Eps 5: Tips & Tricks – Talking HTML

Welcome to Talking HTML, an audio/video internet thing for web developers who are just starting out!
 
 
In WordPress always use a child theme.
  – Child Themify
  – FTP header.php, footer.php, and index.php
  – Create a robot.txt file and upload it – helps in seo/search
Use this code in a file on its own and name it robot.txt:
User-Agent: *
Allow: /wp-content/uploads/
Allow: /wp-content/plugins/
Disallow: /readme.html
Sitemap: http://www.example.com/post-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: http://www.example.com/page-sitemap.xml
 
Have a basic index.html template
  – can be opened in any editor
  – makes having to rewrite basic skeleton/frame code null
  – consistency across web pages/ other websites
 
Use Google Analytics!!!
  – free***
  – excellent in depth stats
  – as simple as copying and pasting code
 
In chrome use the window resizer Chrome extension
  – immediately shows screen and port size when resizing the window
 
Don’t be afraid to ask for help
  – Google+ Communities
  – Social Media
  – Other developers locally
 
If you don’t know how to do something…
Look it up!
  – no shame in consulting text books, internet
 
Resources:
  – YouTube
  – CSS Tricks/ Chris Coyier
  – Tuts+
  – W3C School
 
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