Use Bluefish as your HTML editor
Do people still code HTML by hand? Of course they do. And when they do, what tools do they use? Some use a simple text editor like nano or vi. Some prefer […]
Internet Explorer Application Compatibility Virtual PC Images
Web developers have several options to test their web projects in different web browsers. Among the available choices are virtual operating system images that provide access to specific web browsers. Microsoft has […]
Favigen, a simple Favicon Generator
Favicons are small icons that help identify websites. They are used as a visual representation of a website both in the web browser and at many online services. The three most prominent […]
Simures, Display Websites In Different Resolutions
As a web developer, you have to make sure that your website displays fine for the most widely used screen resolutions. Doing so ensures that site visitors have a good user experience […]
Codeburner, HTML And CSS Reference
Even the most experienced web developer has to look up HTML properties and CSS elements from time to time. Several websites like the official W3C website offer references online, and some web […]
How To Create Sitemaps For Static HTML Websites
So called sitemaps are files that contain information about a website's structure. It is usually not the only information but that should be enough as an explanation for now. Many content management […]
Find Out which Website Loads Faster
Site speed has been added as a ranking factor by Google some time ago. Webmasters since then have started optimizing their websites' page loading times. Some of the optimizations done included reducing […]
Why You Should Always Have A Web Hosting Exit Strategy
Back in 2005 when I started this site I had it hosted at Godaddy along with the domain. That was a comfortable thing to do as I only had to deal with […]
Setting Preferred Domain Fails In Google Webmaster Tools
Part of being a webmaster is managing a domain's backend which refers to administrative and marketing tasks mainly. Google Webmaster Tools can aid a webmaster by providing useful information and settings for […]
Setting Up A Content Delivery Network In WordPress
In order to improve connections for users from all over the world, Ghacks enabled a content delivery network (CDN) yesterday. A CDN basically stores files and information on mirror servers all around […]
FTP Sync Software
FTP Sync is a free command line application to synchronize files between two ftp sites or local directories. Its main purpose is to automate the synchronization of files between two ftp servers, […]
Ad Server Benefits
An ad server is a server that is being used to manage advertising that is displayed on a website or a number of sites. Most websites and blogs display advertisement on their […]
Check and repair corrupted tables on MySQL database
This morning I woke up to find one of the sites I administer down. The error on the page was very clear in that it could not connect to the database due […]
WordPress Custom Tag Templates
Tags are an essential part of nearly every WordPress blog. Webmasters use tags to categorize posts similarly to how they are categorized with categories. One side-effect of tagging posts in WordPress is […]
Google Browser Size
Google Browser Size is a new web service that has been published by Google Labs to visualize different browser resolutions on a website of your choosing. The service will display transparent information […]
Manage your MySQL databases with an easy to use GUI
If you've read my Linux content here on Ghacks enough, you have most likely noticed my preference for not using the MySQL command line. That is not to say I don't ever […]
Work On Websites Before DNS Propagation
If you buy a website or order a new domain, you sometimes want to point it to another web hoster or your own virtual or dedicated server. This can also happen when […]
Apache troubleshooting tips
How many times have you installed a LAMP server only to find Apache doesn't seem to want to run right? Or you install a new module only to see Apache try to […]
Local Apache Web Server Wampserver
Running a local Apache web server is essential for many webmasters. It is always a good idea to test code locally before publishing it on the Internet. Professional webmasters usually test their […]
How To Track Google Keyword Rankings In Google Analytics
Professional webmasters, and also many other website owners, need a way to keep track of keyword rankings of their website. Keyword ranking simple means the position in selected search engines of a […]
Domain Name Registration Typo Checker
Webmasters and business owners who want to create a new web project face a problem during domain name registration. Should they register the additional domain name extensions of the domain that they […]
Do more with your WordPress using the function reference
If you've been developing themes, or taking a go at modifying your own, chances are you've run into the WordPress Template Tags page. This part of the WordPress Codex lists numerous functions […]
Website Valuation Software Ebizvaluations
There are many website valuation tools and software programs available for users who are interested in purchasing or selling websites. Many of them take public data such as a website's Pagerank, Alexa […]
Is My Blog Working
Found another gem at Rarst's blog today. Is My Blog Working is an online service that can be used by webmasters and interested users to find out if a blog is responding […]
10 Things Webmasters Do Besides Writing Articles
I sometimes get asked about my workday. Many people I have been talking to about the workday assume that it is an easy peasy job which basically centers around researching topics to […]
Webmasters: Search For Links Posted On Twitter
Webmasters should be interested in comments and links that get posted on the Internet that refer to articles they have published or their website in general. One very popular platform to post […]
404 Toons Adds Fun To 404 Error Pages
If you are a webmaster you will eventually stumble upon users in the access logs that tried to access pages on the website that do not exist. These visitors are presented with […]
WordPress Broken Link Checker
Broken links on websites and blogs can have several negative side effects. This includes visitor frustration as broken links waste their time and can change the perception of the website the link […]
Create Website Tours With Virtual Tour Software Amberjack
Virtual tours can be a very effective way of guiding website visitors who are new to the site around. This can help them understand the offerings and navigation of a website and […]
Automatically Send MySQL Database Backup To Gmail
Webmasters have to make sure that their websites and files are getting backed up regularly to be prepared when something unforeseen happens. This unforeseen event can be a hacker attack, a database […]
A standard compliant web browser and editor: Amaya
Some web browsers don't fully respect web standards and many WYSIWYG HTML editors produce absolutely revolting code. W3C set out standards as to how HTML (and XHTML etc) should appear and whilst […]
Mozilla Open Web Tools Directory
The Mozilla team has launched the Open Web Tools Directory today which offers a variety of tools that can aid web developers in their projects. You are however wrong if you are […]
Benefits of Programming in Ruby
There are several programming languages that to-be programmers (or current programmers) can choose from. For first-time programmers, choosing a programming language can be difficult. There are many programming languages that are dying […]
Exclude Categories From WordPress Feeds
I received an email from Matthew a few hours ago who asked if there was a possibility to exclude certain categories from my website from appearing in the RSS feed. I was […]
Who shares your shared hosting?
I host my website on shared hosting. My connection is too slow and unreliable to justify running my own server and I have no need to hire a dedicated server or a […]
A Niche Marketer's SEO Toolbox
Each day there are hundreds of newcomers to SEO. Most of these newcomers have no idea what they're doing. Luckily, there are a ton of SEO tools that can help. The pitfall […]
SitePoint Raises Rates; Tells Customers to Stop Whining
On June 22, 2009 the domain sales service known as SitePoint split and changed their name to Flippa. Flippa's design is simplified compared to SitePoint although it still offers options to browse […]
Choosing a Web Hosting Company that’s Right for You
A few years ago, choosing a company to host your website was an exercise in frustration and confusion. But now, with so many web hosting companies competing for your business, you’re assured […]
Free Anti Spam Plugin Antispam Bee For WordPress
Up until recently we have been using the WordPress plugin Akismet for anti spam protection. Akismet is supplied with every WordPress installation and needs to be enabled with an api key that […]
Should you Try Virtual or Dedicated Hosting?
Some businesses host their own web site on their own server (or servers) while other businesses hire a web hosting provider or buy hosting services through an Internet service provider. Once you […]
