You might not think about the repercussions at the time, but poorly named images, html files and directories(folders) can cause total confusion when it comes to updating your website later down the track. It can be a key indicator to a visitor that your site lacks professionalism but most importantly, it can hinder your website [...]
Chances are that you, or one of your co-workers, are heading to a trivia night this week at a local pub, but are you really prepared? Of course, there is just no way to be prepared for this test of the most random facts and figures around. Nevertheless, after being at a trivia night myself [...]
Even webmaster know-it-alls may not really know it all. The amount of knowledge that must go into the design and implementation of a website is overwhelming, to say the least, so a little help in this area never hurt anybody. And, in case you’re a little shy, you don’t even have to ask; we’re giving [...]
Have you ever been to a website, filled out a form and wondered why you were forced to type in a series of squiggly letters or do simple maths equations in order to submit? Well, simply put, this is due to these businesses and individuals fighting their own wars on spam, and if you constantly [...]
Broken links can be classified as any link that tries to connect with websites and pages no longer available, or with an incorrect path or page that never existed before. Broken links in a website can give a poor impression to a web visitor, and if you are a business, this can be especially bad. [...]
In Digital Pacific’s most recent survey, there was a suggestion that we provide every customer with a robots.txt file in their root directory. We understand this would be a plus for all of our customers, but it would be a very large feat for us to undertake. However, it will please most of you to [...]
In a previous blog post, we discussed and compared the Content Management Systems of Drupal, Joomla!, and WordPress. This blog post will now take a look at the importance of keeping that software, and any software for that matter, at an updated level. Security Website security is probably the most important reason to update your [...]
You may have plenty of great information on your website, but if people are not sticking around to read it, then what use is it really? Think about how many times you do a Google search and find yourself clicking around multiple websites until you find one that draws your attention further… and keeps you [...]
Wondering where your site visitors are coming from? Are they sticking around long enough to read the new content you just added? What keywords are being searched to find your site in the first place? If you find yourself asking any of these questions, then an easy way to have them all answered is to [...]
Part of the branding process for a popular website involves having a recognisable image, whether that be through a logo design or website theme and colour scheme. You might even notice when navigating your bookmarks or browser tabs that many websites, like Twitter and Digital Pacific, have that ever-so-tiny favicon.ico image present. Favicon.ico actually stands [...]
