Archives: 2010
What EE Addons Do You Use Nearly Everytime?
12 August 2010 — On August 12, 2010, Jason Morehead wrote a blog post titled Is ExpressionEngine becoming too expensive? The ensuing comments included insight from the community and EllisLab themselves, and it was mentioned that some desired features currently only available via third-party addons to become part of the core of ExpressionEngine itself. I'm interested to find out from the community which addons they use in almost every install they do, and whether they believe that the functionality… Continue
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CSS Centering Images
6 August 2010 — Okay, this is elementary CSS stuff, but I always forget exactly how to do this. How do I properly center an image in CSS? There are several answers to this. Before I begin, it is important to remember that images are displayed inline by default. This means that they appear “in line” with text, and do not take up a whole block width the way a heading or a paragraph would. Because of this, setting… Continue
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web development,
quicktip,
css,
Improve SEO with These ExpressionEngine Tips
31 July 2010 — There are many ways to provide SEO with ExpressionEngine, here are a couple of easy ones (okay, the second one is outside of EE, but you’ll love it): First of all, Use { site_url } instead of { homepage }. Using the { homepage } tag will make your links go to http://www.yoursite.com/index.php, whereas the { site_url } tag goes to http://www.yoursite.com. A subtle difference, and one that at least Google can figure out, but… Continue
How to Move an ExpressionEngine Website from One Server to Another
30 July 2010 — Sometimes clients want to move their ExpressionEngine website from one server to another. Perhaps they’re changing webhosts, or perhaps they want a working backup for development purposes. This post is a guide for how to backup and move your ExpressionEngine-powered website. It is a guide for EE 1.6.x In order to move an ExpressionEngine website, we need to transfer two things: The Files The Database Transferring Files This can be done using your favorite FTP… Continue
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expressionengine,
web development,
php,
security,
migration,
mysql,
backup,
Social Media Advertising Likes You
25 July 2010 — Social media advertising might be uncharted territory but Facebook proves that it’s not what you know, but who you know, that sells. According to a recent Nielsen/Facebook report, if my friends like it, I’m more likely to buy it. Survey data from 800,000 Facebook users was analyzed recently to study different responses to more than 125 Facebook ad campaigns from 70 different brand advertisers. The result? Personalization sells. The joint report, Advertising Effectiveness: Understanding the… Continue
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emarketing,
social media,
Inception, Perception and Leonardo DiCaprio
25 July 2010 — If you havenâ��t seen the summer movie Inception, you probably should. Sure, itâ��s a fun metaphysical mind bender but it also serves as a catalyst for marketing. The movie is based on the premise that a personâ��s subconscious is a tunnel to be traveled and can be altered or influenced by certain ideas. The main character played by Leonardo DiCaprio says, "What's the most resilient parasite? An Idea. A single idea from the human mind… Continue
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small business,
emarketing,
Dynamic Copyrights in ExpressionEngine
18 July 2010 — Don’t let your site’s copyright notice grow stagnant. ExpressionEngine provides an easy way to keep your site’s footer up to date. At the footer, when you create the copyright for your site, keep the site looking fresh by using a variable for the current year. For example, don’t let this happen: © 1994 Jovia Web Studio. Instead, use ExpressionEngine’s date variable formatting: © {current_time format="%Y"} Jovia Web Studio. You will never be out of date… Continue
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