2FA
2FA Definition: Two-factor authentication – Use a one-time pass on your phone
2FA Definition: Two-factor authentication – Use a one-time pass on your phone
A Records match a domain name to a server IP. These tell the DNS service when to send your request.
API Definition: An API is a set of programming code that enables data transmission between one software product and another. It also contains the terms of this data exchange.
Code stored on the server that controls how a website functions. This is often referring to an admin area or bespoke functionality.
Cache Definition: Saving a copy of a web page and other types of data when that is time-consuming or complicated to fetch or load afresh each time it’s needed. Caching can be used to speed up slow web pages but could…
Content Management Systems (or CMS for short) enable non-developers to easily manage and maintain a website. Most modern websites are managed via a CMS. Next Level Web Design work with WordPress, Joomla!, Django, & Wagtail.
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet and it styles the HTML of a website’s pages such as font colours, sizes, spacing, layout etc..
CSS has a load of CSS attributes that can be used to control & style all elements of a web page. Padding, margin, font-size, background-color are all CSS Attributes.
A database consists of big tables of data that are quick to read, save and update. Asking a question about a database is called “querying”. Most of a website’s content is stored in a database and can be edited via…
DNS Definition: Like a phonebook, it will convert a name (domain) into a phone number (IP address).
A domain name is the address or name of your site and it points to a server located on the internet that stores your website’s files & databases. There are hundreds of domain registrars, but we usually use 123-reg.co.uk.
Code that runs on your computer, in the browser, that basically defines what a webpage looks like to the user.
Code that structures and holds the website content and that tells the browser what’s included in the page and where.
IP Address Definition: Like a phone number, an IP address is a unique number for an internet connection or for a server where a website is hosted. When you buy a domain name, you’ll need to point it at your…
Javascript is a language that is used to manipulate a web page’s elements on either the frontend or backend of a website. There are lots of different libraries created with Javascript that enable designers and developers to add a whole…
Letter Spacing Definition: The space between letters can be controlled by this CSS attribute. ‘0’ is the default, and anything below 0, like -0.2 for example, makes the letters closer together, positive values increase the spacing.
The line height CSS attribute specifies the height of a line of text or of a heading. It alters the spacing between lines of text.
Loading Speed Definition: How fast a web page takes to load or finish loading. This can be measured using Google’s PageSpeed tool and we always aim for our sites to load in under 2 seconds i we possible.
A CSS attribute that controls the amount of spacing on the outside of an element is used.
A small auxiliary website designed to function as a supplement to a primary website. These microsite are commonly displayed and located using a sub-domain () or sub-folder of a website (mydomain.co.uk/microsite-name/).
Padding is a CSS attribute that controls the amount of spacing around the inside of an element.
Payment Gateway Definition: A digital bridge between a website and a third party is used that enables the website to accept and process payments. This bridge allows secure communication between both to exchange transactional information for payment.
PHP is a programming language that works on the backend of some websites and when you connect with a website built using PHP, it provides all of the advanced functionality including any interactions with the site’s database. An example of…
Basically a computer, usually in a data centre (a big building with lots of servers), stores a website’s files and runs the software that enables a website to function. If you’re going to have a website you’ll need a server to host the webdsite…
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