Can a perfect site be the right combination of minimalist graphics and careful choice of plugins?
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:30 am
With the PRO version you can also decide which plugins to deactivate depending on the logged in user, if he has purchased a product, or if he has a certain role or capability, a certain email. This can be useful in the case of membership sites, online courses and the like.
Another possibility that the PRO version offers is the deactivation of parts of plugins. Sometimes you don't want to deactivate the entire plugin, but you don't want some of its hooks to run on some pages. With the PRO version you will be able to see the hooks in the frontend and decide which ones to deactivate. This can allow you to eliminate for example elements that a certain plugin adds to the page, but without deactivating the entire plugin because maybe you need it for other reasons on that page.
I think I have answered this question in part. But I would mobile no. like to clarify what I mean by minimalism. For me, minimalism means not giving up anything, but doing without everything we don't need. Living as a minimalist means living a richer life than one in which you surround yourself with useless things, because you create space for what you really need and make you happy.
If you really like having a super-powerful car, not to show it off to others, but because it would make you happy even if no one knew you had that car, then that car is welcome. But from the moment you surround yourself with objects to show others an illusory value of yourself, then those same objects are eating away part of your life without ever making you truly happy.
A similar argument can be made for a website.
For me, minimalist graphics means all the graphics needed to best show the essence of the business behind the site. If this means uploading a very heavy image because that image with its crazy resolution can make the difference, then that image is welcome. Let's think for example of a photography site. It would be a bad idea to give up the design of such a site to have 100% on GTMetrix instead of 92%. In that case, it is better to give more space to the design and turn a blind eye to performance, because the ideal customer of the site will be more inclined to appreciate a beautiful photo than a tenth of a second less during loading.
Another possibility that the PRO version offers is the deactivation of parts of plugins. Sometimes you don't want to deactivate the entire plugin, but you don't want some of its hooks to run on some pages. With the PRO version you will be able to see the hooks in the frontend and decide which ones to deactivate. This can allow you to eliminate for example elements that a certain plugin adds to the page, but without deactivating the entire plugin because maybe you need it for other reasons on that page.
I think I have answered this question in part. But I would mobile no. like to clarify what I mean by minimalism. For me, minimalism means not giving up anything, but doing without everything we don't need. Living as a minimalist means living a richer life than one in which you surround yourself with useless things, because you create space for what you really need and make you happy.
If you really like having a super-powerful car, not to show it off to others, but because it would make you happy even if no one knew you had that car, then that car is welcome. But from the moment you surround yourself with objects to show others an illusory value of yourself, then those same objects are eating away part of your life without ever making you truly happy.
A similar argument can be made for a website.
For me, minimalist graphics means all the graphics needed to best show the essence of the business behind the site. If this means uploading a very heavy image because that image with its crazy resolution can make the difference, then that image is welcome. Let's think for example of a photography site. It would be a bad idea to give up the design of such a site to have 100% on GTMetrix instead of 92%. In that case, it is better to give more space to the design and turn a blind eye to performance, because the ideal customer of the site will be more inclined to appreciate a beautiful photo than a tenth of a second less during loading.