Here’s an important question: Should you use Google Custom Search (GCS) on your site? Or would it be better to directly search your database.
It depends on your point of view. Some bloggers use GCS, while others use their blog software’s built-in search tool (which acceses the database and searches it). Which should you use? Let’s take a closer look at each option. (more…)
A Favicon, as you may already know, is that tiny icon that sits to the left of a web site’s URL in modern browsers (and in your bookmarks menu). Usually they’re 16×16 pixels in dimensions. Want to learn how to make one for your website? (more…)
Welcome to Design Spotlight. Today we have The Leaky Cauldron.
The Leaky Cauldron, or TLC (or “Leaky”) for short, is the oldest Harry Potter news site. Older, and larger, than Mugglenet (the second-largest Harry Potter site).
We’re here to analyze their design, not talk about their history. Let’s get started. (more…)
In no particular order, here are some Wordpress plugins I find useful.
Webmaster-Source will be hosting the first edition of the “Webmaster Articles Blog Carnival” (deadline July 16th).
If you have written any blog posts recently that may be of interest to webmasters/bloggers, feel free to submit them.
We accept virtually any submission, so long as it fits into the topics of blogging, web design, making money off your website, getting more visitors, or just “General Blogging”.
The deadline’s July 16th.
Attention AJAX programmers! Do you need a good “loading image” (or “throbber”)? Take a look at AjaxLoad.info, the only throbber-image generator I know of (as of this writing). You pick an image style, then enter some hex odes for the foreground and background colors. Hit the generate button, and if you like what you see, download the animated GIF. Simple, or what? Here are some examples:
Those are just a few examples of what AjaxLoad can do.
So, you’re not serious enough about blogging to host your own blog? You’d rather use a free blogging service? Are you sure? You can get a domain and hosting for only $3.99/month. No? Okay, then I guess we can get started.
Okay, here’s how this fill work. I’m going to compare Blogger, LiveJournal, and Wordpress.com. We’ll see what free blog provider is the best. Let’s start with LiveJournal. (more…)
Most web users have noticed the “Social Bookmarking” explosion. Millions of people use social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, Digg, or Reddit. Eventually, bloggers started putting buttons for social bookmarking sites at the ends of their posts, so as to make it easier for readers to bookmark their posts. Eventually, that got a bit out of hand. Today, bloggers are faced with a semi-tough question: “Should I make things easier for readers, and have a bunch of social bookmark icons…or should I keep my site uncluttered and only have a few?” Obviously, most bloggers went with the second option…
The ShareThis plugin for Wordpress users remedies this problem. How? It displays a single “Share This” link. When clicked, a box opens with an infinitely customizable list of social bookmarking buttons (add any bookmarking site). Everything about the plugin is customizable. You can see a preview below:
A web site’s header is the first thing a visitor sees upon their arrival. That is the biggest reason your header is important. It’s right there at the top of the page, where everyone can see it. The header may be the most important part of a design. (more…)
So, you need some ideas for blog posts do you? You’ve come to the right place! Below are some of the most common types of posts seen on blogs these days. Take a look, maybe you’ll get some ideas for posts for your blog. (more…)
