Category Archive For "Web Development"

Is Your WordPress Site Vulnerable?

WordPress is a very popular and free open source Content Management System (CMS) based on PHP and MySQL. As per W3Techs Web Technology Surveys, 58.5% of all the websites having low traffic uses WordPress as their Content Management System (CMS). Recently, a major vulnerability was discovered which could have resulted in a mass compromise of …

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Decoding The All New Laravel

Laravel is the most popular PHP framework in 2016. It’s free, open-source and built for MVC architecture. It mainly focuses on elegance, simplicity, readability and relies on modular packaging system and utilities that help in database and application maintenance and deployment. Its source code is hosted on GitHub and can be used across all operating …

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How to Choose Between Symfony, Laravel or Yii?

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a widely-used open source general-purpose server-side scripting language that is especially suited for web development. With the latest introduction of PHP7, a revolution has been created in the way we deliver applications that power everything from websites and mobile to enterprises and the cloud. PHP7 has brought explosive performance improvements, drastically …

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How to Secure Your Website Using WordPress Plugins

Like any other content management system or CMS, WordPress websites are also vulnerable to cyber attacks, data breaches, and hacking. However, the good news is that WordPress takes this issue very seriously. Not only does it constantly strive to fortify its software, but it develops new plugins regularly to help you secure your website. This …

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How to Optimize the Speed of Your WordPress Website

Given the fast pace at which the world today operates, you need a website that loads quickly and allows users to search through it seamlessly for the products, services, and information they need. Any delays in the loading time and they are very likely to move on other sites that load faster. You not only lose visitors, but …

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Throwback to the Top 5 Programming Trends of 2016

2016 is shaping up to be a very exciting year in the world of programming. New programs and design choices abound as developers are experimenting with all of the possibilities this year has brought with it. Now is the perfect opportunity to learn about what’s “in” this year. Single-page web apps Website developers are continuing to ditch …

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26% of the Web Runs on WordPress

WordPress is known the world over for being the best content management system. New reports show that an astounding 26% or a fourth of the total websites around the world use WordPress to power their sites. Its competitors lag far behind with Joomla and Drupal capturing a scarce five percent of all the websites on …

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How to Choose the Best Theme for Your WordPress Website

WordPress has a mind-boggling collection of themes. Some of these themes are free to use while others are premium and need you to pay for downloading them. Given that the source is open, you can customize the theme you download to match the particular requirements of your business. Added to that is the amazing number …

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WordPress Mistakes Your Agency Should Avoid

WordPress is an excellent platform for creating your website and is trusted by companies all over the world. However, as when using any other content management systems, there are certain dos and don’ts to keep in mind. Keep these possible errors in mind, and you should be able to use this very potent tool optimally. …

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