "Reviews" widget to display Woo Commerce product reviews, and create custom widgets to showcase other forms of social proof.
8. Optimize Page Load Speed
Fast-loading pages are crucial for both user experience and SEO:
Optimize image sizes and use lazy loading
Minimize the use of heavy scripts and plugins
Leverage browser caching
Use a content delivery network (CDN)
While Elementor provides a solid foundation for performance, consider using additional optimization plugins like WP Rocket or Autoptimize to further improve your site's speed.
9. Implement Persuasive Microcopy
Small pieces of text can have a big impact on conversions:
Use action-oriented button text (e.g., "Get Your Free Trial" instead of "Submit")
Add reassuring microcopy near form fields (e.g., "We'll never share your email")
Create a sense of urgency with time-limited offers
Use power words that trigger emotions
Elementor's inline text editing makes it easy to craft and refine your microcopy directly on the page.
10. Personalize the User Experience
Personalization can significantly boost engagement and conversions:
Implement product recommendations based on browsing history
Use geolocation to display relevant shipping information
Create targeted pop-ups for different user segments
Offer personalized discounts or promotions
While advanced personalization may require additional plugins, you can use Elementor's dynamic content features to display personalized content based on user roles or logged-in status.
11. A/B Test Your Design Elements
Continuous improvement is key to optimizing conversion rates:
Test different layouts, colors, and copy for key pages
Experiment with various call-to-action (CTA) button designs
Try different product image styles or arrangements
Test the impact of different trust signals or social proof elements
While Elementor doesn't have built-in A/B testing functionality, you can use plugins like Google Optimize or Nelio A/B Testing to run experiments on your Elementor-built pages.
12. Provide Excellent Customer Support
While not strictly a UI/UX element, accessible customer support can boost user confidence and increase conversions:
Implement a live chat feature
Display contact information prominently
Create a comprehensive FAQ section
Offer multiple support channels (e.g., email, phone, social media)
Use Elementor to create custom support pages and integrate chat widgets or contact forms seamlessly into your design.
13. Optimize for Search Engines
While focusing on UI/UX, don't forget about search engine optimization (SEO):
Use SEO-friendly URL structures
Optimize your product titles and descriptions for relevant keywords
Implement schema markup for rich snippets in search results
Create unique, valuable content around your products (e.g., buying guides, how-to articles)
Elementor works well with popular SEO plugins like Yoast SEO or Rank Math, allowing you to optimize your content directly in the page builder interface.
Conclusion :
By implementing these UI/UX best practices in your Elementor-built e-commerce site, you can create a user-friendly, conversion-optimized online store that stands out from the competition. Remember that optimization is an ongoing process – continuously analyze your site's performance, gather user feedback, and make data-driven improvements to keep your conversion rates on an upward trajectory.
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Newspaper v12.6.7 - News & WooCommerce WordPress Theme
https://themesfores.com/product/newspape-news-woocommerce-wordpress-theme/ Newspaper v12.6.7 WordPress Theme is Best selling for Blog, News, and Magazine theme. Features Unlimited shop layouts SEO Ready Optimized for mobile Core Web Vitals Ready Light, Fast Performance Performance Optimized No Coding Skills, Click and Create Pre-Built Website Optimized for Mobile Theme Lazy Load Effect Drag & Drop No coding skills required SEO: Schema Built-in translation support 120+ One-Click Pre-Built Websites How to Install & Activate Newspaper Theme First Unzipe > Then find Newspaper.zip file and Upload only Newspaper.zip > Then Install Now Newspaper is a WordPress theme that lets you write articles and blog posts with ease. Create a great news website with our newspaper template. This bestseller theme is perfect for blogging and excellent for news, newspaper, magazine, publishing, or review sites. Changelog Version 12.6.6 – May 15th, 2024 new: 4 New one-click installable Pre-Build Websites (demos): new: Trucking Services – View Demo new: Free News – View Demo new: Office Nexus – View Demo new: Cassio Lovo – View Demo new: Theme Panel option to enable loading WebP images on blocks; new: Inline text and Column title shortcodes replaced with new shortcodes simplified for a better structure; new: New twitter X account connect app for social counter; new: Option for Global Fonts to specify alternative font stacks for iOS and Android for better Speed Performance on mobile; new: Sticky column and inner-column – the option is now responsive; new: Multiple filter: support for taxonomy name using prefix tdtax_ (e.g. tdtax_movies); misc: We’ve updated the Revolution Slider plugin to the latest version; misc: Single Post Content – added button color/background/fonts; misc: List block – added the option to keep icon and text aligned; misc: Tabbed Content – increased the limit of pages from 5 to 10; misc: Form Title – added the option to set font settings separately for the input; misc: Single Post Taxonomies – added the option to display the terms as columns and an option to display terms’ images; misc: Posts List – added the option to display the credit cost of posts; misc: Gallery – added the options to set padding, border radius, background color and background shadow on the arrows; misc: Custom Field – option to open the CF image in modal lightbox; misc: Image Box – added Seo title option; misc: Added ids for inline javascripts generated by theme misc: Theme color now accepts global colors; fix: Custom Field block – CSS issues; fix: Fix loading google fonts on standard templates; fix: ToTop css issue; fix: tdLoadingBox.js script was loading when it wasn’t supposed to; fix: Modal Popup – fixed an issue with the close button; fix: Form Input – fixed an issue with the font settings for labels; fix: Fatal error on zone when Youtube key is missing; fix: Flex Loop – ajax issue; fix: Module Builder – exclusive tag doesn’t appear on CPTs; fix: XSS vulnerability; fix: Header Menu – page mega menu ui delayed load issue; fix: The reCaptcha on comments interferes with other reCaptcha plugins; fix: Show/hide ToTop on mobile issue; fix: Form File Upload – Fixed an issue related to the input height; fix: Preloading Featured image on CPT issue; fix: Random order on Authors Box; fix: Module Title – CSS fix; fix: Row – vertical align issue (space between); fix: Post Loop – replace “No posts” message on pagination with a redirect; fix: Social Icons PHP warning; fix: Security fixes – vulnerability report from Wordfence; fix: Woo Products Loop – PHP notice; NEWSPAPER – VERSION: 12.6.4 new: Forest Beat – View Demo new: Featured audio – added support for Spotify; new: Module templates – New reading time shortcode; improvement: Woo Product description – added the possibility to set an initial height for the content, with the user being able to expand it; improvement: Modal popup – Added the option to remove the opening/closing transition effect; improvement: Eliminated attachment_url_to_post() function used on Theme Panel header/footer logos; improvement: Column title – Added the option to change the default margins of the H1-H6 tags; improvement: Added the option to change the background color for the content of a mega menu; improvement: Added option to use Woo classic pagination on Woo Loop; improvement: Single Post Date – added the option to custom format the date; improvement: Custom Field – Added support for the ‘user’ type field; improvement: We’ve updated the Revolution Slider plugin to the latest version; improvement: Added Alt on author image; improvement: Option in theme panel to deactivate Product schema from posts when reviews active; fix: Colorpicker – Fixed a UI issue with selected global colors; fix: CSS Analyze tool deprecated – removed; fix: Issue while saving textareas for a user; fix: User description field is now displayed as a textarea; fix: Popular(all time) sorting option doesn’t appear; fix: Inline Image html width and height; fix: Menu Cart – Fixed an issue where the menu cart was not being dynamically updated when changing products quantity or removing them from the cart page; fix: Single Post User Reviews List – Fixed an issue where only a maximum of 5 reviews were displayed. Changed that to unlimited. fix: Yoast analyzer; fix: Product structured data; fix: Removed instagram ID & personal accounts sources (discontinued); fix: Row – Fixed hide on pagination option when using Flex Loop Builder; fix: Tag Description – Fixed some style issues; NEWSPAPER – VERSION: 12.6.3 new: Interior Designer- View Demo new: Added a new shortcode – Module Automatic Numbering; new: Footer delayed load option in Theme Panel; new: Option to stop zones render on mobiles for Header Menu and Header Menu Sticky; new: Option to stop zones render on desktop for Mobile Menu and Mobile Menu Sticky; improvement: Moved the posts autoload options in the website manager; improvement: We’ve updated the Revolution Slider plugin to the latest version; improvement: Header main menu – option to not load desktop menu on mobile devices; improvement: Delay option works also for category Mega Menu; improvement: Update translations po_mo files; improvement: Option to show/hide links in Excerpts; improvement: Option to replace self hosted video row background with an image or video on mobile; fix: Title name for author social icons; fix: Issue on List Menu; fix: Slider width orientation change; fix: Scroll on mobile search; fix: Urban Observer demo without content; fix: Scroll on iOS when popup modal is used; NEWSPAPER – VERSION: 12.5.1 new: One-click installable demo – Korean News Insight NEWSPAPER – VERSION: 12.5 new: 5 New one-click installable Pre-Build Websites (demos): new: World Matters – View Demo; new: InsightAI – View Demo; new: App Find – View Demo; new: UrbanEdge – View Demo; new: Coaching Pro – View Demo; new: Form Gallery shortcode; new: Option to use global domain on Google recaptcha; new: Filter posts using “current” in Multiple terms input; new: Filter posts by custom field (include/exclude input); new: Search cloud template CPT support; new: Archive cloud template CPT support; new: Single User Reviews Form – custom login url option; new: Google recaptcha will apply also on WP Register page; new: Form Location Finder & Single Post Location Display – Implemented Bing Maps as an alternative API service provider; new: Single Post Location Display – Added option to fill in the complete location meta from which to pull the address from; new: Added support for acf date picker, date time picker and time picker; improvement: Improved the way posts are linked together; improvement: Added Highest and Lowest rated (user reviews) sorting options on blocks; improvement: Posts Form Submit – added the option to assign a cloud template to the newly created post; improvement: Posts list – new form fields (childs); improvement: Posts list – hierarchically sort posts; improvement: Update google fonts; improvement: Display CPT templates settings on post edit; improvement: Posts Form Link To Post – added the options to specify the max depth or to select the depth from which to display posts; improvement: Optimize fonts css; improvement: Form FIle Upload – Added new options to adjust the height of the input and the image preview; improvement: Custom Field – text cut option; improvement: Custom Field – set html image width and height automatically; improvement: Module Template Image -added border options; improvement: Header Main Menu – added an option to set the border radius for sub-menus; improvement: Single User Reviews Overall – Added the possibility to display a full breakdown of the rating (meaning all criterias and their scores) improvement: Module Date – options to display ‘ago’ text before and after the date; improvement: Custom Field – Enabled on woo products, categories and tags; improvement: Added term ID as class for each checkbox/radio term; improvement: Form Taxonomies – Added options to display the term’s custom fields, on each level independently; improvement: Hide button if no URL option (on all the shortcodes with button); improvement: Url option for Modal Popup title; improvement: Added the possibility to sort by user reviews rating (high/low); fix: XSS vulnerability – courtesy to Automattic team; fix: Stop views count for standard and cloud templates if Theme Panel option is disabled; fix: Demo import php warning; fix: Lazy load on Module Image; fix: Error custom field on Woo Shop page; fix: Smartlist template if is set globally; fix: Cloud templates import not importing template options(global colors/fonts & custom svg icons); fix: Show Manager settings only for admin; fix: Retina image on block pagination; fix: Linked posts option on flex blocks filter updated to show only parent; fix: Modules cloud tpl icons/google fonts; fix: Flex loop builder cpt tax; fix: Prevent panel settings update(save) for editor user role; fix: Php 8.1 warnings; fix: Single Background Image – replaced ‘a’ tag with ‘span’ when url is not set; fix: Extra class on video embed shortcode; fix: Restrict subscribers to view only media library items they uploaded; fix: Border size multiple values Flex Block/Loop Builder; fix: Single Post Table of Contents – fixed an issue with smooth scroll; fix: Flex Block/Loop Builder – fixed an issue with the modules bottom space option; fix: Download the size of the avatar according to the… … set width (Single Post Author Box, Author box and Author Image); fix: Scroll issue on Mobile Search; fix: Search in taxonomies terms; fix: Reviews system custom post types updates; fix: Display hidden on desktop hides the element on the other viewports; fix: Post reading time – strip all tags from post content; fix: Image border radius when TP placeholder is set; fix: Megamenu border radius. 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JavaScript for Web Development: The Backbone of Modern Websites
JavaScript is the backbone of modern web development, enabling dynamic and interactive features that have become essential to the user experience on websites today. Whether you're new to programming or a seasoned developer, understanding JavaScript's role in web development is crucial to building powerful, responsive, and engaging web applications.
Why JavaScript is Essential for Web Development
JavaScript is a high-level, versatile programming language that works seamlessly with HTML and CSS to create dynamic web pages. While HTML structures the content and CSS styles it, JavaScript adds interactivity, making web pages responsive to user actions. This ability to create real-time interactive effects, such as form validation, animated graphics, and dynamic content updates, makes JavaScript indispensable in web development.
Key Features of JavaScript
Interactivity: JavaScript allows developers to create interactive elements like drop-down menus, modal windows, and interactive maps, enhancing the user experience.
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Popular JavaScript Frameworks for Web Development
JavaScript's flexibility is further enhanced by a wide range of frameworks and libraries that simplify development and improve productivity. Here are some of the most popular ones:
React: Developed by Facebook, React is a powerful library for building user interfaces, particularly single-page applications. Its component-based architecture allows developers to create reusable UI components, making development faster and more efficient.
Angular: Maintained by Google, Angular is a full-fledged framework that provides a comprehensive solution for building dynamic web applications. It is known for its robust features, including two-way data binding, dependency injection, and a powerful template syntax.
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JavaScript for Web Development: Best Practices
To maximize the potential of JavaScript in web development, developers should follow best practices:
Write Clean and Modular Code: Organizing your code into modules and following naming conventions makes it easier to maintain and debug.
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Conclusion
JavaScript for web development is not just a trend but a necessity in today’s digital landscape. Its ability to create dynamic, interactive, and responsive web applications makes it an essential tool for developers. Whether you're building simple websites or complex web applications, mastering JavaScript will provide you with the skills needed to bring your web development projects to life.
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Theme Grocery is a proficient and powerful odoo e-commerce theme with all essential features of grocery delivery & pick up with fast and easy ordering options for Food, Supermarket, FreshMart, Dairy and Bakery stores.
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Web Designing Course in Sonipat.
Here's a comprehensive course outline for a web design course offered by Pickles Animation. This course is designed to cater to both beginners and advanced learners, covering essential tools, techniques, and industry insights.
Course Outline for Web Design
Module 1: Introduction to Web Design
Overview of Web Design
History and evolution of web design
Key principles of web design (layout, color, typography)
Understanding the web design process
Web Technologies
Basics of HTML and CSS
Introduction to JavaScript
Understanding web browsers and how they work
Module 2: HTML and CSS Fundamentals
HTML Basics
HTML syntax and structure
Common HTML tags and attributes
Creating forms and tables
CSS Basics
CSS syntax and selectors
Styling text, colors, and backgrounds
Box model, padding, margin, and borders
Advanced HTML and CSS
Flexbox and CSS Grid layout systems
Responsive design principles and media queries
CSS transitions and animations
Module 3: JavaScript and Interactive Design
JavaScript Basics
JavaScript syntax and variables
Functions and events
DOM manipulation
Advanced JavaScript
Working with APIs and AJAX
ES6+ features
JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js)
Interactive Design
Enhancing user interactions with JavaScript
Introduction to jQuery
Creating interactive forms and components
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Design Software
Adobe XD, Figma, or Sketch for UI design
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Collaborating and sharing designs
Development Tools
Code editors (e.g., Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text)
Version control with Git and GitHub
Browser developer tools for debugging
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UI/UX Design Principles
User-centered design
Accessibility and inclusive design
Usability testing and feedback
Responsive and Adaptive Design
Mobile-first design approach
Progressive enhancement and graceful degradation
Testing and optimizing for various devices
Performance Optimization
Image and asset optimization
Minification and compression techniques
Lazy loading and caching strategies
Module 6: Content Management Systems (CMS)
Introduction to CMS
Understanding CMS and its benefits
Overview of popular CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress, Joomla, Drupal)
Working with WordPress
Setting up a WordPress site
Customizing themes and templates
Managing plugins and widgets
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E-commerce Fundamentals
Setting up an online store
Payment gateway integration
Product management and inventory
Web Applications
Introduction to web app development
Basics of backend development (e.g., Node.js, PHP)
Working with databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB)
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Building a Web Design Portfolio
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Creating case studies and project descriptions
Designing a portfolio website
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Freelancing vs. working for an agency
Job search strategies and interview tips
Networking and professional development
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Guest Lectures and Workshops: Sessions by industry experts on various topics.
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This course structure ensures that students gain a solid foundation in web design, practical experience with essential tools and techniques, and preparation for a successful career in the web design industry.
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Application Server Automation & Testing
For websites containing a lot of JavaScript, AJAX, or Java applets, developers need a mechanism to ensure that these programs execute smoothly. Anyone can use the EveryStep Web Recorder to create testing and monitoring scripts that can perform complex actions, such as filling out forms and interacting with multimedia content—even for complex elements such as Silverlight or Java Applets, thanks to the EveryStep tool's RIA (Rich Internet Application). These scripts may then be imported into the UserView platform for monitoring, ensuring that the apps load properly and clients get the best possible experience.
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Streamline Your Project with J K Jain BuildTech’s Fiori Machine on Rent
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