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What is a WordPress Theme?
All WordPress sites use a theme that provides the layout and look and feel of the WordPress website. Content and Images are stored in a a database, and your theme displays them as a fully functional website. You can swap out themes without changing your content.
What it a Child Theme?
WordPress themes are built on open source software, so many WordPress sites have custom code that changes up the theme. While you can edit the theme code files directly, when you run updates from the theme vendor they will break your code customizations. To get around this, you use a software system knows as a child theme to act as the software repo for theme code modifications.
What is Responsive Design?
Building a responsive website is creating web pages that change their layout depending on the screen size. The way one does this is “Responsive Design” or Responsive Web Design. Most modern web designers feel this is the only proper way to build a website. These types of websites work well in both mobile and desktop screen sized, and hopefully some tables and laptops. The other major mobile friendly design technique is to build a completely different website for the Smartphone, then use JavaScript code to detect the user’s computer screen size, and re-direct mobile users to the mobile site.
What is the difference between an “App” and a mobile website.
A Simple mobile website can be built for a few hundred dollars. Mobile “Apps” that are downloaded through ITunes and Google Play start around $5,000 for a very simple system. The mobile Website looks like an IPhone or Android App, but are built as HTML Pages. Basically, you have 2 sites. One for desktop and one for mobile. “Sniffer” technology can detect if a person is viewer your website on a smartphone or computer and delivers the appropriate version of the website.
What does is mean when something is stored in the cloud?
When something is stored in the cloud, it means your data is saved on remote servers that are managed and maintained by a cloud service provider, rather than on your personal computer or device. These servers are accessed through the internet, allowing you to securely store, back up, and retrieve files from anywhere with an online connection.
What is a CRM?
A CRM, or Customer Relationship Management system, is a software tool that helps businesses manage interactions with their customers and prospects. It stores important information like contact details, communication history, and sales activity in one place, making it easier to track relationships, improve customer service, and streamline sales and marketing efforts.
What is a CMS?
A CMS, or Content Management System, is software that allows users to create, edit, and manage digital content on a website without needing advanced coding skills. It provides an easy-to-use interface for publishing text, images, videos, and other media, making it simpler to keep a website organized, updated, and user-friendly.
What is the difference between a server side and client-side programming language?
The difference between a server-side and client-side programming language lies in where the code runs. Server-side languages, like PHP or Python, run on the web server and handle tasks such as database interactions, authentication, and processing requests before sending results to the user. Client-side languages, like JavaScript, run in the user’s browser and are mainly used to control how a webpage looks and behaves, such as animations, form validation, or interactive features.
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