What Is Web Design?
Here at Ctrl Alt Create we specialise in web design. But what exactly is web design? Put simply, web design is the process of creating websites. Everything about a website, including the way it looks, the way it works and…
How To Start Learning Web Design
There are many ways that you can start to learn web design. In this blog post we are going to discuss some of the resources you can use to start learning web design, for free. Our favourite free web design…
What is FTP?
FTP stands for ‘File transfer protocol’. This is a standard network protocol that is used to transfer files between a client and a server on a computer network. Most people have encountered FTP without even knowing it. For example, if…
Our Favourite Web Design Tools
Here at Ctrl Alt Create our team have a selection of tools they use to help with the web design and development process. Here are 5 of our favourite: Font Awesome One of the most popular web design tools, here…
What is bootstrap web design?
Bootstrap is a HTML, CSS and JavaScript framework. The open source front end framework is developed by Twitter and is used for creating responsive, mobile friendly websites. The Bootstrap framework makes front end web development, for responsive websites, much faster…
What is responsive web design?
Responsive web design is the proves of designing & developing a website that is accessible across all devices, regardless of the size of their screen. As well as making your website accessible, responsive web design ensures that your website functions…
Top 4 WordPress Website Security Plugins
WordPress is the most popular, open source, CMS used for websites and blogs. Due to its popularity and open source, community built plugins, WordPress is a big target for hackers and cyber-attacks. In this blog post we will discuss the…
What is an SSL certificate and why your website should have one
What is an SSL certificate? An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a digital certificate that authenticates the identity of a website and encrypts information that is sent to the server. What does SSL do? SSL makes an encrypted connection between…
Google To Start Punishing Websites With Popups
As of the 10th January 2017 Google’s ranking algorithm is going to start penalising websites that show large intrusive pop up advertisements. Mobile devices now account for nearly 70% of internet traffic. Due to screens being much smaller than desktops,…
Ecommerce Web Design In Wirral
Ecommerce Web Design in Wirral Here at Ctrl Alt Create we provide ecommerce web design services to local businesses in Wirral. The ecommerce websites we design and build are easy to update and come with an array of tools that…