Edit Hosts Files to view website on test server
If you are moving a site to a new server, or building a new site for a client, you will want to be able to test it before updating the …
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Bluefish – Linux just gets better.
The first time I looked at Linux was when I used a Knoppix Live CD. The reason I used the CD was actually to rescue some files from my wife’s …
Bluefish – Linux just gets better. Read MoreThe Drupal Content Management System
I have recently been playing around with Drupal, which is a free open source content management system. At first glance Drupal looks rather complicated, as there are many standard modules, …
The Drupal Content Management System Read MoreHow To Add Your Logo To A WordPress Hybrid Theme
I post this as I had a bit of trouble working it out, so guess some others may also struggle. Well, what I share now is not what I first …
How To Add Your Logo To A WordPress Hybrid Theme Read MoreUpgrading a Drupal Installation
OK, I attempted a Drupal upgrade as soon as I made a test area for my Drupal CMS installation, and managed to get it wrong from the start. So, to …
Upgrading a Drupal Installation Read MoreWordPress 3.4 “Green” Offers Theme Customization
Introduction In keeping with the tradition of naming its releases after musicians, the most recent WordPress update, WordPress 3.4 “Green” is named after jazz guitarist Grant Green. In many ways, …
WordPress 3.4 “Green” Offers Theme Customization Read MoreBBC News has Had a Design Makeover
BBC News is looking extremely sleek today. At first I thought I was on the wrong page! I always read their Health News pages and today was pleasantly surprised by …
BBC News has Had a Design Makeover Read MoreDrupal Gardens – The Best Free Website?
Just came across this – Drupal Gardens – http://drupalgardens.com/ Like Ning, but using Drupal. More like WordPress.com really, but using Drupal. Many people have a free website for their personal blog …
Drupal Gardens – The Best Free Website? Read MoreA decade of good website design
By Mark Ward, Technology correspondent, BBC News website “Jakob Nielsen, Nielsen/Norman Group Dr Nielsen has strong opinions about what works… The web looks very different today than it did 10 …
A decade of good website design Read MoreMore grief from website building
Well, finally realised where I was going wrong with NVU and my pages. Needless to say, loads of work to do. I was building pages in Strict HTML which should …
More grief from website building Read MoreI am back
OK, been away from Webologist for a while, on other projects. I have learnt a lot more about websites over the last month or so, so will soon be ready …
I am back Read MoreChosing between an open source CMS and a home grown one
By Dick Stanley, software architect. There are so many open source CMS (content management systems) around these day, that a web designer no longer needs to build their own. However, …
Chosing between an open source CMS and a home grown one Read MoreThe world of Wikis !
Well, I have now entered the world of wiki’s. My mate Rich Martin and I have set up our first wiki, called ShareYourHoliday. It is a public portal allowing anyone …
The world of Wikis ! Read MoreResponsive Websites Are Winning In Google
This week Richard Brooks from Design B Creative, a local web design agency, chatted to me about his experiences with responsive websites and Google. Here is a summary of his …
Responsive Websites Are Winning In Google Read MoreHow to Build and Publish a Simple Website
UPDATE: This article was written in 2007 and is very out of date. If you want to build yourself a website for your business, club or as a personal blog, …
How to Build and Publish a Simple Website Read MoreQuick Adsense is Dead, Long Live Ad Inserter and Global Content Blocks!
For some reason the best advert management plugin for WordPress is no longer supported.¬†Quick¬†Adsense is dead, the adverts simply do not appear any more. It seems that the original plugin …
Quick Adsense is Dead, Long Live Ad Inserter and Global Content Blocks! Read MoreGeocities Is Closing Soon – Other Free Blogs and Websites
OK, Geocities is now in its last couple of weeks. Soon it will be no more. Why Yahoo! is closing it is a mystery really, as other companies seem to …
Geocities Is Closing Soon – Other Free Blogs and Websites Read MoreWhat are Blogs?
“A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such …
What are Blogs? Read MoreTransfer Blogger FTP to WordPress MySQL Site
Yesterday I managed to successfully transfer a Google Blogger generated blog over to a WordPress platform. The blog (actually 3 blogs) are hosted on my own domain (like this) and …
Transfer Blogger FTP to WordPress MySQL Site Read MoreWhat Is A Playful, Engaging, Persuasive Web Site?
Adding Flair to a Boring Page An interesting discussion has been kicked off by Kim over at Cre8asiteforums.com – what types of website should be emotionally engaging, which should be …
What Is A Playful, Engaging, Persuasive Web Site? Read MoreHow to Create a Dynamic Menu on a Static Site Using PHP Includes
If you have a static html website, but want to build an attractive and stylish menu, with different hover styles and active styles and sub menus, then it is really …
How to Create a Dynamic Menu on a Static Site Using PHP Includes Read MoreWordPress Video Upload Testing
Using the MediaElementJS – HTML5 Audio and Video plugin for WordPress and displaying an MP3 video from a flip cam. Autoplay set to “true” so that it plays when the …
WordPress Video Upload Testing Read MoreWordPress – Display A List Of Latest Posts But Exclude Sticky Posts
Today I finally found a solution to a problem that has been bugging me for years. In WordPress, by default, lists of your latest posts display, as you can probably …
WordPress – Display A List Of Latest Posts But Exclude Sticky Posts Read MoreHow To Move The Twenty Twelve Sidebar to the Left
The blue highlighted “right” is about to be changed to “left” I have just installed Twenty Twelve as Magazine Basic is doing funny things with my image map. But there …
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