WordPress Security
Apr 19There are numerous actions a prudent web admin can take to make their site more secure. In an effort to place the key safety precautions you can employ on a WordPress site I have gathered a number of actions from multiple sources and placed them here. Please note that this posting is not original content, rather it is a merged aggregation from the references listed below. Item 1. Always Upgrade...
Design Pointers
Mar 03The most important part of your web site is the actual text content. Use the following tips regarding content: Site Navigation Scheme – Using index cards or smaller pieces of paper, write down all the items that you want included in your web site (Brainstorm here!). Now separate them into Categories, understanding that one index card may end up in more than one category. When you have...
Special Tips
Mar 03Special Tips Be aware of the pitfalls of character sets . (Here comes a pound sign £ what did you get?) Currency signs are a real danger. It might be safer to write the currency in full. It is not just the signs that fail in some way; even those that do display may be misinterpreted. Let ‘ s say you are in the USA and write $25.00 without qualification. How much does that look...
Design Resources
Mar 03Top Ten Resources Designing For Multiple Browsers Without Being Bland A concise, sober, and BRIEF description of a good Web authoring strategy. Other fine articles by the author include What You See is Not What Others Get and Widen Your Web Site ‘ s Audience . Stephen Traub. Getting Started with HTML A primer to Learning HTML 3.2 by Examples , this is a comprehensive and...
Style Tips
Mar 03Condense textual content to fit the time and attention constraints of today ‘ s busy Web users. Thoughts on Web Style Inverted Pyramids in Cyberspace Use small (byte-wise) graphics so graphics load more quickly in graphics-capable browsers. (It is not advisable to use GIFs for everything. It ‘ s of the first importance to make the right choice between JPEG and a...