Web Development

Are you looking for a reliable web hosting service to launch your new website? Or are you fed up with the one you’ve been using? Choosing the right web hosting service is Ithe most important decision you’ll make for your site. Sorting through the hundreds of options available can be difficult and confusing. After all, the last thing you need is to get your site up and running, only to realize the hosting company you chose has a lot of downtime or your pages don’t load fast enough for your visitors. Read more to discover the web hosting solution that is right for you…

Are you looking for a better way for your website’s visitors to find what they need on your site? Want your site to flow with ease and look as professional as possible? An essential element of any website is your navigation menu. If your visitors can’t find what they need quickly, you’re at risk of losing their attention — and their business. Read our best WordPress menu plugin reviews to learn how these inexpensive site enhancements can propel your internet presence and user experience to a higher level. And get our recommendations for the best plugins to consider…

You’ve got your business up and running and now are looking to secure your online real estate with a corresponding domain name. There are so many domain registrars out there, how do you know which one to go with, and which is the most affordable? We’ve price checked the leading domain registrars and ranked them based on affordability…

With so many web hosting services available how do you choose the best one for your particular needs? There’s a lot of buzz these days about SiteGround — a 10-year-old service that’s gained a ton of faithful followers in recent years. But are their hosting services worthy of the hype? We think they are a top pick for shared hosting services, but if you are wondering why then keep reading. Our SiteGround reviews uncover all the pros and cons, key features, pricing and much more about this popular web hosting service…

Is your site slowing down? Are you losing traffic because your content is taking too long to load? You might want to look into getting a CDN which can not only speed up your websites (providing an SEO rankings benefit since Google is known to take page speed into account), but also provide security (block malicious bots and users), thereby saving bandwidth and reducing your hosting costs…

A website contact form is one of the most essential elements of any site. Folks, a simple customer service email address alone doesn’t cut it these days! For those of you using WordPress, you’re in luck. There are a ton of plugins at your disposal that are easy to set up and won’t break your budget. Basic WordPress form builders are free, but if you want to spruce up your contact and other types of website forms there are plenty of premium plugins on the market. We’ve weeded through the bunch (we’re talking 1,500+ form plugins) to give you our best WordPress form plugin winners and the pros and cons of each plugin…

In order to prevent the misinterpretation of special characters such as a space, bracket (< and >), or % in the URL (which stands for Uniform Resource Locator – it is the address you see in your browser’s address bar indicating the location of the website you are visiting), browsers parse certain special characters using escape characters. This explains why when you click on a link such as: domain.com/page one.htm you see it parsed in the address bar as example.com/page%20one.htm. In this case the %20 is the escape character for the space…

The WordPress page builder plugin marketplace has exploded within the last several years, giving you tons of decidedly different options. Some are free; some give you easy drag-and-drop visual building tools, some offer back-end editing and some have robust design features. The possibilities are endless. So how do you know which is the best WordPress page builder for your needs with so many contenders? We’ve done our research to bring you all the ins and outs, pros and cons for nine of the most popular builders to help you narrow down the field…

Before you take a website live you’ll need a domain name on which your site will “live.” But where do you buy a domain name and which company is best? Domain registration companies sell Internet addresses (aka domains). Some domain registrars are solely involved with the provision and sale of domain names; others offer additional services such as web hosting. But with so many options of domain registration companies to buy your domain name from, finding the best one can be overwhelming. So, we’ll tell you what to look for and how to pick the best domain name registrar to fit your needs…

Do you run a WordPress website and want to give it more juice? One of the best things about using WordPress is the access you have to some amazing plugins that can turn your basic site into a polished, fully functional tool for any type of blog or business. But you’ve got to be careful – some plugins will either slow down, or worse, break your site. And having too many plugins installed will put a strain on your server and increase your hosting bill, so choose wisely. We’ve curated our top picks gathered over years of developing and running Wordpress websites…