How I Created A Popular WordPress Theme And Coined The Term “Hero Section” (Without Realizing It)

In 2013, Marcel Moerkens was working on Brooklyn, his WordPress theme, and he needed a way to make it stand out from the pack of other WordPress themes. Little did he know that the intro section he called a “Hero” would become one of the most recognizable patterns in web design today. Here’s how the idea came to life and how it changed everything. https://smashingmagazine.com/2025/02/popular-wordpress-theme-term-hero-section/

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