In one of my earlier posts, we debated whether WordPress themes were replacing web designers. While the answer was a resounding no, let’s not discount the potential of a theme by itself. WordPress themes have helped millions of businesses get online. According to Code in WP, in 2014, the total number of theme downloads from WordPress.org was 123,498,018. That is a HUGE number! Does your theme impact your website’s performance? Sure, it does. Your theme…
Known for front-end development, jQuery is a robust framework that allows for faster and effective web application development. The framework combines use of HTML5, CSS and JavaScript for creating SEO-friendly web pages. Additionally, jQuery is also known for its form validation feature. When validating a form using JavaScript, you need to create a function that authenticates whether the information entered in the form is genuine. This function works on every checkbox where users enter their…
Do you or your client want to shift your/their blog from Blogger to WordPress and move your blog to your own domain name? Are you still confused after having done your share of research? In this blog post, I’m going to attempt to explain the process of migrating from Blogger to WordPress in a simple step-by-step fashion without losing any backlinks. But before we proceed to that, let’s have a quick look at what is…
A well-versed web developer/designer such as you already knows that WordPress is one of the most frequently used free content management systems(CMS). From simple websites to blogs, applications and enterprise websites, WordPress can handle them all with much ease. Thus, it’s not much of a surprise that WordPress powers more than 24% of the web. Wordpress: A Developer’s Paradise Why, you ask? Firstly it is an open source CMS which comprises of a huge community…
Does designing a website from scratch can seem like an intimidating task? Do you want to design a website and manage the content without coding or in-depth technical know-how? Enter CMS. CMS or Content management system is a software that allows publishing, editing and modifying content as well as maintenance from a central interface. CMSs are often used to run blogs, news portals, and e-commerce websites. Many corporate and marketing websites use CMSs as well.…