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
http://www.Webdevpod.com for all the content and links
@TNPWDesign
@tommnorman
DreamHost promo code – tnpw