Website Development Knowledge and Information
Website Terminology
Website Lingo to help you understand some of the Website Development
Process
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Website is a
collection of related web pages, including multimedia content,
typically identified with a common domain name, and published on at
least one web
server. A web site may be accessible via a
public Internet Protocol (IP) network, such as the Internet, or
a private local area network (LAN), by referencing a uniform
resource locator (URL) that identifies the site and connects you to the
information contained in folders and
documents.
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Domain Name
is your website address. "www.yourwebsite.com" is a sample domain name.
It directs people and search engines to the
server where your
website information is stored or Hosted.
Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a common term for a web
address. Finding a good Domain is important. The
Address Bar is the white bar towards the top of your computer
screen browser. It will normally have something typed in it that
starts with "http://" This is where you type in the address of a
website that you want to visit.
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Domain Extension is a ".com" or ".net", or ".org", and so on.
Some extensions cost more, and some may not be available.
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Web
Hosting Service is the server where you upload your website
files to that makes your website available to the world 24/7. It is
a good idea to get the right
Website Hosting Company for your needs.
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Web Development is the work involved in developing a web site
for the
Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network).
Web development can range from developing the simplest static single
page of plain text to the most complex web-based internet
applications, electronic businesses, and social network services. A
more comprehensive list of tasks to which web development commonly
refers, may include
web engineering, web design, web content development, client
liaison, client-side/server-side scripting,
web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce
development. Among web professionals, "web development" usually
refers to the main non-design aspects of building web sites: writing
markup and coding. Most recently Web development has come to mean
the creation of content management systems or CMS. These CMS can be
made from scratch, proprietary or open source. In broad terms the
CMS acts as middleware between the database and the user through the
browser. A principle benefit of a CMS is that it allows
non-technical people to make changes to their web site without
having technical knowledge. For larger organizations and businesses,
web development teams can consist of hundreds of people (web
developers) and follow standard methods like
Agile methodologies
while developing websites. Smaller organizations may only require a
single permanent or contracting developer, or secondary assignment
to related job positions such as a
Graphic Designer
and/or information systems technician. Web development may be a
collaborative effort between departments rather than the domain of a
designated department. There are 3 kind of web developer
specialization; Front-End Developer, Back-End Developer, and Full
Stack Developer who are developers with experience working on both back-end and front-end technologies.
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Web Design is the design process that makes your website look
good to people who are visiting your website. The layout and the
interface
of your website is extremely important to end users.
Wireframe Elements of Design. Having
fast loading images, a website that is easy to navigate, and
having correct font styles
are just some of the key factors when designing a website. Using a
Graphic Designer will help you create a nice looking website,
but there are still many other factors that you need to pay
attention to. Website Design Samples.
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Web Framework
is a
software framework that is designed to support the development
of
web applications including web services, web resources, and web
APIs. Web frameworks provide a standard way to build and deploy
web applications. Web frameworks aim to automate the overhead
associated with common activities performed in web development. For
example, many web frameworks provide libraries for
database access, templating frameworks, and session management,
and they often promote code reuse. Although they often target
development of dynamic web sites, they are also applicable to static
websites.
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Template is a
pre-formatted
example on which to base other files, pages and
documents on.
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Content Strategy refers to the planning, development, and
management of content that is displayed on your website.
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Web Production Specialist
oversees the making of content for websites and other online
properties. Online producers are sometimes called "web producers,"
"publishers," "content producers," or "online editors."
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Chief Web
Officer is in charge of an organisation's Web presence,
including all internet and intranet sites. As a corporate officer
position, the CWO reports directly to the CEO. A CWO will generally
be very fluent in the following: HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, ASP,
SQL. A CWO should have a great understanding of computers, systems,
and programming. Not only does this position requires knowledge
for various programming languages, it may also include skill and
ability in digital graphics, design, and creative writing. Modern
CWOs have tasks greater than being a webmaster or a web developer,
instead they are taken to an extent of controlling the entire online
presence for their company. Overall, a CWO position is the most
prestigious title for a web developer to achieve. Requires an
individual who has knowledge in numerous fields; Instead companies
may split their web presence in different titles: Front-End
Developers, Back-End Developers, Server Programmers, Webmasters, Web
Designers and Graphic Artists. Typically, a CWO is fluent in all
titles listed above and has many responsibilities. A CWO should have
a deep and broad understanding of the Web and website governance
issues. Some of the issues within the CWO jurisdiction could include
online strategy, budgeting, systems & software administration,
hosting, online marketing & communications, e-commerce, customer
service, business development, online community & social media, web
content development & workflows, website graphic design, user
experience (analysis/design), information/data architecture, website
analytics, security, archiving, accessibility, legal issues (for
example, copyright, DRM, trademark, and privacy), and training,
among others.
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Website
Governance is an organization's structure of staff and the
technical systems, policies and procedures to maintain and manage a
website. Website governance applies to both Internet and Intranet
sites. Information technology governance, Project governance,
Internet governance, Web content management system, Web content
lifecyle, Design methods, Content inventory, Content audit,
Information architecture, Web design, World Wide Web, Chief Web
Officer, Web Archiving.
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UI User Interface is the space where interactions between humans
and machines occur. The goal of this
interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the
machine from the human end, whilst the machine simultaneously feeds
back information that aids the operators' decision-making process.
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UX User Experience Design is the process of enhancing user
satisfaction with a product by improving the usability,
accessibility, and pleasure provided in the interaction with the
product. User experience design encompasses traditional
human–computer interaction (HCI) design, and extends it by
addressing all aspects of a product or service as perceived by
users.
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Web
Accessibility relates to web design/coding standards and refers
to how easy it is for everyone to use your website, including people
who are visually impaired or in any way physically handicapped, or
limited by older or less common computers and software. These days
with the smaller screen sized tablets and smart-phones,
accessibility for use on all devises is important; especially with
the growing number of people using smaller screen devices to go
online.
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Responsive Websites is a design method that allows your website
to look good on any computer, smartphone or TV. Your website
will respond to the size of the screen or web browser so that the
user sees your website perfectly.
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Adaptive Web Design
promotes the creation of multiple versions of a web page to better
fit the user's device, as opposed to the one size fits all approach
of other web design techniques. Adaptive Web Design also encompasses
a range of other strategies which can be combined with responsive
web design.
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Dynamic Web
Page is a web page whose construction is controlled by an
application server processing server-side scripts. In server-side
scripting, parameters determine how the assembly of every new web
page proceeds, including the setting up of more client-side
processing.
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Browser Compatibility
is a design method that allows your website to look good in any
web browser, like Mozilla
Firefox, or
Google Chrome or many
other web browsers that people use all over the world.
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Computer Compatibility
is a design method that allows your website and
software to look good on many different computers that are using
different
operating systems.
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Search Engine Optimizing
is the process of using the correct code writing standards that
helps web search engine's to index your website. This way people can
easily find you using a search engine just by typing your name or
service. But this does not guarantee top search results for your
website, this because many people can manipulate search engines
using money.
- HTML Editor
is a computer program for editing HTML, the markup language of a webpage.
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FTP
or File Transfer Protocol, is a standard network protocol used to
transfer computer files between a client and server on a computer
network.
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Font End
is what people will see when they visit your website.
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Back End
is the server side that hosts your website. The back end will
have all the necessary software and programming languages that will
help send and receive information from people visiting your website.
Website visitors can not see the back end when visiting your website.
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Server
is a special computer that is on 24/7 that makes your website
available 24/7. The Server stores all your website files, usually
the same files that you have on your computer, or the same files
that your web developer has on his or her computer.
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E-Commerce
is a transaction of buying or selling online.
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Database
is an organized collection of data that is usually on the server or
back end. It can be used for many different purposes. Database can
be used collect or send information to your website visitors. SQL is
abbreviation for Structured Query Language.
- User
Login is when you have your website visitors login using a user
name and password in order to gain access to your website or to
certain webpages.
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Website Analytics
is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of web data
for purposes of understanding your website visitors. How many people
visit, which pages they visit, how long the visit, to name a few.
Bounce Rate
is a website’s bounce rate is the percentage of people who leave the
site from the same page they entered the site, without clicking
through to any other pages.
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Keywords or Key Phrases refers to the words in the main topics
or subjects of your web pages in relation to how people would phrase
them when searching for your products or services on the internet
using a search engine.
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Landing Page is the page where a visitor first enters a website.
Oftentimes, a special landing page is created to elicit a specific
action from the new visitor (usually in connection with an
advertising or marketing campaign).
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Marketing Analysis
analyses elements such as strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats. Studies the attractiveness and the dynamics of a special
market within a special industry.
Conversion Marketing is a marketing term that refers to how many
website visitors convert to buyers. (Search Engine Submissions,
Press Release Distributions, Forums and Social Networks Postings,
Keywords and Meta Tags Research, Competitor Analysis).
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Chief Marketing Officer is responsible for marketing activities
in an organization such as brand management, marketing
communications (including advertising, promotions and public
relations), market research, sales management, product development,
distribution channel management, pricing, and customer service.
Corporate Governance (wiki).
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Advertising
is used to promote or sell a product, service or idea.
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Backlinks are Links from other website pages to yours.
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Social Networking
is using social networks and websites to promote your website and
services.
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol
WWW - World Wide Web
Glossary of Website Terminology
Website Design Terminology
Being there is not the same as getting there.
It's more then just a website

Build it and they will come does not always happen in the internet
world. Having a Website of your Dreams does not mean that people will start
appearing out of no where. There's a lot more involved in getting noticed, like advertising,
Public Relations, marketing and
Social Networking. Just having a product does not sell a product.
Sometimes a one page website is just fine, like an online business card. Keep it cheap and cost effective.
But just because you have a one page website does not mean that your work is short
or finished. Thinking ahead can make all the difference, especially if you're planning to grow and
expand your business.
Structure
and
Scalability,
but not Premature.
HTML 5 is here and
Responsive Websites
(RWD), and
Adaptive Web Design (AWD), are becoming more popular.
Thanks to improvements in
Smartphones, they have proven their ability to
navigate websites and transmit data fairly quickly. But the best part is
the transportable information. I can load hundreds of books, hundreds of
websites, thousands of photos, and even videos, adding another dimension to
our productivity, and adding even more to our potential. But sadly, too many
people use
Cellphones as a Toy when they should be using them as a tool. A tool that could improve their
lives and their surroundings. But if you
use technology as a toy, then you add more to our problems, when we could be
solving our problems. Keep educating yourself, because it will
eventually be very beneficial to you and everything around you. What is a
UX Developer or User Experience Designer? It's making the
UI
or User Interface simple, functional and adjustable.
Thinking about what you really do. In this day and age, if your business
is not sustainable then what is it? As a person becomes more experienced,
their actions become more defined, more efficient, and more effective,
because they have to be. We are making up for lost time, and making up for all the
mistakes that we made along the way. What was once a negative, can now be
made a
positive. And one of the goals is to shorten the time it takes for the
next generation to become positive.
Benefit Corporation -
ESG
- about Services
- Design
- Develop
- Manage
- Prices
Do you need a basic startup website or one that is a little more complex.
I will create your website to your specifications and make updates for you when needed.
I can even teach you how to use the software so that you can manage your own website and make your own updates if you prefer.
I will talk you through the whole process and make sure you have complete access to your website with all passwords and account information.
There's a lot more then meets the eye. There's is a lot more to a website then what you see.
Do you need a basic startup website or one that is a little more complex.
I will create your website to your specifications and make updates for you when needed.
I can even teach you how to use the software so that you can manage your own website and make your own updates if you prefer.
I will talk you through the whole process and make sure you have complete access to your website with all passwords and account information.
Designing web pages to look the same in the 3 major web browsers Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari Browsers
Designing web pages to look the same in different size monitors and resolutions. Modifying web pages, photos and graphics so they load quickly for website visitors. Installing Meta Tags, Titles, Key Words and Descriptions to web pages to make website search engine friendly.
Submitting website to search engines for listing. Make last minute changes and corrections to website if needed within
one week after website goes live. Make suggestions and improvements for website if needed. Full Service Website Developing: Help with choosing the right Domain Name.
Finding the best Hosting price and setting up the correct website hosting plan depending on your websites needs.
- Domain Names
- Search Engine Submissions
- Website Hosting
- User Experience
- Content Management System
- Social Media Marketing
- Flash Website Design
- Web Reputation Management
Updates changes.Senior Web Project Manager ($75.00 - $150.00 / Hour)
Serve as the main point of contact.
Overseeing Web Producing, Researching, Content, Development and Editing. Online Producer
Manage the end-to-end process for website updates and new page launches.
Manage all tickets (Work Orders) from creation through completion, Development, publishing, reviews and approvals.
All QA checks are done in a timely manner.
Can work simultaneously on multiple projects of varying complexity.
Can communicate effectively with many different professions and people with different skill levels.
Maintains up-to-date status for all project.
Programming Languages Include, but not limited too.
Front End - User Side (HTML, CSS, PHP, CMS, Excel, Java Script, Photography, Adobe, Windows OS, Staging, Design, Navigation)
Simple pages start can be as low as $100 per page and the more complex pages start at $500 to 1,000 per
page we will need a phone consultaion to decide what services you will need.
Theres also a lot of extras that you may need or may not need depending on what type of website that
and services you choose. if you're getting a good deal that means there are a lot of services that your not getting.
Key points
I don't try to sell people, I try to inform people as much as I can so they understand their choices.
This way people can make the best decisions that are right for them. I also help people to understand the decisions that I make, so we are more clear on what needs to be done.
howard@howardpolley.com
203.798.0308 / 203.788.2471
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Website Development Resources
Self Help Website Tools - Website Knowledge Base |
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Website Design Software
Help build your own Website DIY - Do it Yourself Ideas and
Information
I'm Creator Website
Builder
Expression Web 4
Dreamweaver
Cold Fusion
Wix
Website Creator
Mobirise
Open Source Website Builder
Google Web Designer Tools
Adobe Muse
Web Starts
Odoo Webs
Circle Pad
Web Studio
Mac
Free HTML Editing Software
Page Breeze
Amaya
Serif
Word Press -
Wordpress
Better Blogging Platform
Joomla
1 and 1
What
a website sometimes looks like on a Basic Mobile Phone
Guide for
Developing Useful Websites
Web Design Software Reviews
Comments Platform for Websites
Fonts for
Website
Icon Finder
Dry Icons
Logo Maker
Small Business
QuickBooks
Search Engine Submissions - Help with Keywords
Search
Engine Optimization Tools -
Search Engine Submission
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Website Education and Information
Website
Building Classes
Complete Web Developer Course
Webmaster Tutorials
Computer Science
Team
Tree House
J Learning
Independent News
Media
Youtube Tutorials
Web Content Management System (wiki)
Knowledge Management
Computer Help Info
Technology News
Land of Code
Learn to Code
More Online Education Providers
Put a Video Player on your Website
Miro
Wimpy
Flow Player
Video Lan
Long
Tail Video
Video
Creation Platform
Youtube and others
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Basic Website Code
HTML
codes, also referred to as
HTML
tags, are enclosed by the lesser than (<) and
greater than (>) brackets and may be written in capital
or lower case letters. Microdata.
What HTML Code looks like when it is nicely written
(image)
<html> <head> <body>
<title>Your Page Title</title>
The TITLE of your page. This will be visible in the title bar of the viewers’
browser.
Meta
Element
XHTML
HTML5
Cascading Style Sheets (css)
More
Codes
The opening bracket is followed by an element, which is a
browser command, and ends with the closing bracket.
Attributes are
only contained in the opening HTML tags to the right of the
element and
are separated by a space and followed by an equal (=) sign.
Web
Design (wiki)
Web Hosting Service (wiki)
Web-Source
Back-End Developer Course Bundle, Python Programming for
Beginners
Computer Tools, Tips and Software
Computer Programming Standards
and Best Practices (wikibooks)
WordPress Coding Standards
Optional html end tags, when to include them
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Internet Safety Links
Animation
Creation Software
Animated Giffs
Animasher
Speckyboy Design Resources
fatcow
ur1
Generator for long ULR's
Topography - Fonts
Web Typography
Core Fonts for the Web
Fonts for Website
When you are designing a Webpage,
you need to keep this in mind. If you decide to use a font on
your page that a visitor doesn't have, that
font will render differently (and often unattractively) on
the visitor's machine.
Use Web safe fonts. As computing evolves, considerations for
the Web have taken effect for modern operating systems and Web
browsers. Among these considerations is a list of Web safe fonts
that Web designers can use to make sure their fonts render
properly.
Web Safe Fonts are a set of highly common fonts that come
installed on just about every computer out there.
Practically every personal computer has a
set of fonts installed. These fonts are usually put there by the
computer manufacturer or are the default sets of fonts for the
operating system that computer is using. It's possible to
install additional fonts on your own. However, not all font sets
are created equal. Different computers can have very different
sets of fonts installed, and most casual computer users never
know the difference. You can create images that use any font
you like. Put the image on your page and it will look the same
on a visitor's computer as it does on yours. Typography.

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