Popular Website Programmer Tools of Today In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, staying abreast of the latest and most effective tools is crucial for developers aiming to build cutting-edge and efficient web applications. As technology advances, new tools emerge to simplify workflows, [...]
Is your WordPress website only showing the homepage and all other pages redirecting to a 404 page or error page? The issue can often happen after a WordPress update, or even a plugin update such as a security or redirection plugin. Fortunately, the fix [...]
Recently, a client needed to be able to filter their custom post type posts list by a given taxonomy, making it easier to find what they were looking for. Fortunately with WordPress this isn't difficult. For the example below, the client was a restaurant who [...]
The WordPress default search has never been the most powerful tool in the WordPress arsenal, and hasn't changed much over the years. Developer and focus group discussions have promised much, but it's still the same old basic search functionality that existed way back when. However, [...]
WordPress isn't exactly Google when it comes to searching. The system is long overdue an overhaul, but while we wait for the never-arriving necessity you can still get much more out of your WordPress searches. Today a programmer client asked me something that I thought [...]
WooCommerce is a fantastic WordPress plugin, but unless you're really familiar with how it works you may run into a number of things that, on the surface at least, can not be done. One such thing is modifying the single product page template to rearrange [...]
When building a website, from time to time it's necessary to redirect the non www. version of the website to the www. version, especially since you're then less likely to have two versions of your website in the Google SERPS. And since a web client [...]
If you're having trouble getting Google Maps marker clustering working on IE8, this little snippet may be of use. A client recently came to me with an issue whereby Google Maps were showing the clusters on all browsers except Internet Explorer 8, but it's usually [...]
If, like me, you've had the necessity to redirect WordPress tag pages to another page or pages for SEO reasons, you might have found a number of different methods to do this. It's actually a relatively simple process, but it's also one that's essential to [...]
Do you want to become a web developer? If you're looking to become a good web programmer or web developer, like most things there are ordinarily two ways people will go about achieving this. As with learning any subject you have the option to: 1. [...]
Programmers in general are, and have always been a strange breed. I'm certainly not alone in thinking this, but more and more of late I've been asking myself whether or not society's perception of a programmer is actually correct. After all I'm normal, right? Right? [...]
Web Programmer For Hire – Am I Talking About YOU? Good web programmers are and have always been difficult to come across. I've encountered a number of programmers in the past 18 years of web development and I can honestly say that not one has [...]
Much has been made of Google's Hummingbird and its all new “intent” methodology. Google claims it knows what you're looking for and it will evolve into something to behold. So while I can understand Google's optimism for a brighter search related future, I do have [...]
As many of you will know I'm a web programmer and without sounding egotistical or arrogant I consider myself a pretty good one. Google certainly thought so too, since it ranked me on page one for that search term for a good number of years, [...]
If you're interested in becoming a web programmer, a vital consideration is obviously which programming language to learn. Websites today aren't usually constructed using just one language and you'll find it's necessary to be versed in a number of programming languages to really make a [...]
The A to Z of SEO This article (updated December 15th 2013) contains what I consider many of the most important factors in SEO, from A to Z, from Authority to Zeitgeist, and is based on SEO information accumulated over the past two years, drawing [...]
Web Programmers and Web Developers are NOT the same thing! Those of you following my previous posts may have concluded I have a slight issue with Google's new Hummingbird update. And you'd be right to reach that conclusion. Google named it Hummingbird because it's designed [...]
Hummingbirds, Penguins and Pandas - It's all Semantics Those of you that are here after following my 'How Paid Links Can Kill Your Rankings', and Hummingbird Recovery articles may have noticed I touched upon a subject that won't mean much to most people - semantics. [...]
Why has my Google ranking dropped post-Hummingbird and how can I fix it? If you're remotely interested in SEO you've likely already been shaken by the impact caused by Google's latest update, code name Hummingbird. Google claim this is their single largest update for [...]
If you like programming facts and you're a fan of Chuck Norris (I'd dare you to tell him you're not), you may like these. Just a little light hearted humour to beat the midweek blues. Programming Chuck Norris Facts When Chuck Norris throws [...]
Everyone these days claims to be an expert in SEO, but I bet there will be many of you who won't even realise that Google has discontinued one of the most useful and powerful tools in your SEO toolbox. Wondering what it is? I'm talking [...]
Am I A Web Programmer? This article will outline the differences between a website programmer and a web designer (web developer) and hopefully allow you to identify which category you fall into. While web programming and web development (web design) are two separate entities, [...]
Should I register multiple domains for my website? It's a question asked to me by my clients on a regular basis, and the answer is one that's changed quite a bit as Google's complex algorithms have evolved. No longer can you fool Google with duplicate [...]
Moving into a New Year can be an exciting time and it is only natural that many people will look forward to the exciting new methods that will arise in their industry. There are some industries and businesses that rarely change from year to year [...]
In today's world of instamation™ (instantly available information to the non nerdy) and social connectivity, having a strong presence on the web is crucial for most companies and your website will often be the first point of contact between you and potential customers. This means [...]
It stands to reason that providing video content for your website will be something that your visitors will be happy to see. Video is a far more engaging way to interact with web site visitors and it can save your guests reading through lots of [...]
One of the best things about being a web programmer is that you get to share your knowledge with the programming community out there. Today's little snippet comes in the form of a simple Search and Replace for a string in PHPMyAdmin. Gone are the [...]
