Advantages and Disadvantages of Frames
I've kept away from using frames in any of my work where possible. As much as I like some of the features that frames offer, such as a static header area and side menu bar, there is still a number of negative aspects to their use. More ...
Video - HTTP caching
In this video, Stephen Lamm, who works at Google in Web Performance teaches you about browser caching and what you can do to configure your web pages so that they're cached properly in browsers. More ...
RSS Basics
Understanding and using RSS feeds is critical to today's webmasters and bloggers. Being able to syndicate news of new information added can drive traffic to your site. In addition to revenue from increased traffic, RSS provides many other marketing opportunities, such as in-feed advertising and higher search engine ranking. More ...
Basic Dynamic Website Security
There are many things a user can do to cause you annoyance, but the biggest threat is an MySQL injection attack. This is where a user types in some PHP and SQL code into a field in your form. More ...
Update Your Entire Website Instantly Using Server Side Includes (SSI)
Imagine my plight... I have 100+ pages on my website and I have to change my e-mail address and the copyright info on all the pages. The reason... My mail box is over-flown with junk mails. More ...
Seven Effective Ways to Build Your Own Web Site
If you are a small business person who wants to reach millions quickly and easily, building a web site is a necessity. There are many ways to build a website but I'll just give you an overview of the most popular ones. More ...
Seven WordPress Security Tips
Most WordPress users are not aware that the chance of getting hacked is higher than they think. Here is a list of tips that can greatly improve the security of your WordPress website. More ...
What is a Web Service?
Try to find an article on the Web that explains, in plain English, what a Web Service is and you'll be going around in rhetorical circles with no simple explanation, and no examples. More ...
Video - Optimizing the Order of Scripts and Styles
This video by Tony Gentilcore, software engineer at Goggle, shows you two easy-to-implement yet high-impact techniques for speeding up your web pages. For example, a script included before a CSS file may cause the browser to block. More ...
What is that Double Forward Slash in the URL?
Someone is accessing your site with a URL that contains a double forward slash. This causes all relative links on the page will be broken. This means any relative linked scripts or styles will not be loaded. More ...
How to Hide From Robots
A "robot" is a program that search engines use to follow links, read web pages, and create indexes of the information they find on the web pages. There are several reasons why you might want to prevent robots from indexing your web page. More ...
Web Design Blunders That Can Cost You Lost Profits
It's hard enough to bring people to your little corner of cyberspace,and once they're there, you have just a few brief seconds to catch their attention. Keep as many interested prospects on your site by avoiding these blunders. More ...
