Recently, someone posted a question on one of the forums asking if there was a way to make a particular blog post sticky, or always the first post displayed on the home page of the blog.
I know of a way to edit the theme files to add static content, but that is the extent of my knowledge. So I got to thinking, there must be other ways to add static content … and perhaps I had missed something with this “sticky post” issue. So I set out to find some …

As you develop your website and the amount of content grows, finding specific bits and pieces rapidly become more of an issue. This can be a problem not only for your users, but also for your content managers. But, why do you need an on site search engine when you gone to all of the trouble of categorizing everything into a nice neat menu system?
Why does my website need search capability?
Very simply, Search is the user’s lifeline when the navigation system fails to direct them to what they need quickly.
In …

Before we begin, perhaps a brief description of what a Content Management System (CMS) is or does would be appropriate. A Content Management System is a system used to organize and facilitate digital content. Originally as simple as a rolodex or encyclopedia, today’s content management systems are elaborate software/database applications designed to store and process large amounts of complex information.
A CMS is usually comprised of a database, the data or images that make up that database, and a web based front end or application for managing the content. The result …

Frustrated with CSS? Try this little trick to start with a clean slate.

Occasionally, we receive questions from our members about implementing technologies that are still new to them. The following post covers a topic on CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) that we hope you find useful.
Martin from WealthyDragon writes “I know what CSS does and what it allows you to do, but I’ve never got to grips with actually using it. There are still murmurings in the forums that getting CSS to work in different browsers still causes headaches. So I don’t plan on using it until those wrinkles are easier to manage.”
“For …

Today’s market for web hosting is competitive and confusing for the average Internet user, to say the least. How many of us have visited Web Hosting sites only to be bombarded with technical terms and specifications that we don’t understand? Let’s take a look at some of the features that you should be the most concerned with, what some of those technical terms mean and why they are important.
What kind of support can I expect?
This is by far the most important question you should ask when selecting a provider. Unfortunately, …