The major difference between XHTML and HTML4 reside in:

<p>This day is <em>nice</em></p> GOOD.
<p>This day is <em>nice</p></em> BAD.

<li> is different from <LI>

<p>This day is nice</p> <p>The sun is out</p> GOOD.
<p>This day is nice</p> The sun is out BAD.

<td rowspan="3"> GOOD
<td rowspan=3> BAD

<hr></hr> or <br /> <hr /> Good
<br> <hr> BAD

XHTML comes in two flavors strict and conditional.

XHTML Transitional may be used when you are making a change from an old markup to a more efficient modern one, or when you are left with an inherited markup that is not easily converted to comply with a strict DOCTYPE.

With all that has been said, one should always aim for XHTML Strict Markup.

XHTML Strict enforces the strict separation of document structure and document presentation. What i mean by that is the that the document presentation should be left or must be solely handled by CSS. Another benefit of using Strict XHTML is that web browser use their most standard compliant rendering modes while rendering your pages.

Elements that are not allowed in Strict DOCTYPEs:

Attributes not allowed in Strict DOCTYPEs:

Contextual Differences:

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The Autosave feature in Wordpress prevents bloggers from loosing their work by saving their blog edits. On the downside, every time you hit preview or save draft, Autosave drops and cancels the most recent edits you have made to your post. So often times you find yourself posting inacurate and or incomplete blog posts and pages without even knowing about it.

During my quests to disable Autosave forever i found quite a few methods to accomplish this goal.

1) Disable Autosave by tweaking some wp-admin/ directory files

Find the following four files in the wp-admin/ directory of your WordPress installation:

and comment out the following line:

wp_enqueue_script(’autosave’)
by changing it to:

//wp_enqueue_script(’autosave’)
This will disable the autosave feature in the WordPress user interface.

I love this method, and it works just fine, however if you are not too familiar with .php files there is another method.

2) Disable Autosave with the use of a plugin:

if you’ re not comfortable with PHP or your files, then you can also turn off Autosave Feature with this Handy little plugin.

This plugin allows you to:

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You can do so by following three different paths:

As an experienced webmaster and website designer, i did it all, but found out that the best method is the last. It just saves you valuable time and get you to meet your traffic quotas.

Now the second question that comes to mind is how can one build a website with search engine optimization in mind? The answer lies within the way search engines rank your website.

Search engines rank your website based on many factors, and i will go over the 4 primary key ones.

Let’s break down each one of these factors and see how you can help search engines index and rank your website high and fast.

Website Code:

1) Title Tags:

Your website must use unique and accurate title tags for each one of your websites’ pages. This tag is extremely important because it will appear in all the search result. It helps users and search engines alike determine the relevancy of your pages within a particular search query. Your title tags have to be as descriptive as possible and include some of your web page’s keywords.

2) Meta Description Tags:

Your META descriptions give search engines a breakdown of what your pages are about. Try to make them as informative and relevant to the users as well as the search engines as possible.

3) Meta Keywords:

Your META keywords must not be broad and must have a good breakdown.

4) Use of 301 redirects and htaccess files:

Your website should use 301 redirects and .htaccess files. The reason behind this is, search engines will consider http://www.example.com and http://example.com as two different websites. This will lead to duplicate content in search engines and might cause your website to be penalized. 301 redirects and .htaccess will make that distinction obsolete.

Website Architecture:

1) Website Navigation:

Website navigation is important in search engine optimization because it allows visitors find the content they are searching for, and helps search engines understand your website’s structure. Adding CSS menu navigation, text links, and webpage breadcrumbs will make crawling your website much easier to search engines.

2) The use of XML Sitemaps:

Creating SEO friendly XML sitemaps will ensure search engines finding important pages on your website. There are many tools that will help with this, and one of my favorite tools to use is RAGE Sitemap Automator. You should also include your sitemap’s location on your robot.txt files.

3) Using SEO friendly URLs:

Using SEO friendly urls will also ensure better crawling by search engines and better site organization. including relevant keywords in your urls display better and ranks higher in search engines. You can find many tutorials out there on how to create SEO friendly urls. In the coming days i will try to post a tutorial on how to achieve this purpose.

Website Content:

1) Content:

Creating compelling and useful content is an extremely important step in search engine optimization and improving your search engine visibility. High search engine ranking rarely comes without good content. It must also be keyword rich content. your keyword density should be set between 3% to 5% and your content language should be natural. MR GOOGLE is getting a lot smarter these days!

As an example let’s say that you content has 100 words. Then, according to this formula, your key keywords should be represented 3 to 5 times in your page.

It is also important to update your website’s content to increase the number of visits by search engine crawlers and spiders. You can achieve this by increasing you content, blog posts, use of social media such as Facebook and Myspace, email campaigns, and other more…

Establishing Link Popularity:

Link Submission:

Using directories such as DMOZ and any related niche web directory will lead to these directories indexing your website and hence help improve your website’s visibility.

Text Link Exchange Programs:

Exchanging text link with other highly ranking websites will send your website’s popularity to new heights and therefore achieve higher search engine rankings.

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The Client:Precious Metal Recovery
A young a fresh precious metal recovery company located in Deer Park New York, with a sense of commitment to their customer base.

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Steadicam Owner/Operator & Handsfree Transporter Owner/Operator located in the New York Tri-State Area.

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Passionate and dedicated freelance web designer and developer located in Long Island New York.

The Website: www.hookedwebdesign.com

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