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Missing MailChimp Subscribe Button? That’s not good… I worked on a WordPress site recently where there was a problem with an embedded MailChimp form. The form had been created and added to the site, but the Subscribe button wasn’t showing up. While the form could still be completed and submitted by clicking the Enter button, it […]
The web is built on hyperlinks. When all is well and good, every link on our site will lead exactly to the right place. But sometimes links go bad.
Updated 17 January 2019. If you are setting up a new website, as well as a domain name (your web address) you will need to find a web host. Think of hosting like renting an unfurnished flat. You rent out your own piece of Web real estate, paying monthly or annually, and furnish it with your […]
I use Google Analytics to track my website visitors. I recently noticed that my Google Analytics were showing spikes in recent visits. Typically lately I’ve been getting 50-100 user visits a day, but the stats were showing nearly 200 on some days. My first thought was “Great! My traffic is going up!” But then I dug […]
Updated 12 June 2019. This is Day 28 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 27’s post here. I’ve been checking my Google Analytics as I’ve been blogging for the last month, and it’s interesting to see what difference my increased frequency of blogging has made. I thought I would share some of […]
This is Day 27 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 26’s post here. I got my first taste of the Web in the mid-90s. Web design has moved on a lot since those days. Here’s a list of features that used to be commonplace that are thankfully now rare, for very good […]
This is Day 21 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 20’s post here. What is a Domain Name? A domain name is an essential for a website. This is the human-readable address of your site – without one, your website would just be found by a string of numbers representing the computer […]
This is Day 19 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 18’s post here. Today I trawled the web for inspiring quotes from some big names in the web design industry. Enjoy! As good advertising comes from the product, and good filmmaking begins with a riveting story, good web design starts with content. […]
This is Day 16 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 15’s post here. This post is inspired by Saijo George’s site, CSS Puns, a jokey collection of CSS rules that may bear some resemblance to real life. Check out the original post above and my versions below. #driver .uk { float: left; […]
This is Day 13 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 12’s post here. For today’s post, I’ve decided to put together an A-Z of web design, as there’s are a lot of jargon and acronyms used in this field. This is my attempt in explaining some of these to the layman. A […]
