What Happened in the Last 2 Years?
I read some forum posts asking if I was still around, and yes I am. I'm fine, my family is fine. I had to set some priorities in response to what I'll label "adversity", and free software was very low on the list. My websites were always here, downloads for anyone who wanted them, but for the last 2 years I haven't been available.
WebGL Backgrounds for Faster Page Loads
As webmasters, we’re constantly on the lookout for ways to improve site performance and enhance user experience without sacrificing visual appeal. Animations, while engaging, often come with a hefty price in terms of file size and bandwidth, leading to slower page loads and potential SEO drawbacks. Enter WebGL, a powerful technology that can revolutionize how we handle animations on the web. By leveraging the GPU for rendering, WebGL, combined with shaders, offers a lightweight alternative to traditional formats like AVIF, WebP, GIF, and MPEG-4, significantly reducing load times. In this article, we’ll explore how to use WebGL for animations, address common performance pitfalls, and provide actionable strategies to optimize your site for speed and accessibility.
Generator Tag: Claim Your Joomla Sites
You build websites. You pour hours into custom themes, tweak extensions, and optimize every line of code. But how do you prove it's yours? A footer credit? Too obvious. A hidden comment in the HTML? Clunky and easy to miss. Enter the generator meta tag. It's sitting there in the head of most Joomla pages, whispering the site's origin story to anyone who peeks at the source code. By default, it shouts "Joomla! 5.x.x" or whatever version you run. Useless for SEO, sure. But ripe for repurposing.
Canonical HTTP Headers for RSS Feeds
System - Link Canonical Version 5.3.0+ introduces support for adding canonical URLs to RSS feeds via HTTP Link headers, addressing Google Search Console's "Duplicate without user-selected canonical" errors for feed URLs (e.g., https://www.example.com/blog?format=feed&type=rss). Since RSS feeds lack an HTML <head> for traditional <link rel="canonical"> tags, the plugin now dynamically injects a Link header per RFC 5988 to specify the preferred canonical URL.
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