Last month several of my sites got hacked. I found a JavaScript on every file named index.html on WordPress installations as well as regular html sites. On WordPress it on index.php in the root, wp-content, and wp-admin. On HTML sites it was on every index.html going one sub-directory deep. All sites looked and worked fine [...]
Checking out a new service called TypeKit. If you are a web designer then you know well the fact that you are quite limited in what fonts are available when using HTML. SEO Web Design is the practice of making pretty sites that are also optimized for the search engines, too bad you can’t use [...]
Everyone knows what a search engine is. Well, my 81 year old mom has a little trouble with the concept but pretty much everyone who has surfed the internet knows what Google and Yahoo are. By the same token, a lot of people know what SEO is or what it means to optimize a website [...]
A CMS or Content Management System is a type of web site that allows the user to edit content without having to know HTML. Standard blogging software like WordPress is basically a CMS that displays the content in reverse chronological order. On that note here is a very cool technique using PHP, HTML, JavaScript and [...]
This is the bigger, and better version of How To Make A Website For Beginners. Unlike the previous version this will include CSS and utilize other markup tags such as the Unordered List and the Div, making it more like a real website. We will also explore setting up a working environment to help keep [...]
Learning how to make a website may seem a bit like re-inventing the wheel however, knowing the basics of how to make a website will definitely be an asset. Even if you plan on using a free blog service such as blogger or WordPress, knowing just a little HTML and CSS will enable you to [...]
A nofollow link is one that will not be followed by a search engine robot/spider. This is accomplished by placing the rel=”nofollow” attribute in an anchor tag. This can be useful when you are optimizing a website and do not want to give the destination website credit for the backlink.
However, in many cases you do [...]
This took me WAAAAY too long to figure out. I can’t remember where I found this solution so I apologize for not listing any credit here.
The below code shows how to center a site vertically using a floated shim.
The Styles
<style type=”text/css”>
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
div#shim {
visibility: [...]
The contact form I show you below uses five different pieces to accomplish it’s goal. There are a hundred other ways to do this but, I think making it with five pieces will demonstrate the process and the different technologies used a little better.
First thing is the HTML page. Make a new page and name [...]