The IWS Blog
Web design, WordPress, SEO and running a business online — practical notes from 25+ years of building the web in Gilbert, Arizona.
How the Internet Started
A lot of the younger generation today has no idea how the internet came into existence. They just know it’s there and they can’t…
Read article →Dreamweaver CC as a Web Development Tool
Over the years, I’ve used many different development tools and have tried many others. While hand coding is gratifying, when developing sites that need…
Read article →The pitfalls of a do it yourself website.
With the advent of the do it yourself website tools like Wix and Weebly, many business owners have the ability to now create their…
Read article →Create Custom Home Page in WordPress
WordPress is a pretty versatile platform that can be used for many things other than just blogging. One way to create a custom…
Read article →Detecting Current Page with PHP
Sometimes, it is necessary to get the current page the visitor is on and then feed it through some other code so that it…
Read article →Using ACF values in a WordPress Search Query
WordPress search by default is kind of limited. If you use Advanced Custom Forms, the default search does not allow you search through the…
Read article →Using WordPress as Your Sites CMS System
When WordPress first came out in 2003, it was an interesting blogging platform that nobody paid attention to at first. As time wore on,…
Read article →WordPress Conditional Title Loop
While working on a WordPress site for a client, I needed to load a header logo based on a term that was present in…
Read article →Apple iPhone Vs Android Phone
I’ve had an Android Galaxy phone for a little over a year. At first, I really liked the phone. As time wore on, I…
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