Category: Create a web site
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How do your web site look?
This is the tough question that BrowserShots.org web site anwsers for you. They provide a simple way to test your web site in a large variety of configurations and browsers. This is a very nice idea founded on the voluntary help of computers installed all over the world (widely distributed architecture). This way, you will…
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Why tables for layout is stupid
Even if I am usually in favor of designing web sites using tables, I wanted to provide a link to an interesting article taking exactly the opposite position: Why tables for layout is stupid. For those wondering, my preference goes to HTML tables because they are easier to implement the 3-column designs that I prefer…
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Le Monde goes to WordPress
The blogs of Le Monde (French major newspaper) just moved to a new level. From their previous TypePad-supported architecture, they are now using WordPress. Good confirmation of the world-class quality of WordPress as a blogging software. Source: Toni’s Garage.
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AdSense-Deluxe to ease Google advertisment on a WordPress web site
For some time now, I use a small plug-in that I feel is quite nice to help me manage specifically the advertisment banners from Google AdSense on my web site. You may have already noticed one or two of those ads that appear right in the body of a posted article. Usually, it is quite…
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A blog on the Earth surface
It is said to be a good idea for any web site to use geolocalisation services. So, I added the little map you can find at the bottom right of the pages of this site (since today). It shows a map of Paris around our location. What do you feel about this? A good idea?…
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CSS tips and tricks: Organize your code
If you are like me, organizing your CSS code is as difficult as understanding it. The Blog Herald has one neat post with tips about organizing and writing your CSS. I don’t know if it is perfect, but it already looks quite good.
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6 steps to a web site
If you want to publish a web site, you may be interested by the following series of articles I wrote about how to quickly create a full-fledged web site using WordPress. Get a domain name Rent web publishing space Connect web space and domain name Configure the Apache server Install WordPress Call the search engines…
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Step 6: Call the search engines
You certainly heard that the magic key to Internet audience for your web site is the visibility in Search Engines. Unfortunately, this is only a small part of the landscape. Out of the small circles of Internet marketing honchos, there are many false stories and true rumours. If you want to keep your mind clear,…
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Step 5: Install WordPress
Now, if you want to fulfill the next step of this “creating a new web site” tutorial, you have to decide which software to use to write your web site. The choice is quite wide, but I will describe two main options: Doing it all by yourself Using WordPress