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Symfony CMF vs WordPress CMS
Gabriel RichardsWordPress is well-known the world over for its relative ease-of-use and plug-and-go capabilities. Businesses of all shapes and sizes use this content management system for all sorts of websites, from content sites to lead generation to e-commerce or even social networks.
Load Testing the Scalability of Your App & Infrastructure
Gabriel RichardsWhen building web apps that need to support a multitude of users, simulate that traffic efficiently & realistically by load testing on your infrastructure.
3 Examples of Using LESS for Efficient CSS
3 Examples of dynamic style sheet language and precompiler LESS for shorter & more efficient CSS coding of Nesting, Variables & Mixins with Variables.
5 Factors that Influence Ecommerce Buying Decisions
Small businesses can analyze & optimize for factors influencing the Ecommerce buying decisions of customers.
Comparison of 5 Ecommerce Platforms for Small Business
Traditionally, most buying and selling was done in person in a brick and mortar store. But today's increasingly digitalized age has caused a significant shift from an in-store to an online shopping experience.
Scalable Vector Graphics Growing Into the Standard
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) was developed in 1999 as an open standard for the web but is increasingly used due to responsive design, viewports, web animation and Retina type displays.
5 Things Your Ecommerce Site Should Do Before the Holiday Rush
Preparing your Ecommerce site and business in advance of Holiday Season rush is essential for reaping benefits for Cyber Monday & beyond.
Single Sign On Authentication Using a Symfony Framework
Single Sign-On can eliminate friction in the user experience and can be implemented via a Symfony framework for user authentication between websites.
Ecommerce Tips: How to Prepare for a Successful Holiday Season
Gabriel RichardsSuccessfully launching an Ecommerce site for the Holiday Season requires sufficient lead time for business planning, building your site and carefully rolling it out before the "stresses" of Cyber Monday.
Forgotten Webpage Not Same as Deleted One (just ask LeBron)
"Scrubbing" unnecessary pages from a website avoids problems like the Cleveland Cavaliers had with "The Letter" while courting LeBron James return.
Why Your Small Business Needs a Web Based Database
Gabriel RichardsWebsite Database Applications & Open Source Software provide Small Businesses with opportunities to efficiently and effectively maintain information management systems online instead of on a single location system or as space eating paper documents in file cabinets.
What's Wrong With My Web Font?
Gabriel Richards3 things to keep in mind when choosing a web font to ensure users are getting the design experience that you intended.