When Form Submission Leaves People Hanging
You got what you wanted. They filled out your form. But, you may have gotten something you don’t know about … an uncomfortable viewer.
Category: Web Development Technologies
Strategic Use of Meta Title Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks
They aren’t the same. Their jobs have subtle differences. One-size-fits-all works, but like clothes this strategy is more easy for the manufacturer than easy on the eye. What Are Title Tags, Page Titles and Permalinks? Page Titles (aka H1) Every page should have a visible Page Title that is different …
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 …
The Little Hidden Treasure File Called .htaccess
The .htaccess file contains lines of code called server directives. What a Web Server Does The pages of your website are stored on your web host, waiting for shipping to a viewer’s computer. The web servers in your hosting plan put together your web pages, package them up and ship …
Finding a Quiz Plugin for WordPress
A client would like me to find a plugin for his WordPress install that will allow him to set up quick cooking quizes. What is available – and secure – now?
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.
Cookin’ and a’Codin: Frameworks, Libraries, and Platforms
Frameworks, Libraries, and Platforms These three terms are common when describing a technology for web programmers. They are only helpful, if you know what they are. Frameworks When you Google technical terminology, like “framework”, the results are generally as unfamiliar as the original term. According to Wikipedia, “In computer programming, …
Google AMP: The Need for Speed
AMP stands for Accelerated Mobile Pages. It is a Google/Twitter project.
Should You Combine Those Two Sites?
Many of my clients have had multiple sites, and have had to decide whether or not to combine the two sites into one. There is no one answer.