You still might be living with small group of fonts called “Web-safe”. As the name suggests, these are the saved fonts that can be safely used as web elements. But looking at this group, we can’t help but wonder about the other side of the coin – the “Web-unsafe” groups which all the other fonts belong to.

Internet users had to accept whatever font was dictated by the browser. As you never know what fonts your visitors have, so to be safe, web designers just use the most common ones. Thus the term “Web-safe fonts” was coined – the fonts that every web user has in their computer.

The possible solution to this problem is to install the fonts that we want to use somewhere in the cloud and point the design there. While this might be the best alternative today, the method still poses some problems mainly about the access speed and endurance of the server, and also about the copyright issues.

There are already solutions to these problems, for professionals who don’t mind paying for good service from companies like Typekit, Kernest and Typotheque. For everybody else, we have Google. The web giant is kind enough to provide us with Google Font Directory.

If you have a blog and you don’t want it to be just another face in the crowd, you can easily give it a font-lift with the help of Google Font Directory. And if you use the self-hosted WordPress for your blog, everything is so much easier because of a WordPress plug-in called “WP Google Fonts”.

Go to the WordPress plugin menu and click “Add New“. Do a search for the Google Font plugin and WP Google Fonts will be at the top of the list. Click “Install Now” and click “OK” on the pop-up confirmation window.

The plugin will be installed in seconds. Click “Activate Plugin” to start using it.

WP Google Fonts “Control Panel” is located under “Settings – Google Fonts” on the WordPress sidebar menu.

Using and managing Google Fonts Directory with this plugin is very easy. The basic usage doesn’t require you to mess around with codes, HTML or CSS. All you need to do is select the font that you want to use and determine which web elements you want to assign the font to.

HAPPY FONTING!

Previously a dentist can be found only with from recommendations from friends and family or from mainstream advertisements, like yellow pages. These days, individuals seek information on the internet. That is why it is important for a dental practice to have a quality website that provides potential patients with vital information such as hours, location, services, doctor information, insurances accepted and new patient forms etc. A dentist might not be able to find sufficient time to manage a website so a better solution for dentists is to build a website around a content management system that allows the staff to update their own text, pages, posts and other content.

So what should be the CMS which is recommended for the dentists? At Digital Intersect, we strongly recommend WordPress as this system is so easy to manage as it can be managed easily by the staff who might not be web savvy people. That is the advantage you will get using a system like WordPress. WordPress is a user friendly content management system that is simple to mange and allows developers to customize the functionality to meet the needs of an individual practice. Here are some of the features you will get on your dental website if you choose a Dental Website Package from Digital Intersect.

• Professional custom WordPress template design.
• A professional custom slider on the homepage (or all pages) to upload promotions and featured content. You can upload banners, custom graphics, text information or any type of information in this area from the administrative control panel.
• A very advanced Smile gallery (Before and after)
• News centre to post latest news and events. Or make sure own category to publish articles etc.
• Unlimited content managed pages / articles with easy-to-browse navigation (drop downs). Full control over the navigation menus including sub-menus.
• More than one navigation menu (if required). Digital Intersect can provide training sessions on how to insert more than 1 nav bar.
• Video Testimonial Gallery. (Integration of YouTube / Vimeo Channel).
• A fully dynamic photo gallery section.
• Development of the contact us form with “Captcha” verification. One form included and you can learn how to create additional forms.
• A blog feature within the existing design of the website.
• Search Feature to search the entire website.
• Newsletter subscription feature and ability to export subscribers to import in your email sending program.
• Social Media Automation. Such as “Hello.txt” that connects to all your social media platforms from a single blog entry or apply social media icons.
• Fully customized control panel to manage your website.
• Search Engine Friendly website. SEO plug-in included.
• All the benefits of WordPress system with easy-to-use control panel to manage your website.
• You will get full training and support for your dental website.

You can contact Digital Intersect support staff for your questions.

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