Hello, and
Welcome to WebmasterWorld!
About WebmasterWorld We are here for members to discuss the process of doing business on the web -
not to do business with one another. Think of us as part of your extended site development and process team - the people who are around when you need to bounce ideas around. We cover topics related to the design, coding, maintenance, promotion, marketing, and management of websites, sites for mobile, apps, and social media.
How It Works WebmasterWorld is a Community of Members posting messages in a discussion format to share news and information, to educate and to give back to each other.
Your Member Name The name, or nickname, you use when you register is how we'll all know you. Please
choose your member name carefully [webmasterworld.com], because once you register, your member name can't be changed (unless you want to re-register entirely with a new member name).
Posting Guidelines Please take a few moments to read through our
Terms of Service [webmasterworld.com] (TOS), and our
posting guidelines [webmasterworld.com]. These guidelines have developed over many years and are in place for the good of the community. Our moderators and administrators are volunteers and are here to lend a hand when needed.
Posting When you've read enough to be comfortable with the way we do things here, it's time to start joining in the discussions. Here are a few things to know about posting.
- To add a reply to an existing thread, you may click on either the "Post Reply" button at the top right-hand corner of a thread, or go straight to the quick reply at the end of the thread. Note, if you don't see either, the thread is too old to reply to.
- It's worth noting that every forum has its own Charter with guidelines to help you get the best out of each forum here at WebmasterWorld. You can find the Chrter for each forum under the "Forum Options" drop down. If it's your first post in a particular forum, we'd recommend you looking over the Charter for additional information and valuable advice.
- To post a new topic, just click on the "Post a New Topic" button which is found at the top right-hand corner of each forum's index.
- To edit your post for typos and errors once it has gone live, click on the Msg#:123456 dropdown and simply click Edit Message". You have a limited amount of time to edit a post before it is locked.
- You can add style codes [webmasterworld.com] to your post to enhance its readability. These codes allow you to highlight text as bold, italics, centered text, small text, bulleted lists, and other enhancements.
Stickymail Stickymail [webmasterworld.com] is our private messaging system. You can use it to send and receive private messages from other members.
Control Panel The
Control Panel [webmasterworld.com] is where you can access various aspects of the sytem to control how it looks and operates for you. The Control Panel is at the top of your screen, and the drop down provides access to other messaging and administrative tasks.
Searching WebmasterWorld WebmasterWorld offers search capability from Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google, and Yahoo from the drop down at the top on the right. You must select your search engine to enable the search.
Pro Member areas and WebmasterWorld Supporters Forums The Pro Mmebership areas with the Supporters Forums is a "private" area of the site that can only be accessed by subscribing. You can find out more about these forums and how to subscribe by reading the
Pro Membership Registration [webmasterworld.com] and following the links.
Forum Charters As mentioned earlier, each forum has its own
charter [webmasterworld.com]. The forum charters list the current moderator(s), the appropriate topics for that forum, and any glossary terms or FAQs available in that forum. Please take a minute to read the charter for each forum before posting in it the first time. You'll find the charters in the Forum Options drop down, along with some other options.
Library Each forum also has its own
library [webmasterworld.com] of interesting and important threads. These threads are noteworthy because they are deemed by administrators and moderators of WebmasterWorld as "must reads." If you are new to WebmasterWorld, you might want to browse through the various libraries - you'll find that many of your initial questions have already been asked and answered and can be found in threads in our libraries.
Where to Start There's a great deal of information here at WebmasterWorld, and it can be daunting for many necomers, so a good place to start is out
Home Page [webmasterworld.com] where you'll see a series of highlighted posts, our Hot Threads, our Forum Index, a few of our Free Tools, and how to contact us here at WebmasterWorld. From this page you'll see our Complete
Forums Index. [webmasterworld.com] Many find our
Recent Posts [webmasterworld.com] quite useful as it covers any forum that has received a recent post.
Forums Index Google Google SEO News and Discussion [webmasterworld.com]
Google APIs Maps, Tools and Google Labs Projects [webmasterworld.com]
Google, Alphabet Inc., Finance, Govt, Policy and Business Issues [webmasterworld.com]
Google Ads (Was AdWords) [webmasterworld.com]
Google AdSense [webmasterworld.com]
Google Shopping (Was Google Merchant Center) [webmasterworld.com]
Google News Archive [webmasterworld.com]
Google Gmail Advertising [webmasterworld.com]
Google AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) [webmasterworld.com]
Yahoo Yahoo Search Engine, and Directory (Deprecated) [webmasterworld.com]
Yahoo Publisher Contextual Advertising Network (Deprecated) [webmasterworld.com]
Yahoo Search Marketing PPC Gemini (Deprecated) [webmasterworld.com]
Yahoo Corporate [webmasterworld.com]
Microsoft Microsoft IIS Web Server and ASP.NET [webmasterworld.com]
Microsoft Windows OS (XP/NT/Vista/Windows 7/8/9/10) [webmasterworld.com]
BingAds (was MSN/Microsoft AdCenter) [webmasterworld.com]
Bing Search Engine News [webmasterworld.com]
Microsoft Corporate [webmasterworld.com]
Search Engines Sitemaps, Meta Data, and robots.txt [webmasterworld.com]
Alternative Search Engines [webmasterworld.com]
Directories [webmasterworld.com]
UK Search and Internet Marketing News [webmasterworld.com]
Asia and Pacific Region [webmasterworld.com]
Search Engine Spider and User Agent Identification [webmasterworld.com]
Local Search [webmasterworld.com]
Social Media Facebook Marketing [webmasterworld.com]
Twitter [webmasterworld.com]
Pinterest [webmasterworld.com]
Social Media Marketing [webmasterworld.com]
LinkedIn [webmasterworld.com]
Marketing and Biz Dev Link Development [webmasterworld.com]
Cloaking
Keyword Discussion
SEM Research Topics
General Search Engine Marketing Issues
Advertising Paid Inclusion Engines and Topics
Affiliates
Pay Per Click Engines
Local WebmasterWorld Community Center
Commercial Exchange
Foo
Code, Content, and Presentation JavaScript and AJAX
HTML
CSS
Apache Web Server
PHP Server Side Scripting
Perl Server Side CGI Scripting
WYSIWYG and Text Code Editors
Databases
Content Management
Flash and Shockwave
XML Development
Site Graphics and Multimedia Design
RSS, ATOM, and Related Technologies
Blogging SEO Blog Administration
WordPress
Hardware and OS Related Technologies Webmaster Hardware
Website Technology Issues
Linux, Unix, and *nix like Operating Systems
Smartphone, Wireless, and Mobile Technologies
Browsers Firefox Browser Usage and Support
Opera Browser Usage and Support
Google Chrome Browser
Apple Safari
Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mobile Internet Native Mobile and Tablet Application Design and Development
Mobile Web Site Design and Development
Mobile and Tablet Advertising and Marketing
WebmasterWorld Website Analytics - Tracking and Logging
Content, Writing and Copyright
Webmaster General
Ecommerce
New To Web Development
Domain Names
Professional Webmaster Business Issues
The Macintosh Webmaster
Community Building and User Generated Content
Accessibility and Usability
Web Video Creation and Optimization
Website Security for Webmasters
Website Regulatory Compliance News, Issues and Guidelines
SEOChat SEOChat New Users
DevShed DevShed Forum
WebmasterWorld Supporters *(Paid members only) Google SEO
WebmasterWorld Supporters
Webhosting Issues and Options
Website Software Support and Usage
Social Media Optimization
Technology Exhibitions and Conferences
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