Compress Pages with MOD_DEFLATE on Apache
I have recently been experimenting with mod_deflate on an Apache server to save some bandwidth. If like me, you may have found your host cutting access to your website temporarily if you go over your...
View ArticleTruncate SimplePie Content with PHP
This article is a follow-up to an earlier blog post about using SimplePie to display an RSS feed on your website. Sometimes it can be useful to ensure that a piece of content stays on a single line...
View ArticleUsing PHP Includes for Global Navigation Links
If you look after any large sites you will likely know how frustrating it can be when you need to make even minor changes. This can be something as simple as adding a new page to the global...
View ArticleRewrite URLs on Apache with mod_rewrite
Is your website accessible by typing www.yourdomain.com as well as yourdomain.com, well using mod_rewrite on Apache servers you will be able to control how your URL structure is displayed whichever...
View ArticleGZIP HTML Content on Shared Hosting
If you host your website on a shared Apache hosting account, it’s highly unlikely that you will have access to the httpd.conf file to set default GZIP compression for your website files. A quick and...
View ArticleSqueeze Your CSS Files Into Shape
Reducing file size without compromising functionality is important for forward-thinking web developers. Many modern CSS-driven websites use huge external CSS files of anything up to about 20-25kb. By...
View ArticleWordPress SEO Tweaks Without Plugins
If possible I like to tweak WordPress installs and avoid adding extraneous plugins. Generally the more plugins you have, the slower your WordPress site loads, and you can have compatibility issues...
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SimplePie & jQuery Flickr Photostream
If you want to display a number of photos on your website, jQuery Infinite Carousel is a very good option. This carousel works really well when you have a list of images on your page, but it threw up...
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GZIP Compression Techniques for Better Page Speeds
“Page speed” and “site speed” have become buzz phrases in the SEO industry since Google started showing site performance data in Webmaster Tools 1 in December 2009. In April 2010 Google stated that...
View ArticleLoad Social Sharing Buttons via Ajax & jQuery
I’ve recently been doing a lot of testing to improve page load times using various different techniques. However, I’ve been finding on my own sites and when I visit others, that social media buttons...
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