Have you been toiling away on your website for the past several months? Before you launch that bad boy, click here to learn how to test a website first. Launching a new website can be exciting. It’s important that you don’t let your excitement overpower your rational thinking. No matter how excited you are in… Continue reading How to Test a Website Before Launching to the Public
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5 Great Tools to Help You Build HTML5 Forms
We are living in a world where we try to automate everything we can, and web design isn’t an exception, so we have a suite of tools capable of generating HTML pages without writing any line of code. In this article we will focus on some of the most popular dedicated tools for generating HTML… Continue reading 5 Great Tools to Help You Build HTML5 Forms
Web Design History: Looking Back Through 20 Years of Design Evolution
The web has transformed how we do things. The first website went online nearly three decades ago and since that time, there has been a huge transformation. It is now possible for people to share information easily and efficiently. The evolution of the web has been marked by evolution in web design. Some of the… Continue reading Web Design History: Looking Back Through 20 Years of Design Evolution
Create a PHP Email Script and Form
Forms on websites can be used for a lot of purposes besides being a place to contact the website administrators. In previous posts, I covered how to create a fully functional contact form in PHP and how to build your own Captcha and integrate it in your contact forms. In this tutorial, our focus will… Continue reading Create a PHP Email Script and Form
Ruby: A clean and responsive HTML landing page
Ruby is a clean and fully responsive HTML landing page template for startups released by Cruip. It includes all you need to take your product or service to the next level. This template comes with a unique and beautiful collection of customisable components, icons and nice-looking illustrations. It comes with a bunch of ready-made sections: hero, features, testimonials, pricing… Continue reading Ruby: A clean and responsive HTML landing page
Why You Should Use Slider Revolution for Your WordPress Site
WordPress Sliders are a dime a dozen, but few can match the amazing Slider Revolution for WordPress when it comes to features, speed, and ease of use. Today we’ll take an in-depth look at: what sliders are the pros and cons of using a WordPress slider plugin on your site why Slider Revolution is the best… Continue reading Why You Should Use Slider Revolution for Your WordPress Site
How to Maintain the Selected Option On Page Load
Imagine you’re using a <select> element to navigate between pages–ordinarily the select will return to its default option when the page reloads. Today we’ll learn how to maintain the selected option, ensuring that whatever page you’ve selected remains selected even once the new page has been served. To demonstrate it, we’ll use a demo project with… Continue reading How to Maintain the Selected Option On Page Load
Best Resources For Online Learning in All Sorts of Domains
Considering that people find themselves in an era of accessible information, where everything is at one-click distance, it is highly important to separate quality facts from false ones. In order to do that, you must stay up to date with the best resources you should use for getting your facts straight. Regardless of the area… Continue reading Best Resources For Online Learning in All Sorts of Domains
How to Make a Great (Coming Soon) Website Product Launch Page
Launching a new product is an exciting business venture, one that could mean a world of difference for your business. However, as you’re prepping for the launch, it’s important to think about how you’re going to promote your product as well as make it possible for people to buy it. Here are two options: Create… Continue reading How to Make a Great (Coming Soon) Website Product Launch Page
Interactive Repulsion Effect with Three.js
A tutorial on how to recreate the interactive repulsion effect of grid items seen in BestServedBold’s Dribbble shot “Holographic-Interactions”. This tutorial is going to demonstrate how to build an interesting repulsion effect for a grid of elements using three.js and TweenMax (GSAP). The effect is a recreation of BestServedBold’s Dribbble shot Holographic-Interactions. Attention: We assume… Continue reading Interactive Repulsion Effect with Three.js
Blue: Elegant free HTML landing template
Blue is a free elegant HTML landing page template released by Cruip for a startup who wants to make a professional and effective first impression. This template is ideal for web-based products, and it can be easily customizable to set up a brand new HTML landing page or website. It comes with 8 ready-made sections: hero,… Continue reading Blue: Elegant free HTML landing template
20+ Great Product Landing Page Templates (2018 Design Examples)
When it comes to promoting your product online, a well-designed product landing page can make all the difference for a successful launch. Given the fact that landing pages incorporate a minimal design that eliminates unnecessary distractions, it’s easy to understand how visitors have higher chances of converting into customers and clients. As such, it’s essential… Continue reading 20+ Great Product Landing Page Templates (2018 Design Examples)
Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 1
Now is an exciting time for WordPress developers with the official release of version 5.0 just around the corner. This will mark the debut of the brand new editor, code-named Gutenberg. If you have anything to do with WordPress on a regular basis, whether as a developer or as a user, then you’ll probably understand… Continue reading Create Style Variations for WordPress Gutenberg Blocks: Part 1
How to Quickly Build Layouts With Bootstrap 4’s Responsive Flexbox Utilities
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to quickly build layouts with Bootstraps 4’s responsive flexbox utilities. To gain a better understanding of these utilities, we’ll examine four different examples. Note: this tutorial assumes you’re familiar with Bootstrap 4 as well as flexbox. Take a look at these courses to get you going in the right… Continue reading How to Quickly Build Layouts With Bootstrap 4’s Responsive Flexbox Utilities
20 Best Free WordPress Themes You Should Check Out For Your First WordPress Blog
One of the best things in today’s internet-driven era is that you don’t have to work a full-time job to make a living. You can simply follow your passion by creating a YouTube channel or setting up a blog. The process is fun & hassle-free and offers you multiple opportunities to grow professionally and personally.… Continue reading 20 Best Free WordPress Themes You Should Check Out For Your First WordPress Blog
Hands-on With ARIA: Accessibility for eCommerce
Looking to make your site more accessible? Or maybe you want to make it easier to traverse your site overall using browsers and other interfaces? Using ARIA, you can do both. Let’s take a look at what ARIA is and how it can benefit an eCommerce site. We’ll also go through some examples step by… Continue reading Hands-on With ARIA: Accessibility for eCommerce
Create Custom Maps With the MapSVG Plugin
What You’ll Be Creating If you’re like me, you’ve been using Google Maps to add maps to your WordPress sites for years, but you sometimes get a little frustrated about the lack of customization options. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to use an alternative—a WordPress plugin called MapSVG that lets you… Continue reading Create Custom Maps With the MapSVG Plugin
How to Upload a File in PHP (With Example)
In this article, I’ll explain the basics of file upload in PHP. Firstly, we’ll go through the PHP configuration options that need to be in place for successful file uploads. Following that, we’ll develop a real-world example of how to upload a file. Configure PHP Settings There are a couple of PHP configuration settings that… Continue reading How to Upload a File in PHP (With Example)
Understanding The Meaning of Webpage Not Found or 404 Error
Page Not Found Errors I’m sure I’m not the only person who has come across this error during their Internet browsing sessions: And of course, whenever this happens, you might say to yourself, “What the hell does that even mean?” Well, think of your place of residence. Whether it be a house, apartment, car, cardboard… Continue reading Understanding The Meaning of Webpage Not Found or 404 Error
Site Accessibility: Getting Started With ARIA
What You’ll Be Creating Using standard HTML alone, modern web apps can lock out users with accessibility needs. HTML is the predominant markup language online, being used by nearly 83% of existing websites. While there have been some changes in the 25 years since its creation, even newer iterations, such as HTML5 and AMP, leave… Continue reading Site Accessibility: Getting Started With ARIA
Manipulating Images in PHP Using GD
The internet would be pretty dull without images. However, maintaining and manipulating hundreds or thousands of images for your web site can be a headache. As your site design changes, you might need to modify all your images—for example, you might need to convert all your images to grayscale or resize them to 50% of… Continue reading Manipulating Images in PHP Using GD
Testing Components in React Using Jest and Enzyme
This is the second part of the series on Testing Components in React. If you have prior experience with Jest, you can skip ahead and use the GitHub code as a starting point. In the previous article, we covered the basic principles and ideas behind test-driven development. We also set up the environment and the tools… Continue reading Testing Components in React Using Jest and Enzyme
4 Strategies to Ensuring the Success of Your Mobile App
Today, the entire world has undoubtedly gone mobile as more people access data and information via digital devices, tablets and smartphones. Apps are commonplace for shopping, connecting with people, navigation and managing data. In fact, mobile apps are today more interactive, attractive and easy to integrate with various smartphone features. The current apps trend is… Continue reading 4 Strategies to Ensuring the Success of Your Mobile App
WordPress as the First Step to Learning HTML
Not everyone has an idea about HTML. Most people will turn to WordPress when creating their first website. It’s easy to use, and you’ll have all the tools which you need for your website. Nonetheless, you’ll have an easier time getting to add content within the website and also ensure that there’s growth. Using WordPress… Continue reading WordPress as the First Step to Learning HTML