Persistent Storage: Database vs Text Files
How data fields are designed and stored has changed over the years and the options have multiplied, making understanding data structure an even more important skill.
Category: Programming and Code
Case Study: How Do I Put that on my Website?
There is knowing how to do a few HTML code tweaks, and there is knowing where the control panel writers put the place to add the code. And sometimes, where it seems like it should go and where it actually goes takes you down the merry path of wasted time …
Case Study: Ohio Woodlands Learns a Little HTML
As a website developer, I take the path less chosen: if my clients want or need to learn how to code, I teach them how to code. When Website Systems Don’t Make it Easy to Add Pages Many website tools, such as WordPress and other Content Management Systems, make it …
Strategic Use of Meta Title Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks
Meta Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks: they aren’t the same. Their jobs have subtle differences.
Fix it Quick or Fix it Right?
There is a lot to love about the WordPress Kahuna theme. But, one of the things I don’t like is that the inside page titles are over the banner image. I can customize the code with a child theme, so it’s not a big problem. Or is it? The quick …
Does a Bad Website = A Bad Company?
A bad manager once told me, “Perception is everything.” This was a man who lied a lot … at someone else’s expense to benefit himself. One of the problems with websites is that they really don’t tell you whether a company is good or bad. The Path to the Boiled …
A Little JavaScript Project: A Photo Slider
A Little JavaScript Project: A Photo Slider The following are lessons posted on Facebook, using a W3Schools project: 4/27/20: A Little JavaScript Lesson: Scope is More than Mouthwash When we used the code from the W3Schools slider, we noticed one odd thing: the dots for each photo were on the …
Will StackOverflow Be a Help or Not?
Will StackOverflow Be a Help or Not? What is StackOverflow? “Stack Overflow is a question and answer site for professional and enthusiast programmers. It is a privately held website, the flagship site of the Stack Exchange Network, created in 2008 by Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky. It features questions and …
Case Study: Themes and a Mobile UX Problem
Mobile Friendly is more than just squishing the theme down to the size of a mobile device.
When Website Elements Push Each Other Around
When Website Elements Push Each Other Around There is only so much room in that circle … and there is only so much room on your website … and there is only so much room in your banner. Often, a website owner will request a design change that presents a …