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Is PHP Bad for SEO?

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Remain calm, everyone. PHP is not your enemy. Some people might tell you that certain dynamic website technologies make your website “bad for SEO“. But, languages like PHP can actually make your website more efficient and easier to manage – which is good for SEO. It is the way you build your website overall, strategically, […]

Making the Multi-Address Checkout Link Pretty on the Magento Cart Page

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

In a default Magento setup with a basic theme, Magento includes an option to “Checkout with Multiple Addresses”. This is styled as a plain-Jane blue link (no offense, Jane). Especially if you turn off One-page checkout (and only want to use multi-checkout), this link remains bland and unnoticeable. No more bright orange Checkout button. Styli

Creating a Second Language Section in WordPress

by Jacqueline Sinex
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Let’s face it: automated translation software just does not cut it. So what if I want to translate my English-based WordPress website into Spanish or another language? This can be done with a little bit of template editing and some unique pages. The suggestions below will help you establish an alternative navigation menu, display an […]

Easy Steps to WordPress Sectional Sidebars

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Situation: You have a Wordpress developed website and you want additional sidebars for different sections in the website, so you can display different widgets on different pages. This is especially handy for adding various sub-menus to different sections (like one for About Us section, a different menu for Contact Us). Solution: You don’t need to be

Transparent Little Dropdown Menu

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

So you have some dropdown menus on your website, but you would like to make them a little fancier. With just a little effort in your stylesheet, you can add a nice transparency effect to the background of the dropdown list. The CSS is usually applied to the style id created for the drop-down div. […]

Minimizing JavaScript

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

Sometimes a little bit of JavaScript is necessary to control certain features in a website, such as a simple slideshow element on a page, which was a better choice over the heavy Flash animation. But as organic SEO becomes more prominent, we must learn to minimize the presence of javascript among our web page code, […]

Why So Static? The Difference Between Static and Dynamic Websites

by Bobby Martinez
Monday, February 8th, 2010

A brief overview of the difference between static and dynamic web pages.

What’s Great About Drupal?

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

My favorite feature about Drupal content management software is how easy it is to edit a content page. With the top toolbar administration setup, you can simply stay logged in and browse the website as if you were a visitor. When you find a page that needs revising, there is a handy Edit link right […]

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