Have you ever wondered how some sites add those little custom graphics to the very top of the browser in the address bar next to the URL? Google adds a capital G, Adobe adds their A logo, we include the swoosh from our logo, and you can add any image to your site, too. Creating […]
Read More browsers, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, expression-web, web design, wordpressHere are three traffic reporting services you can use on any web site. Get all the details with Google Analytics www.google.com/analytics Google Analytics is one of the best traffic counters on the web — and it’s free! You just add a little snippet of code to your Web pages, and Google tracsk your visitors, creating […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, web design, wordpressCreating responsive designs is the best new thing in web design, and Adobe’s new Fluid Grid Layout system is a great place to start in Dreamweaver CS6. The new Fluid Grid Layout option is available from the File menu, and it’s a new category in the New Document Window. As you develop your designs, keep […]
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When adding shopping carts and other eCommerce services to your site, you can choose from many options. Familiar brands, such as PayPal and Google, have made major efforts to migrate their online commerce technology to the mobile platform. And a crop of new companies are emerging, with dedicated mobile services that include everything from m-commerce […]
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It’s a shocking scenario: You create a page design that looks just perfect in your favorite web browser on your own computer. You publish it on the Internet and tell all your friends. And the next thing you know, your cousin in Iowa and your friends in Brazil are telling you that it looks terrible, […]
Read More browsers, cms, dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, web design, web hosting, wordpressWhen I first started designing web pages, it was relatively easy — and vanilla boring.
More than ten years and a dozen books later, web design is much more complex today, and a lot more exciting.
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, ecommerce, web design, wordpressEven if you’re feeling pressured to get a Web site online fast, you’ll save time in the long run if you take a little time to develop a plan first. The World Wide Web isn’t going anywhere. Even if you have to get your site online as quickly as possible, your goal should be to design a […]
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They all create HTML pages, don’t they? So what’s the difference? Well for one thing, they don’t all create web pages the same way, and two of the programs listed here aren’t even being updated and supported any more (hint: GoLive and FrontPage are officially out of the running). So which program is right for […]
Read More dwcs3, dwcs4, dwcs5, dwcs6, web designThe advantage of a blog is that you can start your blog site with all the dynamic functionality prebuilt for you. Seemingly all you have to do with most blog programs (including Blogger, WordPress and Typepad) is set up an account, and then add your own words and pictures. Most people find blogging as easy […]
Read More cms, web design, wordpressWhen you create a new style in Dreamweaver using CSS features, you will need to choose which type of style you want to create and which ‘selector’ you want to use. Understanding (and remembering) the differences between the various types of style selectors can be a challenge. That’s why I created this short tutorial on […]
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