In an increasingly digital world, securing web traffic is essential. For developers and IT professionals, generating local SSL certificates is a crucial step in ensuring that internal applications and development environments are safeguarded against potential threats. While using trusted Certificate Authorities (CAs) for public-facing websites is the norm, creating your own certificate authority . . . [Read More]
Developers and system administrators now face a few new challenges as HTTPS becomes more widely used as the standard connection protocol for websites. One of these challenges is the requirement to consolidate a canonical domain by rerouting non-HTTP sites to HTTPS in addition to rerouting non-www to www host names (or vice-versa). For that purpose adding the following code into your website's . . . [Read More]
When developing a website, it's essential to thoroughly test it before making it live. However, if you're working with a custom domain name, this can present a challenge. Typically, the domain name is already routed to a live site, while development continues on a separate server. To review the pre-launch website without making it public, you can modify the hosts file on your local machine. This . . . [Read More]
Creating a sitemap is an essential step in optimizing your website for search engines. It helps search engines find and index your content more effectively, which boosts your site's visibility. If you're using Eleventy, a popular static site generator, adding a sitemap is simple. In this article, we'll show you how to create and add a sitemap to your Eleventy website step-by-step. Step 1: Create a . . . [Read More]