Web Site Development and its complexity
Coding and scripting
During the web site development phase the graphical screen designs
are translated through web programming languages such as PHP,
Java,
.Net and additional scripting languages such as JavaScript,
Dynamic HTML into the actual web pages that can be displayed
by a browser.
Programmers will integrate the functionality and interactive
elements and connect the pages, the user sees later on his
monitor, to the "back-end". The back-end is the server
technology, the databases, CRM thus all hardware and software
that is engaged and participating in the exchange of data between
the user and the web site servers.
User profiles generated now in the public section of a web site can be stored
in the database, with the user ID and the login username and password plus the
users contact information. The Forgot Password section is developed. The process
is implemented to make it possible for the user to reset his password and to
save this new password to the database.
Products are inserted into the database to be displayed when the user clicks
a button, with price, size and amount of the different products.
Forms will be coded to be verified on the users' computer, if all required fields
are properly filled in to make sure that incomplete forms or faulty entries,
such as invalid formatted e-mail addresses or when letters in place of numbers
are inserted, cannot be send.
Confirmation pages are generated.
The style sheet (CSS) is constructed during the web development
phase. The style sheet formats the lay-out of the web pages and
tells the browser how to display the color and size of the letters,
the spacing between the words, the margins and the padding size
of table cells. Borders and all background images and header
background colors or images are specified in the CSS style sheet.
Maintenance and changes of the web site are easy when the site
is launched, because only one file has to be modified to change
the color or font size of all the pages. It also guarantees a
consistent look of the web site and makes coding easier, because
always the margin to the left side of the webpage is implemented.
Templates
Depending on the method used, templates are produced for all
the modules and their sub pages. Templates make sure that the
data is displayed with a consistent lay out. All the different
templates are sorted to the specific functionality of the pages.
CMS
When a Content Management System is used, the functionality
is customized and modules added to cover your and the users
specific needs.
Access rights
We have to configure the web server and/or the content management
system to authorize the persons allowed accessing the files
and directories for editing, when blogs are integrated or when
a content management system is implemented to make it possible
for different user groups to edit or add content.
Content integration
The content checked for spelling mistakes,
delivered by the client or written by our copy writers, is integrated
in the web site development phase, but prior to this phase necessary
to be delivered to us to guarantee that the navigation is correctly
set up. Delay of the content is an often met problem during web
site design and development phase. Preventing project delay is
only possible when each party follows up and hands over the deliverables
on the agreed dates.
Debug
In this phase we will do a lot of testing to make sure all bugs
are removed and spelling mistakes and inconsistencies are
corrected. You are able now to click through the site, that
you can access on our server with the provided login details,
we have sent to you.
Search Engine Optimization
The content is checked to make sure the keywords of the user searches in the search engines are present in the content.
Meta Tags and Titles are integrated and optimized.
Web site style guide
The order of the web site style guide can
be placed when contracts are signed but also after the web site
is launched.
When ordered at project start, the documentation of the web site
style guide starts usually during the web development phase
and is delivered to the client when the web site is completed
and launched. A style guide guarantees consistency if you plan
to hand over the maintenance of your web site to another party.
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