Drupal is a popular open-source content management system that powers over 1,000,000 worldwide including BBC Store. FOX, Al Jazeera, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Cisco, the NBA and the like. However, because of its popularity and wide use, hackers are always looking for vulnerabilities and therefore, Drupal security is crucial. In this article, I’ll put forth Drupal Security Best Practices with modules for this CMS. 1) Make sure your login is secure: Let’s start with the very…
What is AngularJS? AngularJS is a Javascript framework which can be added to an HTML page with <script> tag maintained by Google. It is used to build powerful, interactive websites with sleek animations to offer pleasant user experiences. There have been significant improvements and changes between versions 1.0 and 1.3 and version 2.0 is currently being worked on. Its comparable siblings include Ember, Polymer, Backbone.Js and others however, the popularity of AngularJS has risen significantly in…
Web development as a field is very wide in nature and is ever changing. I’m sure, as a web developer, you’ve done your bit and have gained knowledge about your field. New courses are coming up and are getting updated with time. As a web developer, you need to make sure that you are updated with the latest trends and platforms. I, in this blog post, will help you go through various websites that provide you various…
When you sit down to think about your USP – Unique Selling Proposition that gives your Web Design and Development business a competitive advantage over other companies, Price, Quality, Efficiency and Reliability are obvious metrics you will consider. To deliver on these, there are multiple processes that need to be put in place and today we will explore one very critical aspect. Project Management is extremely critical to any business, let alone the Design and…
As a developer, you are a tech geek who knows the in and out of the collaborative platforms around the world and are amongst the smartest users for such networks. Such platforms can help developers like yourself to collaborate, explore, learn new tricks and techniques and share the same knowledge with other developers all around the world. Hence, we call this a collaborative hub for developers. We know that you focus a lot on quality…
SEO is definitely important for your customer’s website. When you’ve built an amazing website, designed it to look great but have no or low visitors, you’ve got a problem. One of the most effective ways to get your customer’s website noticed is through Search Engine Optimization. We tell you how you could get SEO rankings up through one important way: BACKLINKING. What is backlinking? Simply put, it’s a linking from a website / webpage / blog back…
Internet Protocol (IP) was first created in the 1970’s to connect the first computers to each other and allow them to send and receive packets of information. Today, every device that connects to the internet requires an IP address. An example IP address that many people will recognize is: 192.168.0.1 However, that is not really your IP address, it is the IP address your router gives you. (I will explain later) Every IP address is…
User Experience simply refers to a user’s interaction with your website. How can you deliver the best possible user experience? By making the flow as natural and intuitive as possible. A website has good UX if it’s easy to use and meets the needs of the user. For an e-commerce website, a great user experience is essential if you want your customer to: Make a purchase Return to your website Recommend it to others User…
Whether you’re a Web Developer or a Full Stack programmer, a good IDE (Integrated Development Environment) or (in simpler versions, with minimal programming features) a word processor is a must-have on any computer. My aim through this post is to focus on the key features that you as a web developer should look for in your IDE. The right IDE will allow you to consolidate basic tools that you need as a developer to write…
Everyone’s moving to the mobile. If you’ve got a website, great. But if you’ve got a mobile app for it, even better. Mobile apps are trending due to their on-the-go usability and single tap access to any and every part of the Internet! As a web developer, you’re probably already familiar with building apps and if my guess is right, you might have built native apps with Java scripts. Allow me to introduce to you PhoneGap…