For a WordPress blog, a Tag cloud displays a list of tags. Tags are usually single words, and the importance of each Tag is shown with different font size. The size of each Tag is determined by how many times that particular Tag has been assigned to posts. Tags are links that lead to a list of posts associated with each Tag. Continue Reading »
The tips of this post are general and can be applied to any type of Website be it dynamic or static. In my next post, I will specifically discuss how to speed up a WordPress Website.
Why is my Website slow? is a popular question and is a vital issue. A good Website should never compromise on the user´s experience. Continue Reading »
Did you know!
- You can significantly speed up a dynamic Website´s load time with caching.
- For a static Website, browsers cache the content on the client´s computer, in memory and on disk. Wikipedia…
Web caching is caching of Web documents to improve performance, reduce bandwidth consumption and server load. Web cache stores copies of documents passing through it; subsequent requests may be satisfied from the cache if certain conditions are met. Continue Reading »
HTTP compression is a capability that can be built into Web servers and browsers to make better use of available bandwidth, and provide faster transmission speeds between both. The most common compression are gzip and deflate. More from Wikipedia…
HTTP Compression saves bandwidth usage and may speed up a Website loading time by reducing the amount of data sent. Continue Reading »
WordPress 2.6 and above has a new feature which is the posts and page revision. WordPress automatically creates revisions of your posts or pages. Whenever you save a post or a page, the old version is retained so you can revert back at any time. Older revisions are never deleted so you always have a full history of all changes. Continue Reading »
First let me emphasize that the 301 Permanent Redirect covered here is strictly for .htaccess file redirects in an Apache Web server with the mod-rewrite module turned ON.
Therefore before you proceed, first make sure that your Website is running on an Apache Web server having the mod-rewrite module ENABLED. One way to check is to ask your hosting company. Continue Reading »
A “mobile-friendly” Website offers content without clutter and is easily viewable on mobile devices. Creating a mobile-friendly website has become crucial if you desire a presence on the mobile web. With more people browsing the internet from their mobile devices, it is important to make your website accessible to these users. If your business relies on the internet to generate revenue, then it is critical that you make adjustments to accommodate mobile customers. Continue Reading »
As a Web developer you surely stumbled upon the display issue of transparent PNG images in the buggy Internet Explorer version 6 (IE6). As much as I would love that IE6 gracefully disappear, the reality is that according to Global Market Share Statistics there is still 13.06% of the users (as of December 2010) that still use this browser. Continue Reading »
I have an interesting problem happening with this WordPress (version 2.8) Comments. This happens only in IE8. Here is what I noticed :
Whenever I submit a Comment to my posts while leaving blank any of the required fields (name, Email, comment textarea), I get the HTTP 500 error message. Even if I typed the name and comments but I typed an invalid email address, I still get the HTTP 500 error in IE8. Continue Reading »