Developers and Customers Avail Facilities by Magento Development

Developing a project using Magento is not just simple for the developer but it also helps in providing a better user experience for the customers.

There are simple yet effective tools which are abundantly present in the Magento technology making it very popular amongst web developer and designers. This has been due to the technology’s robust, flexible and scalable characteristics which have enabled Magento developers to work on their projects with high efficiency.  The powerful features and aspects of Magento has made it a very well suited technology to develop ecommerce websites as marketing the website and the store becomes highly simple with Magento’s enhanced SEO tools and options.

The reasons for using Magento for developing an ecommerce website are various; some very basic ones are explained. With these fantastic aspects of Magento the programmers can develop their projects in an enhanced way. When a website is developed using Magento, the technology’s cross platform accessibility is highly optimized making the website accessible from any type of display device ranging from top end desktops to mobile devices with barely any advanced features. This aspect is highly important these days as the devices being used for browsing the internet has widened exponentially when compared with the number devices available a decade ago.

Online sales are the single important criteria for a web store to exist and Magento makes sure the ecommerce site excels at it. The tools provided by Magento for marketing are various and they help in making the users get to the website in a fast way. The ecommerce websites developed using Magento are extremely SEO friendly and they make it simple for the Magento programmers to optimize the website in such a way that the web store is easily findable when searched for in a search engine. Magento programmers also integrate Google Analytics with the website they are developing which makes it effortless for the merchants to evaluate their Return on Investment.

The process of purchasing a Magento product is a very straightforward one and requires no registration. While purchasing a product it becomes a very tedious task for any developer or programmer to complete the task of registering online, this can be completely skipped while purchasing a Magento product and the Magento programmer can start using the product instantaneously.

Additional options and tools provided are used by every single Magento developer today. The Wish-list option which can be added to the store provides the facility to the customers to add their favorite items from the shop in a separate list. This list is called the Wish-list and there are additional options which enable the customers to export their wish-lists and share it with their friends. Users and customers find more actions to perform while using a web store designed and developed using Magento. Customers can create an account and access all their details such as receive tracking information, order status, order history etc.

These are some of the tools provided by the Magento technology which augments the chances of an ecommerce website to scale better and market them in a superior way.

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Drupal Modules Enabling Efficient SEO

Drupal technology has the integrated tools which help in seamless optimization of the Search Engine. The tools provided by the Drupal technology enable an all-in-one suite for maintaining web marketing strategies. Some existing Modules which enhance the process of search engine optimization are discussed below and when these vital modules are utilized properly the website developed using Drupal can be marketed better.

SEO Checklist Module

This module helps the Drupal developers to obtain a good list of SEO practices. This best of list makes the analyst understand the requirements properly. The already present modules are initially inspected and all you have to do is install the unchecked modules. The process is complete once all the unchecked modules are changed to checked status.

Pathauto

Use of the pathauto modules makes it very simple for every Drupal developer as text based URL’s are created instantaneously making the website highly legible and easy for the users to read. The keywords are present in the website in a very subtle way making it simple for search engines to find the website developed by the Drupal programmer this also helps in enhancing the attractive look of the website. Path for the content of the website and space for the website’s title is efficiently placed by Pathauto. Paths are made with coherence to the content that is being provided. Paths are made with coherence to the content that is being provided.

Global Redirect Module

Global redirect module works as a supporter which ensures that all variants of the URL are redirected to a single authoritative URL. Without this module you will be able to check the content at node and blog at the same, which is not good with the search engines.

Nodewords Modules

The nodewords segments instantly produce the meta data straight from your content that you have already obtained. It helps the Drupal programmer to save from developing them personally for each page, which is a busy job. Nodewords are the highly effective segments which can also be used to make search phrases meta tag from common taxonomy labels.

XML Sitemap

The XML website map component is used for Drupal which instantly produces the website map for the users and hits a significant looking keyword to inform them with a new content. It configures Drupal and contributes tracking system web link and also configures site-map auto-discovery for your website by including. With the use of website map no web pages and hyperlinks will be neglected and it hyperlinks ever node of your website that are released on the home page.

Google Analytical Module

The Google systematic component is a self-explanatory component which contributes Google newest research software to your sites which paths system to your sites. It watches all types of the hyperlinks and information that are downloadable from your pages. It customized facilitates with the varying with wedding party and also facilitates site search.

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Advancements Of PHP In Cloud Computing

What is Cloud Computing?

The term ‘Cloud Computing’ has created a lot of buzz in the realm of Technology. Cloud Computing refers to a computing system in which tasks are assigned through a coalescence of service, connections and software over a network. This cluster of connections is referred as the “CLOUD”. Computing at this stage allows users to sort through a vast amount of data. While many cloud hosting service providers have emerged in the market, some techies have already moved their applications from a desktop platform to the cloud.

PHP in Cloud:

Many PHP programmer have shown their concern in cloud computing, as it slackens the web development process. PHP on Cloud is one of the best solutions to take care of all the PHP related applications to migrate on the cloud server. As managed cloud services focus on the key fact that IT world should go virtual, the cloud providers make it a point to offer their services in all the segments related to IT. In addition to all this, PHP applications are known to run software tasks in a much simpler and faster manner and if they are deployed on cloud server, not only the problem of storage will be deciphered but also make PHP based applications run smoothly and conveniently. If the PHP based apps are hosted on internal servers, cloud hosting can be a much cheaper and an efficient option.

Some of the general benefits of cloud computing are listed as follows:

•    High-performance desktops are not needed for all users, as the main software and hardware is stored in the ‘skydrive’.
•    Computers deliver top-notch performance in a cloud computing environment, as there are no barriers in the process.
•    An efficient cloud computing platform will considerably reduce the overall cost; the maintenance cost will not be a barrier.
•    Software upgrades are cheaper as most of them are available licenses.
•    Unlimited data storage capacity is the biggest advantage of cloud computing.
•    Rarest cases of information data loss and improved security of data.
•    Ease of document collaboration.

Benefits of Cloud Computing for PHP developers:

A PHP developer knows the best practices followed during PHP application development. Initially, a local development environment using XAMPP/ WAMP/ MAMP is set up, or a shared or dedicated hosting facility is bought to conduct the development process. A locally installed XAMPP may be used, but at the same time we can also work with multiple servers in the cloud. All the development-related and other important resources will remain backed up and will be having 100% control over the development setup. It is also easy to work on multiple PHP projects simultaneously keeping the development and testing environment separate from each other.

Working with PHP 5.3 or any other latest technology, a cloud server must be created for a specific time-frame, for a few days or weeks. This is very affordable, easy to configure and most prominently there is no data obstruction detected in it. Well, the benefits of cloud hosting don’t end here.

Cloud Computing – Get an edge over Rivals!

Before the advent of this defiant cloud computing technology, the IT investment cost was a big challenge for small and medium scale companies. However, with the commencement of cloud technology, the companies have found their way out. They can make offshore set-up for development process and access their resources from anywhere across the globe. Moreover, the cost of IT infrastructure is soaring high as the day passes, which again steers the demand of cloud computing web application development companies.

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DCKAP Capitalizes Market Trends as Forerunner

DCKAP has capitalized that fact that in the recent years the use of smart phones with Android application has increased threefold and the requirement of Android development has also increased. 

The rate at which Android applications are growing in the market is at a whopping 32 percent. Users these days have a wide variety of smart phones at rates very comfortable for everyone’s needs. These increase in demand and supply of Android based smart phones has led to the increase in demand for Android app developers. 

These developers are also expected to be highly skillful and smart in the technical aspects of application building and in understanding the current trends of the market, to analyze the requirements for which they are building an application, respectively.

With high-end models from Samsung and other major league companies using Android as their base operating system for their devices, the reach of Android as a platform to people from all around the globe has been rapid and far-flung. Every Android app programmer has an equal chance of developing a successful application as the development arena is open source and not much cost is required to be spent by these independent developers.

The market is also massive for independent Android app programmers to develop their application single handedly and publish them to the market for free.

Free applications simplify the day-to-day tasks of users and help them save time and energy. Android games are also a type of applications which concentrate more on the entertainment aspect than enhancing the life style of users. Social gaming and other game related applications are also constantly gaining popularity amongst the masses.

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Integrating Social Media with Drupal Development

The advent of Content Management System has been one of the major developments during the last decade in the Information Technology sector. And the viral spread of social networking websites in the past few years has been contributing to a radical change in the technological premise.

Almost half the population of the world is connected on the social networking platform and businesses have found the perfect platform to connect and market with millions from all around the world within a matter of a few clicks.  This is one of the most important reasons for social media to get integrated into every business website these days.  And Drupal developers have been efficiently doing this task of connecting a business based website to the various social media platforms with ease and in style.

Social Networking Giants such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn etc can be found as plug-ins and add-ons in business websites now. And these efficient plug-ins can be strategically placed by the Drupal developer in the website and can be used to connect the user’s profile in any social network with the website that is being currently used.  The advantages of integrating a business website developed using Drupal with other social networking sites are various. The major one is that it helps extensively in the marketing and promotion of the website. Getting a website connected with one person in a social network helps in reaching out to at least a hundred more people.

Drupal Programmers utilize various plug-in utilities to add these social networks to entrepreneurial websites. And there are various such plug-in which can be used to integrate websites like twitter and facebook instantaneously.

The twitter module provided by Drupal which is exclusively for Twitter accounts. This module also helps the user to manage multiple twitter accounts from a single platform such as the user’s Drupal’s account. Posting tweets from one’s Drupal account to twitter account is also fairly simple and doing other tasks can also be done such as “favoriting” a tweet and “retweeting” a tweet.

The Drupal module for Facebook enables Drupal programmers to utilize Drupal features even while developing applications for Facebook. Various advantageous features such as views, schemes and blocks are built-in functions of Drupal. These can be used while developing applications for Facebook. Drupal provisions such as Themes, Modules and sub-Modules help every Drupal programmer to choose and reduce the number of unwanted plug-ins to be present in the website.

Another module which called the FBConnect is the most significant module which completes the process of integration with a Drupal developer’s website with the facebook application that has been built. Moreover this module also helps in displaying the activity log of the facebook user’s account in the website. This social plug-in helps in marketing the website in facebook as the feed on facebook displays activities on the website.
 

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iPhone App Developers Excited with New Specifications

With the release of iPhone 5’s specifications, the iPhone app developers are highly curious to know about the intricate details which will help them get ready with their lock, stock and barrels to develop applications for the next generation smart phone.

DCKAP has been a fine contender in the market for developing iPhone 5 applications and team of iPhone app programmers has been constantly updating itself to get ready for the new much awaited device. The specifications discussed by Apple earlier this month have given a glimpse of the internal workings of the phone which look sophisticated and exciting.

Technical pundits have started praising the phone and it is expected to revolutionize the way smart phones are being used, yet again. Every iPhone app developer has eyed the new longer screen which marks at 4 inches in length and the phone’s new faster processor. 

Another set of reviewers tested the battery life of the phone and have come with test results which indicate the battery to stay alive for 14 hours without charging again. As the customer response has been tremendously better than the last iPhone, which itself was huge, Apple has announced that it will take almost a month before every one out of the 2 million pre-ordered customers to have the phone in their hand.

Though most of the software related entities have remained the same except for a few version upgrades, the size of the phone itself has changed. This in turn changes the resolution of the screen. Now every iPhone app programmer has become cautious about developing their applications as they will not be able to use their old sources into their new versions without any changes.

Though this seems to be a bit of trouble this was not completely unexpected which makes it as exciting as it is perplexing.

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Extensions Enhance Magento Experience

Magento development has been a perfect setting for businesses to have a platform on the web in a very efficient way.

Being an open source project Magento provides Magento developers with rich features enabling in sophisticated project development. Websites built using the Magento platform provide extensive flexibility for the merchants to maintain the web store with ease. These online stores can be built effortlessly suing the built-in functions of Magento and its technologies.

For developing a complicated project a Magento developer has to make sure that the platform which has Magento also consists of the extensions which are required. Once these extensions are collaborated with the Magento development application then the developer can instantly start developing the project in his/her platform.

There are various extensions available for Magento programmers which can be download online and used in their projects immediately. File System is such an extension which can be used to edit preferences directly from the admin panel itself. Without this extension a Magento developer has to enter the FTP client every time to do even the smallest of changes. This is a very efficient extension which saves immense time during project development.

Another extension provided by Magento which has helped the Magento programmers and the merchants highly is the ‘Recent Reviews’ extension. Every online web store thrives using the feedback it gets from the review section. Understanding the importance of it Magento provides the merchants with a Review section which helps the web store in developing itself using the ideas provided by the users using the site.

Using one other extension ‘Website Rating’ the website can also be rated by the user. Though this extension does not give much feedback to the customer, it enhances the marketing of the website if the online store gets more positive feedback.

These are some of the extension provided by the Magento platform to the developers and merchants which enhances the working and popularity of the website.

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Working Structure of Ruby on Rails and its Scalability Issues

Ruby on Rails was initially obtained as a byproduct of Basecamp’s by David Heinemeier Hansson in 2004. To tackle PHP’s and Java’s rigidness Hansson innovated the highly flexible Ruby on Rails.

Rails was considered to be a much obscured language during the time it was developed, this was mainly due to the lack of such an extensive system inviting all kinds of languages in a friendly way. Thus Hansson developed his own web development framework to turn things simpler to do, and this framework was based on many small ideas which had worked and been successful in other technologies. Instead of relying on a single exotic idea, Rails relied on the smartness of Ruby on Rails developers and the cluster of ideas borrowed from many established protocols.

The principle behind the working of Ruby on Rails is Model-View-Controller. This principle splits the application into three working bodies.

Models are the prototypes which explain the business end of the application. Using these Models the problem that is being solved by the application can be easily explained. The behavior of the problem which is being tackled can also be analyzed using this model enabling the Ruby on Rails programmers to understand the problem better. These models are normally supported by an Object-Relational-Mapping framework that keeps the entities in the background of the framework. 

 Views are general visual templates which help in delivering the raw data to the user with the use of an efficient User Interface. The views also help in providing the logical aspects of the presentation to the user in a customized way.

Controller is the most significant of all entities provided to a Ruby on Rails developer as it controls almost every aspect of the framework. Controllers bring in the requests from clients and these requests are processed instantaneously. Changes to be made in the models are also initiated by the controllers. And another important task it does is the rendering and starting of templates in the project.

Rails is always known as the opinionated software as it does not provide all the aspects of it to every Ruby on Rails programmer. It does not mean that Ruby on Rails is a difficult platform for customizing a project but it just means that to do it the “Rails way” is far simpler.

The main target of Ruby on Rails development was to enhance the productivity of the Ruby on Rails developers during the process of developing a project rather than increasing the efficiency of the program, Though this was a welcome change to a lot of programmers, some found it to be less scalable than similar other technologies. Though this has been a case which has been accepted, most Ruby on Rails programmers are expecting the technology to come up with scalable options in the future.

This platform which was started with simple ideas has indeed gone a long way and has found a place in the pile of top most web application framework.

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