Secure Linux web host: locking down and checking the SSH access logs
If you run you hosting on a Linux server, it normally comes out of the box pretty secure with few of the older less secure services enabled. On top of this, if you use a provider like AWS they further secure the server by their own custom firewall. I truly like Amazon Web Service and have used it for some time....
Multiple URLs to the same page in Joomla!
TL;DR: In Joomla there's often more than one way to get to the same page, if you're moving off Joomla this needs to be considered, preferably before moving any pages . This article discusses the cases that I found during my recent move to hugo . URL Mappings in Joomla, the background Recently I decided to move a joomla site over...
Moving to Hugo static CMS from Joomla
We no longer use or recommend Hugo. This is historic legacy content, left in case it is of use to someone. We prefer to mark old content as deprecated. tl;dr: In summary, hosting a site on Joomla is time consuming and requires that both Joomla and PHP are frequently updated. If you're site is suitable for Hugo and are considering...
Websites that we have built
Over the years, the coders corner has built lots of websites, working with web writers and graphic designers to help build them. Here are but a handful of my works. Depending upon budget we offer several different solutions, all built entirely in the UK. Our mainstay is building sites using static content management solutions, as they are generally much easier to...
Recovering from a hacked Joomla site
This is historic legacy content, left in case it is of use to someone. We prefer to mark old content as deprecated. I've recently had to help someone still running Joomla to clean up a hacked site. We are not sure how it happened, as they generally applied updates pretty quickly, but luckily it was detected very quickly and brought down...
The coders corner and Web design
Web design is a rapidly changing field, both technologies and web-design standards change frequently leaving one with fairly frequent update cycles. In addition to this, any non-static CMS based solution must be updated frequently to ensure that the most recent version. If you've not updated your CMS solution in some time, I recommend you do so as soon as you can....
Remove duplicate 'contact' heading in Joomla contact form
This is historic legacy content, left in case it is of use to someone. We prefer to mark old content as deprecated. In this article I show you how to remove the second 'contact form' header from the default contact form in Joomla without hacking your install. I'd seen a couple of videos on you tube that suggested one should alter...
SEO summary
Optimising a site has changed over the years, but the basic principles are the same. You want a site that lists well on search engines and more recently, generative AI. Some questions to start with: What content do you want you site to list for? In both AI and Google. Locally or globally? What social platforms do your users use? These...
Have your organic search rankings dropped
This is historic legacy content, left in case it is of use to someone. We prefer to mark old content as deprecated. Introduction: the state of SEO in 2012 Google is still one of the largest search engines for most sites, accounting for a large percentage of potential traffic; enough to make or break a business. Why is it that when...
Know your links
This is historic legacy content, left in case it is of use to someone. We prefer to mark old content as deprecated. If the above is the case for your site, I would recommend that you read Have your organic search rankings dropped immediately, as you need to know sooner rather than later where your links are coming from. How...
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