39 articles found under 'guides'

Jan 2, 2022

What is a Web Font? How Does it Work?

What are Web Fonts? How do they differ from desktop fonts? How to use fonts on websites. Discussing the basics of web fonts.

Sep 14, 2020

What is WebP? How to Use it on WordPress & non-WordPress sites?

Learn what webp format is, and how to use it on websites. Convert images to webp using different tools, WordPress implementation.

Aug 26, 2023

OAuth Demystified & What is OAuth & How it Works

OAuth is a mechanism that allows authorizing applications with popular providers like Google, Facebook, etc. Here is a deep dive into how it works behind the scenes.

May 20, 2020

Programming Languages Used in WordPress – An Introduction

An introduction to the various programming languages used in WordPress content management system, role of PHP works in WordPress

Mar 18, 2021

What Is Markdown: An Introduction

This article discusses what markdown is, its advantages, and reasons to use it more for writing for your writings

Jul 7, 2022

What is WebSocket? How is it Different from HTTP?

An introduction to the WebSocket protocol, what are sockets, differences between HTTP and WebSocket

Jul 16, 2023

NPM vs NVM vs NPX in Node.js

Confused about the terms NPM, NVM, and NPX? Here is an overview.

Dec 10, 2024

How to master SQL? What all things to learn?

SQL - Structured Query Language is the language to interact with relational databases including MySQL, MariaDB, PostreSQL, and MS SQL. Here is a list of the topics you may need to learn in order to master it, from beginner level to advanced.

Dec 11, 2024

What is a Database, by the way?

Ever wondered what a database actually is? What's the difference between database and database management system? SQL vs. NoSQL? This article tries to demystify those questions.