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The challenges of using Shopify
Shopify is a great tool for many business owners looking to create an eCommerce site. There are many benefits to using Shopify, however, many business owners ar…
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About website internal search functions
What is website internal search?You may have heard of website internal search functions before, either referred to as site search or website search. In short, s…
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How did JavaScript become the web’s most popular programming language?
JavaScript will turn 25 in May 2020 and is one of the most popular and enduring languages today. It was written in just 10 days in 1995 by Brendan Eich of Netscape Communications. Used…
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What is HTTP/2?
What’s the difference between HTTP/2 and HTTP/1.1? HTTP/2 is the newer protocol for transporting data. HTTP/2’s predecessor is HTTP/1.1. The main difference between HTTP/2…
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Why WordPress Isn’t Always the Best Choice
These days, most businesses have an online presence with details about their business, their services, contact details, customer reviews, and often a blog. And, as of April 2019,…
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Why We Love the New Laravel Telescope
Laravel PHP – Our software engineering tool of choice At Digital Bridge, we’re big fans of Laravel PHP. In fact, if you hadn't noticed, combined with Javascript…
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What’s The Difference Between Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager?
Some of our clients have asked us to explain the differences between Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager. At Digital Bridge, we use both of these tools when helping our clients…
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What is Google Tag Manager and Do I Need it?
What are tags? Tags are little bits of code that allow businesses to measure website traffic and the behaviour of their visitors. Tags are important to properly track analytics,…
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Why We Use SNMP to Monitor and Secure Your Website
What is SNMP? Simple Network Monitoring Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol that allows devices to communicate about their health, even if they use different hardware or operate using…
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Everything You Need to Know About Google Maps API
Google Maps isn’t free anymore Since its creation over 13 years ago, Google Maps has been taken for granted as a useful and free service. As of June 2018, Google announced…
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Why We Think Stripe is the Best Payment Gateway
A payment gateway is an e-commerce application that authorises credit card and direct debit processing through your website. Offering a secure payment gateway is a vital part of your…