Category: Development

Tool Tip: Color Gradients With CSS for Backgrounds and Buttons

Color gradients spice up the occasionally boring flat design. Thus, it’s always useful to have a couple of options at hand. Of course, you can also come up with color mix after color mix on your own, but the following two tools will free you of this creative process, leaving you with more capacity for the actual ...

Another Look At Webydo: Professional Websites Without Code

Noupe readers have known Webydo for a while. We had already introduced you to the web design software in 2013. Today, we want to take a look at how the website builder has evolved since then. 2013 was an exciting year for Webydo. While the system already existed for two years at that point, the public didn’t kno...

Simbla 2017: Dynamic Pages Straight Out of the Website Builder

The website builder Simbla sets itself apart from the competition in several aspects. To the customer, the most noticeable one is the database connectivity. The new feature “Dynamic Pages” is another highlight from Simbla’s scope of functions. Readers of Noupe Magazine have known the Simbla Website Bu...

JavaScript and Search Engines: What You Should Keep in Mind

Just a few years ago, JavaScript was very controversial. Annoying ad popups were the reason why the programming language was often blocked by default. Now, it’s become hard to imagine modern web design without JavaScript. JavaScript is especially important in the mobile internet – as a means of playing medi...

Website Builder Wix Puts SEO Front and Center

It’s a common prejudice. Websites made with site builders do not rank well in search engine results pages. Wix started a reputation campaign to correct this SEO misconception.The Evolution of Website Builders In the past, websites made with site builders tended to be different from the rest, and that’s no...

Hackr.io Compiles Tons of Learning Material for Common Programming Languages

Learners Rejoice. Hackr.io unites 113 different topic areas on its landing page. Among them, you’ll find every more or less common programming language, as well as database technologies, and cloud services. For each of these subjects, the Hackr.io community collects the best learning material the worldwide web ha...

Better Positioning and Transforming With Nested SVG

The creation of SVG graphics is pretty straightforward. If you know HTML, you’ll be able to handle the SVG syntax quickly. However, there are a couple of small, but relevant differences between HTML and SVG regarding the positioning of SVG shapes. These are placed entirely within an SVG drawing space. How Shapes ...

Mavo: Web Apps Without Programming, Only With HTML/CSS

Mavo allows you to create web apps for storing and editing of data without requiring any programming skills. It’s an expansion for HTML and very easy to learn. Lea Verou Has Thought Outside the Box Once Again Designers and developers that don’t live under a rock know Lea Verou. In the past, Lea has mainly m...

Why I Dislike Working With Frameworks – Even Though They Make Sense in Some Situations

Frameworks, like jQuery, are some of the most popular, and most widespread assistants used on websites. The framework allows you to access and manipulate HTML elements fast and easily, as well as style them via CSS. Personally, I’m not a fan of these frameworks, and try to avoid them whenever possible. This doesn...

Mobirise: Responsive Web Design Made Easy (and Free)

Talking about website builders, we have a plethora of options. But those that simply build a site as fast as 123 are few. Mobirise is the quickest builder I ever ran across. Most small businesses don’t aim at delivering the most innovative website ever. All they want is a digital representation of their business ...