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Collection of Webmaster Tools and Resources

May 5th, 2008

Being a successful webmaster requires the use of a lot of different tools and resources. I’m always on the lookout for new tools and resources and are useful, so I was pretty excited when I ran across a post named the Webmaster’s Toolkit.
This post collects all sorts of useful resources and tips for improving your [...]

WordPress Theme Footer: Useful Content or Fluff?

October 17th, 2007

Web Design

A couple of days ago I posted about some changes I’ve made to the blog design here at Kyle’s Cove. The most notable change is that I moved some of the sidebar content to the blog’s footer.
I was pleased to see that the reaction has been pretty positive overall, but some people have [...]

Miscellaneous Other Website Maintenance

September 28th, 2007

Web Design

This is the fifth of a series of posts designed to discuss ways to monitor and improve your blog’s performance.
In addition to the website maintenance tips covered in the first four posts of this series, there are a few other things that can be done to help keep your site running smoothly. Here [...]

How To: Testing Your Blog in Multiple Web Browsers

September 27th, 2007

Web Design

This is the fourth of a series of posts designed to discuss ways to monitor and improve your blog’s performance.
Once you’ve gone through and adjusted your code, it’s a good idea to follow up your changes with a quick browser check. Instead of manually downloading and installing a bunch of different web browsers, [...]

How To: Clean and Optimize Your Blog’s Stylesheet (CSS)

September 26th, 2007

Web Design

This is the third of a series of posts designed to discuss ways to monitor and improve your blog’s performance.
Now that you’ve got your website code validated, another good practice to be in is to keep your stylesheet (CSS) as clean and optimal as possible. I try to do this at least once a [...]

How To: Verifying Your Blog Code is Valid

September 25th, 2007

Web Design

This is the second of a series of posts designed to discuss ways to monitor and improve your blog’s performance.
Once you’ve got your blog’s load time under control, it’s next time to go through and validate your blog’s code. Even if you are using a relatively unmodified WordPress theme that you got from someone [...]