There’s times when you need to know the root path of a website as well as all of the configuration details of that server. This is actually very simple, we’ll explain how… Read more

When designing and developing websites it’s important to test in all of the most popular browsers. Those are currently Firefox, IE6, IE7, IE8, Google Chrome and Safari. For some reason PC users don’t seem to update their version of Internet Explorer so as each new version arrives on the scene we then have to develop for those very old browsers. Anyway, here’s how to do it… Read more

If you find your Wordpress Site is struggling speed-wise or you’ve been given your marching orders from your web hosts (due to high CPU usage) then read on and hopefully these few tips will help sort out and speed up your Wordpress Blog. Read more

The English version of point de collection launched today. point de collection… provide an exclusive range of quality wines from France and Spain. They also have the ability, through the CMS, to include French content, which will be added in the next couple of months – we’ll keep you updated with future site developments.

Dare to Think were recommended by La Ferme du Mont, who were recommended by VertuVin. It just goes to show the importance of contacts and creating and maintaining a strong client relationship. Hopefully, we’ll visit the Vineyards soon and celebrate in style!

In our continuing relationship with zoofish.com we were asked to create some sites they’ve designed. zoofish.com offer a website design service for vacation rental owners. The owners get to choose a design style and a colour theme for that design all for a set price. The designs are really fantastic and it would make any holiday home look great and make you want to visit. Dare to Think were asked to put together the backend for not only the new zoofish.com site but also each style and colour theme they have to offer. We’ll be continuing to work with them to add even more styles to what they can offer.

This was always one of those problems that I had with CSS – getting the content to align to the bottom of it’s containing DIV, be it left or right align. So here’s how to do it. Read more

Here’s a quick guide on how to centre a DIV, both vertically and horizontally, in your web browser window. The main thing to remember is give your container div an absolute position and then the content div within a relative position. Read more

Continuing our relationship with VertuVin Wine Producers, we’ve been busy working with Stephen on updating their website to freshen up the site and add further functionality. The main focus was on the wines section which now includes technical descriptions downloads, clear labelling of the wines and regions as well as fancy pop-ups of the wine bottles.

All useful information when selling their services to producers, wine buyers, importers and distributors. We’re continuing to work with VertuVin on a regular basis to help them create their perfect business.

Here’s what they had to say “We have just completed the next version of our B2B website, working very closely with Alan from Dare to Think. At the beginning I thought this was going to be a relatively straightforward exercise, but it has taken many different and unexpected twists and turns and I have to thank Dare to Think for their never-ending patience and excellent customer service. Thanks guys – you actually made this quite a pleasurable experience!” Stephen Cronk – Managing Director

Ensuring your visitors can see all of of your site without having to scroll horizontally is vital and so it’s important to design your site with this in mind. Over the years there’s been a steady increase towards a higher screen resolution and now 1024×768 is a fairly standard resolution to design to. Read more

When anything gets big and popular there are always unscrupulous folk out there wanting to hack your site or as they put it showing you the security downfalls of the software. With that in mind you’ll need to secure your Wordpress Site so they can’t get in and ruin your site. There’s a number of steps to follow, as shown here. Read more