If you look at the HTML code of any modern website, you’re likely to see a lot of <div> elements. A whole lot of <div> elements. A lot of coders use <div> elements to format the layout of their websites. But what does a <div> element do? By itself, not much. All a <div> element… Continue reading HTML: A Classy Identity
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HTML: A Few Basic Rules
For the last couple weeks we’ve been going through an introduction to how websites work by diving in head first (no pun intended) and looking at working code. While this does help you understand how your website works and how to customize the head section for your own website, there’s also a lot it doesn’t… Continue reading HTML: A Few Basic Rules
HTML: Getting Inside Your Head
Last week, you got the general overview of the head section of your website, but we didn’t really discuss what goes on inside, in the brain of your website, if you will. But as complicated as it might sounds, today we find out how easy brain surgery can really be. Er… at least, when we’re… Continue reading HTML: Getting Inside Your Head
HTML: Keep a Good Head On Your Shoulders
Before we can get to the body of your website – the stuff you actually see – we need to look at the head. “But why,” you ask, “do we give a darn about the head if we don’t actually see any of it?” Well. As with any animal, the head is what makes everything… Continue reading HTML: Keep a Good Head On Your Shoulders
HTML: Let’s Take It From The Top, People
There are many ways I could go about teaching you the technical side of websites. I could easily dumb everything way down and only tell you what you absolutely need to know to customize a WordPress theme. But I think… no, I know you’re smarter than that. And you deserve better. So we’re going to… Continue reading HTML: Let’s Take It From The Top, People
HTML, CSS, PHP… What on Earth is it, and Why is it Important to my Website?
Our recipe begins with a simple base of HTML. Throw a good dose of PHP into the mix, so it will rise as it should. JavaScript adds subtly complex notes to the flavor, and because you eat with your eyes first, CSS is an essential finishing touch. Wait… what? You decided you wanted a website.… Continue reading HTML, CSS, PHP… What on Earth is it, and Why is it Important to my Website?