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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 it 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 "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 Charter 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 "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 system to control how it looks and operates for you. The Control Panel is at the top of your screen, under your profile icon, and the drop down provides access to other messaging and administrative tasks.
Searching WebmasterWorld WebmasterWorld offers search capability from Bing from the drop down at the top with the magnifying glass.
Pro Member areas and WebmasterWorld Supporters Forums The Pro Membership 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
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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 newcomers, so a good place to start is out
Home Page [webmasterworld.com] where you'll our
Discussion Forum Index [webmasterworld.com] Many find our
Recent Posts [webmasterworld.com] quite useful as it indicates a topic being discussed.
Forums Index Search Engines and SEO Google SEO News and Discussion [webmasterworld.com] Organic SEO Google topics as practised by professional Webmasters and site operators.
Bing Search and SEO [webmasterworld.com] The search engine from the World's #1 producer of software and one of the top portals on the Internet today.
News and discussions around BingAds ]BingAds by Microsoft [webmasterworld.com] News and discussions around BingAds
Google AdSense - Display Ads [webmasterworld.com] Discussions around Google's text, image, video and interactive media ad service for publishers, AdSense.
Google Ads - AdWords [webmasterworld.com] Google Ads, was AdWords, Ads news, API, and general Google PPC topics.
Google Business Profile - (GMB) Local and Maps [webmasterworld.com] Topics: Google APIs, Maps, Local search, Google Busines Profile (formerly Google My Business).
Alternative Search Engines [webmasterworld.com] Brave Search, You.com, Neeva, etc.
GPT and AI Topics [webmasterworld.com] Bing Chat, Bard, Claude, MidJourney, Dalle, OpenAi and other GPT Topics.
General SEO Issues Link Building [webmasterworld.com] One of the most powerful site promotion tools at your disposal: Link Building
Sitemaps, Meta Data, and robots.txt [webmasterworld.com] Using a robots.txt is all part of being a good SEO.
General Search Engine Marketing Issues [webmasterworld.com] General topics surrounding Search Engine Promotion (SEP/SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
Cloaking [webmasterworld.com] Cloaking: Delivering one version of a page to one visitor and another version to others.
Local Search [webmasterworld.com] Local search is clearly a growing field and in importance to search engines and webmasters alike.
Crawler, Spider, and User Agent ID [webmasterworld.com] Forum to identify search engine spiders and user agents
Browser Side HTML [webmasterworld.com] Q&A around the grand topic. HTML, the heart and soul of the net.
CSS [webmasterworld.com] Cascading Style Sheet issues and discussions.
JavaScript and AJAX [webmasterworld.com]
Site Graphics and Multimedia Design [webmasterworld.com] Building sharp looking and fast downloading graphics is a challenge.
Blogging SEO Blog Administration [webmasterworld.com] For the specific discussion of Blog related SEO, and Blog administration topics.
Mobile Web Site Design and Development [webmasterworld.com] Web site design and development for mobile and tablet devices, including responsive design, HTML 5
Firefox Browser Usage and Support [webmasterworld.com] Issues specific to Firefox usage and code rendering.
Opera Browser Usage and Support [webmasterworld.com] Issues specific to Opera Browser usage and code rendering.
Chromium Variants and Google Chrome Browsers [webmasterworld.com] Discussion of the other Chromium Based Browsers Including Edge and Chrome Browsers.
Apple Safari [webmasterworld.com] Discussion of the Apple Safari Browser.
Smartphone, Wireless, and Mobile Technologies [webmasterworld.com] For the Webmaster on the go. WiFi topics welcome.
Microsoft Edge [webmasterworld.com] Discussion of Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge browsers
Server Side WordPress [webmasterworld.com] Optimization and usage of WordPress content management system.
Apache Web Server [webmasterworld.com] .htaccess, mod_rewrite, and other Apache specific topics.
Microsoft IIS Web Server and ASP.NET [webmasterworld.com] IIS management, ASP.NET, Web Forms, C#, VB.NET, VBScript, Web Services, etc.
PHP Server Side Scripting [webmasterworld.com] PHP is presently the most popular scripting language in use on the Internet
Perl Server Side CGI Scripting [webmasterworld.com] Perl: The duct tape of the internet. Perl scripting language.
Databases [webmasterworld.com] From SQL to Flat files, this forum covers database related issues, questions, and news.
Content Management [webmasterworld.com] A content rich site is a successful site on today's web. With that success breeds the inevitable problems of content management.
RSS, ATOM, and Related Technologies [webmasterworld.com] RSS on the web today.
Website Technology Issues [webmasterworld.com] From webservers to text editors, dealing with the alphabet soup of programs and protocols.
Linux, Unix, and *nix like Operating Systems [webmasterworld.com] Unix related discussions.
Webmaster Hardware [webmasterworld.com] From the server to your desktop, a site is only as good as the guts that built it and run it.
WebmasterWorld Webmaster General [webmasterworld.com] Got questions or comments regarding your site not covered in another board?
Ecommerce [webmasterworld.com] Topics surrounding the operation of an Ecommerce site.
Domain Names [webmasterworld.com] This forum discusses general domain issues, such as: domains as a brand, domain values, negotiating domain sales, domain inventory management, and domain monetization.
Professional Webmaster Business Issues [webmasterworld.com] Business and financial issues affecting webmasters, developers/designers, site owners, and consultants.
Website Analytics - Tracking and Logging [webmasterworld.com] Conversion rates, counters, referral strings, and user tracking issues.
Content, Writing and Copyright [webmasterworld.com] Topics include, content creation, writing, updating, licensing, and copyright.
New To Web Development [webmasterworld.com] A friendly home for those just getting started.
Apple Inc. Technology and Software [webmasterworld.com] Apple Inc. Technology and Software
Community Building and User Generated Content [webmasterworld.com] Issues related to starting and growing online communities and user-driven web sites.
Web Video Creation and Optimization [webmasterworld.com] Web based video creation and search optimization.
Website Security for Webmasters [webmasterworld.com] Website security and protection discussions and news
Website Regulatory Compliance News, Issues and Guidelines [webmasterworld.com] Website regulatory guidelines, compliance news and issues for site owners, webmasters and developers
Microsoft Windows OS [webmasterworld.com] PCs and portable devices running Windows Operating Systems
Search Engine Govt, Policy, and Business Issues [webmasterworld.com] Track Google and Alphabet Inc. related business dealings.
Social Media Social Media Marketing [webmasterworld.com] Social media marketing and development, for social media aspects not covered by a specific forum
Facebook Marketing and Meta Platforms Forum [webmasterworld.com] Meta Platforms started with Facebook, a giant in social media. The Meta family includes WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and others.
Twitter [webmasterworld.com] All things Twitter
Pinterest [webmasterworld.com]
LinkedIn [webmasterworld.com] LinkedIn - Social Media For Business
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Google SEO [webmasterworld.com] A search engine forum where everything Google is in play. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
WebmasterWorld Supporters [webmasterworld.com] A private forum for WebmasterWorld supporters dealing with Webmaster, Tech, and Business issues related to operating and promoting a website. Thank You for your support.
Webhosting Issues and Options [webmasterworld.com] Discussions around webhosting issues, options, and current events. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
Website Software Support and Usage [webmasterworld.com] For the discussion of Webmaster and Website Administration related software usage. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
Social Media Optimization [webmasterworld.com] Discuss topics around Social Media Tagging and Bookmarking. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
Technology Exhibitions and Conferences [webmasterworld.com] This forum covers Internet and technology exhibitions and conferences of value and interest to the wider search and technology audience. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
The Wall [webmasterworld.com] Post anything. Very few rules: don't be annoying or rude. - Start a max of 1 thread per day. - If you post a thread, then respond to someone else's thread. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
Review My Site [webmasterworld.com] A place to request site reviews. (* Sub-board Subscription Required)
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WebmasterWorld Community Center [webmasterworld.com] Topics and issues related to the operation of WebmasterWorld. Member introductions welcome. Please see forum charter for many FAQ's.
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