My new website is nearly ready to launch and I need (1) advice about improving performance via webhost features/alternatives and (2) advice about how to build a good post on projects.metafilter.com where I'll be seeking feedback.
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posted by christopherious
on May 4, 2013 -
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I have a computer science degree so I know (or can learn) the technicalities of web programming, serving a site, etc. I'm looking for high level advice. If someone asked you to make them a business website today, how would you go about it?
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posted by htid
on Apr 5, 2013 -
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I'm building a web site dedicated to my grandparents' old letters and diaries. It will be a few months before I'm done scanning, transcribing and creating other original content. Should I launch now, or wait until I'm done?
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posted by christopherious
on Mar 29, 2013 -
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I've noticed that when I click around the popular
Daring Fireball site, there's a brief whitescreen flash in between pages... i.e., the entire browser window turns white for just a moment before the next page loads. Anyone know why?
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posted by mark7570
on Mar 13, 2013 -
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I'm a newbie web developer and I've been working my first real coding job for about a month. Help me make sure I am covering my ass and getting compensated fairly.
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posted by victory_laser
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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Development on OSX. I lots of kiddie-pool programming experience, but I'm starting to do learn web dev and working with frameworks is leading to a lot of confusion regarding paths, dependencies, permissions, and file structure. What's a good resource that lays out the "how & why"?
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posted by victory_laser
on Nov 14, 2012 -
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I'm currently shopping for pay themes for a Wordpress blog. A lot of theme websites have previews for their themes, but are rather limited in their implementation. Are there good review/forum sites for themes that aren't SEO backwash, or is there an effective search method to find sites that use a particular theme?
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posted by codacorolla
on Jul 12, 2012 -
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I'm new to PHP and Wordpress development, but have experience working with HTML, CSS, Javascript, and XML. I'm currently building a Wordpress theme for a project and I'm feeling a little out of my depth. What is a good starting point for doing theme work?
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posted by codacorolla
on Jul 3, 2012 -
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Is there a centralized system out there to download transactions from most or all US banks for users of my web application?
posted by Kellster
on Apr 27, 2012 -
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Howdy, We're in the early stages of developing an online directory site that will include online booking capabilities similar (if not exact) to something you might see on a vacation rental site. Due to my limited knowledge on the subject, I thought I might plead for some help answering a couple simple questions.
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posted by ISeemToBeAVerb
on May 26, 2011 -
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I'm setting up a website which must include a strong social component. Users will share and modify designs and there will be contests voted on by users, a forum, and a store. I would like this to be able to handle high volumes of traffic, and I'd like it to be built on a flexible platform. What platforms should I consider, and where should I look for developers?
posted by fzx101
on May 22, 2011 -
6 answers
How do I change our wiki URL from www.name:port to www.name:port/wiki (where 'name' is the name of our support portal)?
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posted by methroach
on Apr 8, 2011 -
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Dumb question here, especially coming from a web developer ... But I use a Twitter widget on occasion on the front page of the site I work on. We'll be using it again Election night from about 4pm through to the wee morning hours.
The widget is the standard-variety Twitter-supplied widget (
http://twitter.com/widgets).
The problem is, this widget always seems to "die" at some point during its use. That is, it will display tweets just fine for an hour or two (maybe even three, if I'm lucky), then it stops displaying tweets altogether, showing just the styled box, completely devoid of tweets.
Search as I have, google-fu has failed me. Can't seem to come up with an explanation that seems reasonable to my supervisors. Any ideas?
posted by jrchaplin
on Oct 26, 2010 -
6 answers
You are learning HTML on the internet via a set of instructional videos. What do you expect to be taught? How do you expect to be taught it? What useless things do you hope will be left out? What great things do you hope are included?
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posted by brenton
on Aug 9, 2010 -
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window.showModalDialog opens a new window, but the page doesn't load. It's only a problem for one user - all others have been fine. What gives?
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posted by lash
on Jun 29, 2010 -
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What's a good system to use for working on a site that needs to be localized for two or more languages?
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posted by RobotHero
on May 5, 2010 -
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Someone I met online begged me to build a website for his software idea and then stiffed me for the second and final payment even as he gushed about his delight with the site. Is it worth the trouble to go to small claims court or should I take this as a painful lesson and move on?
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posted by Pamelayne
on Apr 28, 2010 -
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Does anyone know of a Javascript/DHTML date picker (or calendar widget, or whatever you want to call it) that allows you to configure it so that only specific date choices are available? Specifically, I'd love to find one that lets me set its configuration such that only the first or third Mondays of the month are clickable, or other restrictions similar to this.
Any thoughts?
posted by delfuego
on Nov 22, 2008 -
4 answers
