Category Archives: Web Development

Micro CMSes like PageLime, CushyCMS and Perch are nice, but limited…

Posted on April 4, 2011

I’ve just finished a rapid Freelance web development job for an old client, a design agency in Wiltshire. The requirement was pretty straightforward, convert their Indesign layouts into templates that would work with their micro-CMS of choice, PageLime. From a … Continue reading →

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Easy Search Engine Optimisation tip for Magento stores

Posted on March 11, 2011

Google isn’t a big fan of your website making it work hard, and as with many dynamic websites, Magento can create a labyrinth of urls with complex querystrings – none of which lead to unique content. Which may mean you … Continue reading →

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Creating multi column layouts in WordPress

Posted on February 25, 2011

Here at Sweet-Apple we’re frequently being asked by web design agencies in and around Bath to develop web sites for them on a freelance basis. This is a good thing. We like it. We’re also keen to take their Photoshop … Continue reading →

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Common security vulnerabilities in web applications

Posted on February 22, 2011

I’ve just got back from a round of client meetings, introducing myself to a number of web design agencies in Bath. During one of those meetings I was asked to take a look at a prototype site and comment on … Continue reading →

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Sorting PHP arrays of objects by an object property

Posted on February 21, 2011

Much of the time when you are working on web applications, you’ll be working with arrays of data. And frequently those arrays (or Collections) will be populated with objects. And sometimes you’ll want to sort those arrays by an arbitrary … Continue reading →

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Problems with JavaScript files references and MVC/SEO friendly applications

Posted on January 14, 2011

JavaScript, unlike CSS, is executed relative to the path of the html page that contains the JavaScript code. This introduces some difficulties in you have a typically MVC application using SEO friendly links. Why? Because JavaScript doesn’t have the concept … Continue reading →

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WordPress Training in Bath, Bristol and Wiltshire

Posted on January 6, 2011

With the increasing number of people choosing WordPress as the Content Management System (CMS) that powers their website, here at Sweet-Apple we’re getting more and more enquiries about providing WordPress training. One on One, group, telephone or remote training If … Continue reading →

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Important WordPress security update 3.0.4

Posted on December 30, 2010

Looks like the Christmas spirit of goodwill to all men lasted a couple of days before the nasty hackers got back to work. There’s an important security update to WordPress just been released, v3.0.4. Anyone running a WordPress 3 blog … Continue reading →

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Stop iPhones overriding small font sizes in email marketing campaigns…

Posted on December 24, 2010

Because of the multitude of different email clients your customers might use, web designers and developers have to adopt some regressive and sometimes bizarre hacks to ensure HTML marketing emails look the same in every email client. The main culprit … Continue reading →

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Customising Magento PDF Invoices to show personalised terms of sale

Posted on December 15, 2010

Magento is, as everyone knows, an ecommerce platform for the web. But it can also be used as a tool to tie your offline sales to your online sales. I’ve recently been working with a traditional “offline” retailer based in … Continue reading →

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