Notes
Just some random articles and web developer notes I write time to time.
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How can you improve the speed of your WordPress site?
I know how to build websites that load efficiently and smoothly, but there still a few things that I'll need from your server....
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How to install a SSL
Here are some basic fundamentals that every freelance web developer should know about installing an SSL.
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Encryption
Just a few notes on encryption.
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MySQL Queries
A few of MySQL queries every WordPress developer should be familiar with...
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Junior web developer tips
I’ve been a freelance web developer for while, before that worked in a few agencies and even had the opportunity to mentor a couple of juniors. So here are the following things that I believe make a good web developer.
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Data entry
You're demo website is ready and now it's time for you to do data entry!
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Computers
Familiarize yourself with the basic terms of computer, server and graphic user interface.
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Hardening a WordPress site
Checklist to make sure you're website doesn't get hacked.
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Accepting Credit Card Payments
Your new Woocommerce store is installed and ready with all your products to sell, but how are you gonna accept payments?
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Writing SEO-rich content
Write better SEO content using Yoast's Content Analysis Tool.
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Roles in WordPress
Let's say that you wanna build a website that'll allow some of your visitors to view certain information that others can't and even give certain visitors the ability to edit their own stuff. WordPress has inbuilt users!
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Command line interface
Here's a tonne of terminal commands that all web developers should be familiar with...
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Javascript’s “This”
When a method is called, “this” is referring to the object that is provoking the method.
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What are Cache and Cookies?
In a nutshell it's our web browser's memory.
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What is XML
XML (Extensible Markup Language) is like HTML, except it's purpose is not to display data, but merely to store data.
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Bits
Whilst we humans speak with all kinds of pronunciations using a range of characters in our alphabet. Computers have bits.
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Character Encoding
The translation of computer binary to human readable characters.
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Color and Resolution
Beyond the cool graphics we see on our screen are pixels that build up the images.
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The Internet
The internet is a network connecting computers and servers.
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HTTP
Whilst the Internet connects computers and servers together, HTTP is how computers and servers communicate over the internet.