Imagine having to wait five seconds for each image when scrolling through Instagram. Can you think of anyone wanting to wait that long for each image to load? We don’t think so. Images, though necessary, can be tricky to work with. They add a lot of bulk to the...

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You probably don’t dream about CSS element sizing at night, but if you’re building a website or an app, this topic is definitely worth thinking about. While some CSS units play nicely with your responsive design, others might show a rebellious streak. Being...

Picture this: You’re at a developer party (okay, let’s just call it a conference), and suddenly, the room splits into two factions. On one side are the React veterans, and on the other are Svelte users. Which side are you on? Well, React has been the top...

To use a UI library or not…that is the question. Each time they start a new project, React developers must make an important decision: whether or not to use a UI component. DreamHost Glossary UI User Interface (UI) is where humans and computers interact on web...

Imagine you’re building your first website. Everything looks perfect — the layout is sleek, the colors are on point, and the images are crisp. Then you hit “publish”…and disaster strikes. While you spent hours choosing your font, it doesn’t display correctly...

If you’ve ever considered building a website, you’re in good company. Current estimates believe there are now around 1.5 billion sites on the World Wide Web. More interestingly, the number of live websites has grown exponentially. There were only around 900...

Let’s be frank: building a website or web app with a truly interactive and responsive user interface can be challenging. You may or may not have experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and creating dynamic UI elements that remain fast and fluid is difficult....

Alright, you’ve designed a website. It looks fantastic! But when you try to add some interactive elements…nothing…happens. Why? It’s because you’re missing a key ingredient: JavaScript. DreamHost Glossary JavaScript JavaScript is a flexible programming language...

Webster’s dictionary defines the word “cool” as “moderately cold: lacking in warmth,” or “lacking ardor or friendliness.” Although, when you’re talking about what a word means, you might come up with different answers for different times, places, and contexts....

You’ve written the HTML, your CSS seems just right, and your web page looks great. But something’s missing. You want your website to feel alive, to really pop. That’s where CSS transform comes in. This powerful feature lets you move, resize, rotate, and even...

Let’s say you wanted to share your travel adventures with the world. So you write a blog, pouring your heart into every paragraph, reliving each moment as you type. But when you preview your post, there’s a problem. The design falls flat: images are one size...

Do you Woo? If you’ve ever dabbled in e-commerce, then you know that WooCommerce is one of the best platforms for creating an online shop. This open-source WordPress plugin is easy to install and super flexible. It’s great for beginners, and powerful enough for...

Back in my day, a stylesheet was just a stylesheet. You hand-coded the CSS for every element. And we liked it that way.  Ahem. Okay. Disengaging curmudgeon mode. CSS has come a long way since the days of raw HTML pages, and one of the most important...