Category: website Development

Website Development – Subdomains ”; Previous Next Subdomains are extensions of domain name that you can forward to URLs or point to IP addresses and directories within the hosting account or different servers. Sub domains function separately from your main domain. We can create areas of a website by using subdomains. Example You can create a subdomain for a blog on site called “Blog” that is accessible through the URL – blog.tutorialspoint.com in addition to the already existing www.tutorialspoint.com/blog. We can add endless subdomains per domain name in theory. We can also add multiple levels of subdomains. For instance, you can add info.blog.tutorialspoint.com to delve into an even more specific area of interest on the site. Each subdomain can be up to 25 characters long. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Website Development – Domain Name ”; Previous Next Domain name is the part of your online address and your visitors will use it to find you easily. For example, Tutorialspoint domain name is tutorialspoint.com. Your domain name is unique to you. Once you have registered it, nobody else can register the same one if you continue to renew it. Registering a domain name can be easy because you can select whatever name you want, but what you choose is crucial for your business future or your blogging website. So, in this section, let us focus on some rules that we must keep in mind before we purchase a domain name. Rule 1 − Choose a domain name that can be your brand name, if required. Our domain name tutorialspoint.com is really branding because there is no generic keyword string like tutorials-points.com that can be hard to memorize where the ‘–’ is located. If your brand doesn’t have numbers don’t purchase a domain with numbers because there is no brand matching from the user perspective. For example, tutorialspoints29.com. Rule 2 − If you have the financial possibilities, then you can purchase domains with various extensions such as .com, .net, .info, .biz, etc. In our case, it would be like tutorialspoint.net, tutorialspoint.info, tutorialspoint.biz. There are domains that are misspelt, such as a similar case is google.com. If you write gogle.com one ‘o’ is missing, but still it will redirect you to the official website google.com. Rule 3 − You must ensure that this domain name is not a trademark or is copyrighted. Rule 4 − Find a short domain name. The lesser the characters in a domain name, the easier it is to type, to say, to share and to get shortlisted on social media platforms and in search results. Rule 5 − Extensions are suffixes, such as .com or .net, at the end of the web addresses. These can have specific use, so ensure to choose an extension that works for your business. The .com domain extension is by far the most popular, but it can be tough to get a short and memorable .com domain name because it is around for so long. If your webpage is serving locally, then you can buy it with the suffix of your country. Rule 6 − If your domain name is not going by the brand name, then at least you should use specific keywords which describes your business, for example, tutorialspoint.com. It helps improve your rank on search engines (which increases traffic) and it also makes more sense to your customers. Domain Name Extensions First domain type is Top Level Domain (TLD). These top level domains include any extensions which contain only one suffix — for example, .net, .info, .biz and so on. Second Level Domains (2LDs) are domain names containing one more level after the .com or .co suffix. For example, .com.au is a second level domain style as it contains an additional suffix after the .com that shows the website originates in Australia. A gTLD is a Generic Top-Level Domain and includes addresses like – .marketing, .estate, .fashion and .photography. This is a booming segment which is very popular recently and there is a huge range to choose from, whatever your industry! CcTLDs are Country Code Top-Level Domains which are usually restricted to certain countries. These are domains like .au, .uk, .ae, .us, etc. Extension also has a meaning. The meanings of some top-level domains are listed as follows − .com – commercial − This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register and it is always the main TLD. .org – organization − This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register. But, it is originally intended for use by any non-profit organizations. But as of now, there are no such restrictions and the .org domain name is being used by numerous organizations. .net – network − This is an open TLD; any person or entity is permitted to register. It was originally intended for use by domains pointing to a distributed network of computers, or “Umbrella” sites that act as a portal to a set of smaller websites. .edu – education − This TLD is limited to specific higher educational institutions such as, but not limited to, trade schools and universities. .mil – military − The .mil TLD is limited to use by the United States military. .arpa – Address and routing − It is for Advanced Research Projects Agency in the early days on the Internet, .arpa is now exclusively used as an Internet infrastructure TLD. In the next chapter, we will understand how to register a domain name. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Domain Name Registration ”; Previous Next To register a domain name involves registering the name you want with an organization called ICANN through a domain name registrar. For example, if you choose a name like “mydomain.com”, you should go to a registrar, pay a registration fee that costs around 10 USD per year for that name. That will give you the right to the domain name for a year. You should renew it annually for the same amount per annum. Some webhosts will register your domain name for free, if you purchase a hosting plan from them, while others will do it for you as well, but you will must foot the registrar fees and charges. Some of the biggest registrars where you can register your domain are given below − GoDaddy – with the URL https://uk.godaddy.com Name – with the URL https://www.name.com/ iPage – with URL https://www.ipage.com BlueHost – with URL https://www.bluehost.com/ Hostgator – with URL https://www.hostgator.com/ Now, let us see step by step how to register a domain name at GoDaddy. Firstly, we should choose our domain name and see if it is free for purchase. In my case, I wrote “tutorialspoint.com “and clicked “Search Domain”. As you can see in the results that are in the following screenshot, this domain is already taken and it is not free. Then GoDaddy will recommend me other similar names, which we might be interested in. We will select another domain name that GoDaddy suggested us, which is “tutorialspoint.online”. Click on the green “Select” button. Then click on “Continue to Card” as shown in the screenshot given below. On the other page, GoDaddy will ask if I want to hide my personal information from the internet for an extra fee with regards to this domain name, because by default they are open to public. GoDaddy is an accepted Domain name registrar. It is also a Hosting provider which offers you hosting services for your website. It allows you to purchase and at the same time gives a suitable plan for your website. Click “Continue to Cart”. In the webpage that opens next, you must choose the number of years for your domain that it will be required with the possibility to extend this period. Also, you have the possibility to buy other similar domains. Click “Proceed to Checkout”. As we are a new customer, we will click on “Continue”. In the Billing Section, we should fill genuine data because it should match with the payment information. In the account information, we will enter an email id (we will get all the billing related and other notifications to this email address), username, password and PIN (this email id is also important for account resetting or other ownership issues, if the account gets hacked). Now, we should enter the credit card details or PayPal details. Then click “Continue” as shown in the following screenshot. The following screen will show up once the purchase of the domain is successful. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Website Development – Domain Privacy ”; Previous Next Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) broadly requires that the mailing address, phone number and e-mail address of those owning and administrating a domain name should be made publicly available through the “WHOIS” directories. But this rule enables spammers, direct marketers, identity thieves or other attackers to use the directory for personal information. Although ICANN has been exploring changing WHOIS to enable greater privacy. There is a lack of consensus among major stakeholders as to what type of change should be made. However, with the offer of private registration from many registrars, some of the risk has been mitigated. There are four contact positions in a domain”s WHOIS record, which are − Owner Administrator Billing and Technical Some registrars will not shield the owner organization name to protect the ownership of the domain name. Let us now have a detailed stepwise understanding of what is being discussed here. Go to the URL https://whois.icann.org/en and then enter the domain name of which we want to see the public data. The next step is to click on “Lookup” as shown in the following screenshot. Enter the Captcha that is displayed on the webpage as shown in the following screenshot, then click on “Lookup”. The information that this domain name has will be shown as follows. The main section is “Contact Information” which has some subsections like − Registrant Contact Admin Contact Tech Contact Each of these sections have − Name and Surname, Company name, Address, Phone Number and email address. The following screenshot shows the registrant name which in this case is GoDaddy.com, LLC The following screenshot shows the information of when the domain name was registered and when it will expire. While the last screenshot will show the name servers (DNS) of the domain. The following screenshot has full information details of the domain name. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Discuss Website Development ”; Previous Next A website can be defined as a collection of several webpages that are all related to each other and can be accessed by visiting a homepage, using a browser like Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Google Chrome or Opera. In this tutorial, we will explain the concept of website development, from the simplest to the most advanced. It will help novice users to learn all about websites and how they are designed and maintained. At the same time, this tutorial has enough material to help even system administrators to broaden their knowledge about websites. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Website Development – SEO ”; Previous Next Search Engine Optimization is the process where you can make your website better in terms of ranking in search engines. The majority of web traffic is driven by major commercial search engines, Google, Bing and Yahoo!. Although social media and other types of traffic can generate visits to your website, search engines are the primary method of navigation for most of the Internet users. This is a fact whether your site provides content, services, products, information or just about anything else. To optimize your webpage ranking, you should know what search engines look at − Content − It is determined by the theme that is being given, the text on the page, the titles and the descriptions that are given. Performance − Your webpage should be fast (no delays). We have discussed it in the previous chapter named – Speed up your website. Authority − Your website should have good content to link to or for other authoritative sites to use your website as a reference or cite the information that is available. User Experience − Your webpage should be safe to navigate, no harmful softwares uploaded. Keyword Stuffing − Do not overuse the keywords on your pages. Purchased Links − Do not use too many buying links. Making Money from a Website One of the main purposes when creating a website is to make money from it. To achieve this, there are several methods which we will discuss below − Google AdSense AdSense is the reverse of AdWords, allowing publishers (which includes bloggers and other website owners) to tap into Google’s immense advertising network, so that other advertisers can run ads on their website. To register in this program, you must click on the following URL – https://www.google.com/adsense/ Make Affiliated Marketing You promote a product to your website visitors and email subscribers. If the product or service resonates with these people, they will click on your affiliate link and purchase the product and from this you take commissions. Make Partnerships This basically means to find businesses that can have interest to advertise on your website and make a deal. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Website Development – Useful Resources ”; Previous Next The following resources contain additional information on Website Development. Please use them to get more in-depth knowledge on this. Useful Video Courses Build E-commerce Websites like Amazon with React, Node, and MongoDB Most Popular 27 Lectures 8 hours Bassir Jafarzadeh More Detail Setup Digital Marketing Agency WordPress Website with Ease 22 Lectures 3 hours Being Commerce More Detail Build Ecommerce Website With WooCommerce WordPress For FREE 19 Lectures 4.5 hours Being Commerce More Detail Build A Website Design For Any Business 62 Lectures 3.5 hours Music Course Online More Detail Create Online Course Website for FREE with WordPress – LMS Website 29 Lectures 4 hours Being Commerce More Detail How to Create a Blog Website with WordPress and Elementor Most Popular 20 Lectures 2 hours Suadiku Abubakari More Detail Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

E-Commerce Payment Gateway ”; Previous Next Payment Gateway is an online payment processing technology which helps businesses to accept credit cards and electronic checks. In other words, payment gateways are “Manin-the-middle” which are located between e-commerce platforms and clients. A payment gateway allows you to − Make and take payments quickly and easily. Keep your customer”s data (information) and money secure. Gain trust of your customers, so they are willing to hand over their money. To choose the right payment gateway, you should follow the following guidelines − You should finalize that payment gateway which is supported in your country, not all them operate globally. You should check what payment gateways are supported better from your ecommerce platform. For example, PayPal gateway is fully supported by Magento because the same group have created them. Payment gateway should be of 3.0 PCI data security standards. Do you need payment gateway and merchant account or an all-in-one payment service provider? You must see the charges and fees that will be deducted per transaction. What payment method do they support? For example, VISA is a payment method, Master Card is another. Do they support your type of business? For example, some of them don’t deal with businesses that sell adult materials, betting, gambling, firearms selling, narcotics, etc. Most Popular Payment Gateway Providers Following is the list of the most widely used and popular payment getaway providers along with a brief history about them. PAYPAL − You can find all the terms and conditions of their business model on their URL – https://www.paypal.com/. PayPal is one of the longest established and probably the best-known service for transferring money online. Amazon Payments − The URL of this immensely popular payment getaway provider is – https://payments.amazon.com/. It was created in 2007, Amazon Payments provides your customers with the same checkout experience they get on Amazon.com Stripe − The URL of this payment getaway is – https://stripe.com/. No monthly fees, no extra charges for different cards and different payment methods, also for different currencies. Stripe also offers a great API (Application Program Interface) as well. Authorize Net − The URL for this popular payment getaway provider is https://www.authorize.net/. It is among the most powerful and well-known payment gateways. It is well-supported by e-commerce WordPress plugins. 2Checkout − The URL for this payment getaway provider is – https://www.2checkout.com/. 2checkout is one of the most simple and affordable credit card gateways. In the next chapter, we will understand how to create a small business website. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Purchasing a Public Certificate ”; Previous Next To purchase a SSL certificate, you should go to the SSL Certificate Provider (certificate authority). Each SSL Certificate Provider has different products, prices and levels of customer satisfaction, which is nearly the same logic like purchasing web hosting. To check the best offers and products you can try SSLShopper by clicking on the following link. https://www.sslshopper.com/certificate-authority-reviews.html. It has reviews and experience from other clients that have purchased before a SSL Certificate. The purchasing process then takes place as depicted in the following illustration. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;

Website Development – Webpage Migration ”; Previous Next Webpage Migration is a process of moving a webpage from one host to another. This process is done for various reasons, some of which are − You are not satisfied anymore with the support of the Hosting Company Prices are cheaper to another hosting Your actual hosting plan doesn’t fulfill your needs anymore Technology offered is not competitive anymore, etc. As migration is a process, the following steps are needed to complete it in a minimal downtime of your webpage. We must fully backup our webpage as discussed in the previous chapters. Upload the backup file in the new hosting. Unzip files in the Public folder. Import the database file. Configure files with the credentials of the new database. Point your new domain name servers with your current registrar and wait for the new records to be propagated. Print Page Previous Next Advertisements ”;